Saudi Arabia and Singapore aim to enhance strategic partnership in digital economy and tech

Saudi Arabia’s minister of communications and information technology, Abdullah Al-Swaha, held talks with his counterpart from Singapore, Josephine Teo, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday.

They discussed ways to enhance their nations’ strategic partnership in the fields of digital economy, emerging technologies and digital government.

They also highlighted the importance of efforts to encourage innovation and digital development initiatives that fall under the umbrella of the Saudi-Singapore Joint Committee.

Particular areas of mutual interest include the opening of joint markets, efforts to encourage technical investments, development of the digital sector, and enhanced cooperation in the research and development of advanced technologies to help enhance and support the growth of the digital economy.