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Saudi Arabia and India sign agreement on digital economy

The agreement was signed between Saudi Minister of Communications and Information Technology Eng. Abdullah Alswaha and Indian Minister for Railways, Communications, Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw.
  • The agreement seeks to enhance Saudi-Indian cooperation in the fields of digital infrastructure, e-health, and e-learning
  • It also aims at building robust strategic partnerships that promote innovation and the growth of the digital economy

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia and India signed on Friday an agreement on digitization and electronic manufacturing.

The agreement seeks to enhance Saudi-Indian cooperation in the fields of digital infrastructure, e-health, and e-learning, and to strengthen their partnership in digital research and innovation and the use of emerging technologies.

It also aims at building robust strategic partnerships that promote innovation and the growth of the digital economy and support the Saudi Arabia aspirations in this regard. 

The agreement was signed between Saudi Minister of Communications and Information Technology Eng. Abdullah Alswaha and Indian Minister for Railways, Communications, Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw.

Alswaha led a delegation representing the Saudi digital economy and innovation system to the Group of Twenty (G20) Digital Economy Working Group Meeting and Digital Economy Ministers’ Meeting in India.

The Saudi delegation’s participation includes meetings with a number of countries and private-sector companies with the aim of enhancing partnership and cooperation to support the digital economy and enhance innovation in the Kingdom.