Tech Mahindra, a leading provider of digital transformation services, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology in Saudi Arabia to establish a Data and AI Center of Excellence (CoE) and a Cloud Center of Excellence (CoE) in Riyadh. The objective of the partnership is to combine academic and socio-economic goals in order to build national hi-tech talent capacity, create high-quality jobs, promote digital innovation, and upscale small and medium enterprises.
The MoU was signed in the presence of the Deputy Minister for Technology of MCIT, Ibrahim N Al-Nasser, and Ram Ramachandran, Head of Middle East and Africa at Tech Mahindra, as well as Saudi government officials and the top management team of Tech Mahindra.
The Data and AI and Cloud CoE by Tech Mahindra will enable the accelerated and sustainable adoption of Data Analytics and Ethical AI and drive cloud-enabled transformation across industries to develop local assets and Intellectual Property.
Haitham AlOhali, Vice Minister at MCIT, stated that the adoption of Cloud, Data and AI will play a major role in Saudi Arabia’s IT and digital growth. He expressed his delight at the announcement of the initiative with Tech Mahindra, which will bring global expertise and assets to Saudi Arabia and enable talent and IP creation over the next few years.
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