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  "id": 4473145,
  "title": "Saudi Arabia boasts region’s largest digital infrastructure worth SAR 199 billion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/saudi-arabia-boasts-regions-largest-digital-infrastructure-worth-sar",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-30T18:00:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ajel English",
    "slug": "ajel-english",
    "url": "https://english.ajel.sa/saudi-arabia/w648hutjw"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Saudi Arabia boasts the largest digital infrastructure in the region, according to Deputy Governor for Technology Raed Al-Fayez of the Communications, Space and Technology Commission. In an interview with Al Ekhbariya TV, Al-Fayez highlighted that the Kingdom has a telecommunications and technology market valued at SAR 199 billion, which is the largest among neighboring countries. The commission currently licenses approximately 650 companies specializing in telecommunications and technology services, alongside registering 300 tech firms with the authority. The Kingdom also hosts around 29 cloud service providers, including seven global companies, as part of national efforts to widely adopt technology.",
  "summary": "Saudi Arabia leads the region’s telecom and tech sector with advanced digital infrastructure and a market valued at SAR 199 billion, an official said.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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