CITC publishes study on legislative & regulatory status of cloud computing worldwide January 06, 2021
RIYADH The Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) released a study, outlining the legislative and regulatory status of cloud computing at a global level.
This study, which benchmarks Saudi Arabia against ten other countries and regions, comes at a crucial time given the global trend towards digitalization and data usage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the recent announcements that Google and Alibaba will work with Saudi entities to create cloud networks in the Kingdom.
Cloud computing will play a role in building the new digital economy and healthy competition, facilitated by proper regulation, will encourage innovation. The study mentions a tech innovation “arms race” a result of intense competition between major cloud service providers which has helped foster a better technology ecosystem to the
Ambe Tierro,
Technology Lead of Accenture in the Philippines
Before the pandemic, “cloud first” only signified an aspect of digital transformation for some businesses. With COVID-19 creating an inflection point, however, cloud is no longer just an option, it is a business imperative. Every business must now dramatically accelerate their cloud migration to enable end-to-end transformation.
But just because cloud migration is essential now doesn’t mean it is easy to implement and maximize the full value. The road to the cloud’s transformational benefits is complex. It includes rethinking your strategy, technology, skills development, business processes as well as organizational design.