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But in certain areas in very advanced IT
domains we definitely have to rely on
certain expertise because it is scarce. When
we talk of Blockchain it is very advanced
and with recent technology you don’t have
so many consultants or Blockchain certified
people worldwide. met in terms of localisation and Saudisation.
We are very committed to that and we
take it seriously and it is a mission, it is not
just a demand we receive from the Ministry
of Labour. We believe that this is the right
investment and we are pushing in the
same direction.
These are the kind of gaps that we need to
bridge and fill in and we are trying to do that
through the investment in the local skill sets
within the Kingdom and that is part of the
demand of the Ministry of Labour in which
there is a certain percentage that has to be IS SAP involved in the NEOM Smart
City project?
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We know that NEOM is a futuristic Smart
City and not only that – NEOM is going to
be a leapfrog for humanity. NEOM is a place
where we believe that we are creating a city
at the size of a country. We are proud, I am
proud, that this is happening in my country.
His Royal Highness Prince Mohammad bin
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has said that
NEOM is a place for dreamers and we will
only walk with people who understand what
that means. We are engaged with NEOM,
conducting workshops and brainstorming
sessions with them. We are very keen to
contribute to this massive project that will
take us to the next level in terms of futuristic
Smart Cities. n
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