Tech Giants Including Apple to Open Saudi Academies
- Tech training plans put nation in greater competition with UAE
- Multinationals under pressure to shift hubs to Saudi Arabia
A launch event of a number of regional technological initiatives in Riyadh, on Aug. 25.
Photographer: Fayez Nureldine/AFP/Getty Images
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Global tech giants including Apple and Microsoft will open training academies in Saudi Arabia, as the oil-rich kingdom looks to position itself as a Middle East hub for technology and innovation.
Other multinational corporations including Google, Amazon, Oracle, IBM, and Cisco said they will help provide training in software development and coding, Minister of Communications and Information Technology Abdullah Alswaha said in a statement. That will further bring the kingdom into competition with the United Arab Emirates, where Abu Dhabi and Dubai have also been trying to do the same and have a headstart.