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COUNTRY RANK
41 /79
SCORE
44 /120
STRENGTHS
Saudi Arabia ranks 43rd in GCI 2019.

The country has outstanding scores for broadband coverage. 4G investment has been consistently growing, and scored 2 points more than last year. User experience in e-government, customer service, and Internet use all improved over last year. Further development to provide faster broadband and better connectivity for individuals would accelerate development of high-end technology in the ICT sector. Saudi Arabia achieved the maximum score for smartphone penetration and use of mobile broadband connections. More investment for higher adoption would be required to improve the scores for digitalization in the business sector.
OPPORTUNITIES
The Saudi Arabian government has increased its focus on innovation and cloud technology to drive forward digitalization and become a technology hub for the region. The country foresees a 25% growth in cloud computing by 2022. The government cloud computing initiative will provide government agencies with services high in efficiency, reliability, and security. They will deliver IaaS, Paas, and SaaS. The e-government Second Action Plan aims to establish a government cloud computing platform that will deliver shared services to government sectors using a highly efficient, reliable, and safe environment. The initiative will take over the cloud services that already exist and cloudify new planned services, including IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS.
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Country Ranks
2019
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Country Scores
2019
/120



The Four Technology Enablers
Up from last year
Down from last year
SA 2019
   ---  Average 2019
BROADBAND
45
0 30 120
CLOUD
45
0 30 120
AI
45
0 30 120
IOT
45
0 30 120
The Four Pillars
Up from last year
Down from last year
SA 2019
   ---  Average 2019
SUPPLY
45
0 30 120
DEMAND
45
0 30 120
EXPERIENCE
45
0 30 120
POTENTIAL
45
0 30 120
The 40 Indicators
SA 2019
   ---  Average 2019
10
SCORE
10
SCORE
ICT
Investment
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Telecom
Investment
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
ICT
Laws
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
International
Internet
Bandwidth
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Fiber
Optic
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
4G
Connections
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
AI Investment
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Cloud
Investment
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Security
Software
Investment
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
IoT
Investment
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
Strengths
Opportunites
10
SCORE
10
SCORE
App
Downloads
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
E-Commerce Transactions
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Smartphone
Penetration
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Computer
Households

1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Fixed Broadband
Subscriptions
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Mobile
Broadband
Subscriptions
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
AI-enabled
Robotics
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Cloud
Migration
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Secured
Internet
Servers

1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
IoT
Installed Base
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
Strengths
Opportunites
10
SCORE
10
SCORE
E-Government
Services

1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Telecom
Customer Service
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Internet
Participation
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Broadband
Download
Speed
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Fixed
Broadband
Affordabillity
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Mobile
Broadband
Affordability
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
IoT
Analytics

1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Cloud
Experience
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Cybersecurity
Awareness
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Data Creation


1
CN
CN
CN
CN
Strengths
Opportunites
10
SCORE
10
SCORE
R&D
Expenditure

1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
ICT
Patents
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
IT
Workforce
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Software
Developers

1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
ICT Influencing
New Business
Models
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
AI
Potential
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Mobile Potential


1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Cloud
Potential
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Broadband Potential


1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
IoT
Potential
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
Strengths
Opportunites
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