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Infobip strengthens Saudi Arabia’ s AI ecosystem with in-Kingdom data centre launch
Global AI-first cloud communications platform Infobip has announced the opening of its new data centre in Saudi Arabia, reinforcing its long-term commitment to the Kingdom’ s fast-growing digital economy and positioning Infobip as a trusted partner for enterprises and government organisations requiring strict data sovereignty, security and regulatory compliance.
Enterprises across Saudi Arabia are facing increasing data residency and regulatory requirements, particularly in highly regulated sectors such as government, finance, healthcare and large enterprises.
At the same time, AI services often face latency and reliability challenges when compute resources and sensitive data are hosted outside the region.
Infobip’ s new in-Kingdom data centre addresses these challenges by enabling AI workloads to be deployed and run directly within Saudi Arabia, ensuring data remains hosted and processed locally, without being transferred beyond national borders.
Amsal Kapetanovic, Head of KSA, Infobip, said:“ Saudi Arabia is rapidly advancing its digital economy and accelerating its Vision 2030 ambitions, making trusted, in-country digital infrastructure more important than ever. In times of regional uncertainty and heightened geopolitical tensions in the Gulf, having sovereign, locally hosted data centres isn’ t just a regulatory convenience; it’ s a strategic necessity.
“ With our new data centre in the Kingdom, enterprises and government entities can run AI workloads locally, meet
Amsal Kapetanovic, Head of KSA
regulatory requirements with confidence and maintain continuity even during crises, benefiting from secure, low-latency infrastructure that supports innovation at scale while enhancing digital sovereignty and operational resilience.”
Ministry of Health and Population and Roche Diagnostics sign MoU to advance digital pathology in Egypt
The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population has signed a Memorandum of Understanding( MoU) with Roche Diagnostics to establish a nationwide Digital Pathology programme, supporting Egypt’ s efforts to strengthen diagnostic capacity and expand access to timely and accurate diagnosis across all governorates, including remote and underserved areas.
The agreement builds on ongoing collaboration and supports the integration of digital pathology into public healthcare services. By converting pathology samples into high-resolution digital images that can be securely shared for expert review, digital pathology helps accelerate diagnosis, improve accuracy and expand access to specialised expertise, particularly in locations where pathology consultants are limited.
The programme will be anchored at the Egyptian Centre for Disease Control( CDC), serving as the central hub of the Digital Pathology network, with additional sites connected across different governorates to enable primary diagnosis and rapid access to second opinions.
Digital pathology also addresses a critical challenge across Africa, where many countries have approximately one pathologist per one million people, compared to around one per 25,000 in the United States and the United Kingdom.
The initiative aligns with the Presidential Women’ s Health Initiatives, particularly in breast cancer, where Roche has supported diagnosis and treatment pathways. Since 2019, the initiative has recorded more than 65.6 million medical visits and detected approximately 33,500 breast cancer cases.
“ Strengthening diagnostic infrastructure is essential to the success of national health initiatives. Through this collaboration, digital pathology will help expand access to high-quality diagnosis, particularly in areas where specialised expertise is limited,” said Mohamed Hassani, Deputy Minister of Health for Public Health Initiatives. www. intelligentcio. com
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