NEWS
Smart railway to be developed in KSA by
SAR and Huawei
Through their new partnership, SAR and
Huawei will work together to jointly design
and innovate in the field of smart railway,
including the application of next generation
railway wireless network, Internet of Things,
Artificial Intelligence, cloud services and
5G across SAR’s railway network. The
collaboration will also include training and
knowledge transfer for innovative railway
ICT solutions, which will enable SAR to
provide a distinctive, high quality and
reliable railway service across KSA.
S
audi Railway Company (SAR) has
selected Huawei as a partner to initiate
smart railway and Digital Transformation
in the Kingdom. The companies signed a
strategic Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) to initiate their partnership during
a ceremony held recently at SAR. Dr
Bashar Al Malik, CEO of SAR, and Dennis
Zhang, CEO of Huawei Tech Investment
Saudi Arabia, were signatories to the MoU.
Dennis Zhang, CEO of Huawei Tech
Investment Saudi Arabia, said: “We are
looking forward to working with SAR to
develop a unique smart railway system that
will be designed specifically to the needs of
the Kingdom. This is a major infrastructure
project that will have a significant impact
on the country, and we are honoured to
have been selected as a partner to bring our
technology into making this vision a reality.”
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World AI & RPA Show to give impetus to KSA’s
Vision 2030 roadmap
T
he Riyadh edition of the World AI &
RPA Show will demonstrate AI, Machine
Learning, robotics, cybersecurity, analytics
and automation solutions from top AI and
RPA influencers. The show, which will take
place on September 16 and 17 at the Riyadh
Marriott Hotel, is organised by ALAGAT in
collaboration with international business
events and consulting firm Trescon.
In line with KSA’s Vision 2030 plan, the
show will demonstrate AI, Machine Learning,
robotics, cybersecurity, analytics and
automation solutions from top AI and RPA
influencers and leaders to give impetus to
the country’s ambitious reform programme.
As the RPA market embraces an explosive
growth globally, the show will also focus
on discussing ground level applications,
use-cases and challenges from international
experts and business leaders who are
currently assessing RPA in their businesses.
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INTELLIGENTCIO
“The World AI & RPA Show unequivocally
aligns with KSA’s Vision 2030 plan to
empower its economy with advanced
technologies. Our mission is to provide
momentum to the vision roadmap by
attracting start-ups, investors and AI
experts from all over the world,” said CEO
and Founder of Trescon, Mohammed
Saleem. Experts attending include: Dr Esam
Alwagait, CEO of National Digitization Unit,
Government of KSA; Dr Adnan Mustafa
Albar, Vice Chairman of Jeddah Municipality
City Council, KSA; and Atif Zaidi, CIO, NEOM,
KSA; among other top speakers.
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