The Saudi Minister of minister of Communication and Information Abdullah Alswaha, revealed during his speech at the launchihng of the Launch event, which is the largest technical event in the MENA region, the manufacture of the first smart chips inside the Kingdom with Saudi hands and minds that will be used in military, commercial and civilian applications.
Alswaha clarified that "these smart chips have a processing power that is 60,000 times more than the ones used in the human journey to the moon, and in smartphones and what giant companies, such as Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, IBM, SISCO, Oracle and Alibaba use, which represent 60 percent of the innovative striking force and face value of the world's 10 largest technology giants.”
The Minister of Communications announced the launch of 3 important programs in the technology and artificial intelligence sector, the first of which is the "Himma" program, the largest technical program with a package of 2.5 billion riyals to support the technology market with more than 20 products and support for beginners and advanced entrepreneurs, and the second program is the "Qimma" program, while the third program is the “Tuwaiq” program, and its first project is the “Sadaya” Academy, a huge project to train the new generation to exploit energies and build capabilities in the field of artificial intelligence.
The event witnessed the launch of many partnerships, with high ministerial participation, in addition to the participation of 10 companies from the technology giants in the world, who announced the establishment of their regional headquarters in Riyadh.
Source (Al-Arabiya.net website, Edited)
