Kuwaiti Minister of Commerce and Industry Mazen Al-Nahedh said Tuesday Google Cloud’s plan to set up a local office in Kuwait and invest in opening a state-of-the-art cloud region in the country would promote its digital infrastructure.
It would also help Kuwait manage its digital workloads efficiently, and enable them to store important data securely, Al-Nahedh, who doubles as Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology, said in a press statement.
The recently hammered out strategic agreement between Kuwait and Google Cloud would enable Kuwait to leverage Google Cloud’s innovative technology and expertise in data analytics, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence (AI) in order to realize its digitization ambitions, he added.
The agreement, in collaboration with the Kuwait Direct Investment and Promotion Authority (KDIPA), would create jobs for Kuwaiti young people and help the government of Kuwait capitalize on the world company’s technology and expertise in digitalization in healthcare, education, disaster recovery and smart living, he remarked, regarding this as part of Kuwait’s vision 2035.
The Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA) will work with Google Cloud to launch a national skilling program aiming at upskilling over 5,000 Kuwaiti students and employees in both public and private sectors in the domain of digital technologies, cutting-edge data analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence and security solutions, he noted.
The minister commended the agreement as a significant milestone that reflects Google Cloud’s commitment to investment in the region’s digital future.
Google Cloud had announced a strategic alliance with the Government of Kuwait to roll out a comprehensive digital transformation roadmap across governmental entities and key state-owned enterprises.
The alliance will enable the Government of Kuwait to leverage Google Cloud’s innovative technology and expertise in data analytics, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence to deliver on its commitment to make digitization one of its top national priorities in the coming years.
As part of the strategic alliance, Google Cloud will work with the Government of Kuwait to digitize citizen services and increase its employees’ productivity, and to implement a number of digital transformation initiatives in healthcare, education, disaster recovery, and smart living
Source: Kuwait News Agency