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KSA’s CITC focuses on managing Internet
resources to drive growth
He added that KSA is keen to tap the
developments in the Internet sector
to accelerate growth and continuously
diversify the economy in the country and
the region.
Paul Rendek, Director of External relations at
the RIPE NCC, said: “At the RIPE NCC we’re
committed to working with stakeholders in
the Arab countries to help them advance
their Internet sectors.
T
he RIPE Network Coordination Centre
(NCC) has hosted a roundtable
meeting in KSA, hosted by the country’s
Communications and Information
Technology Commission (CITC).
The meeting focused on the current
opportunities and challenges across the
Middle East in managing Internet resources,
including trends, statistics and recent
developments in the region, and was
themed ‘Managing Internet Resources in
Arab Countries’.
H.E. Al-Ruwais said: “The CITC remains
committed in boosting the engagement of
government regulators in the discussions
related to Internet resources.”
“We commend the work of KSA’s CITC in
taking a leadership role and developing new
initiatives to support the growth of networks
in their country. These meetings are an ideal
platform to address some of the pressing
challenges facing information sharing and
Internet security today.”
Among the countries participating in the
meeting were the KSA, the UAE, Bahrain,
Iraq, Kuwait, Yemen and Egypt.
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Robotic and data driven solutions presented at
Materials Handling Saudi Arabia
S wisslog, a leader in robotic, data-driven
and flexible automated solutions,
has participated at the second edition of
Materials Handling Saudi Arabia. Alain Kaddoum, General Manager, Swisslog
Middle East, said the expo was important as
the company has been active in the region
for more than five years.
Swisslog met with business leaders to
discuss material handling issues and answer
questions related to fast, high-quality
distribution and logistical processes. Some of the company’s recent customer
wins include Almarai and Mai Dubai among
others, including the recently secured new
projects in Saudi Arabia.
Alain Kaddoum, General Manager at
Swisslog Middle East, said: “Future-ready
warehousing and distribution solutions will
enable companies to stay ahead of the
competition. At Swisslog, we are constantly
innovating our competitive technology
to meet the demands of today’s omni-
channel storage and distribution.
“We are extremely proud to demonstrate
the power of Big Data with Industry 4.0
while laying the foundations for Artificial
Intelligence to achieve new levels of
warehouse automation dynamics.”
According to a YouGov study, KSA retailers
state that the IoT (38%) and Big Data
(34%) will have the biggest impact in
shaping the industry, furthermore, 87%
of retailers in the UAE and 89% in Saudi
Arabia, who have adopted new automation
technologies, said they have seen a positive
impact on productivity.
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