RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is uniquely positioned to become a technology powerhouse in the Middle East, with the Kingdom already having a comprehensive and structured ecosystem to drive growth in advanced sectors such as artificial intelligence, experts told Arab News.
The comments come against the backdrop of the Saudi cabinet’s decision in March to declare 2026 the Year of AI, underscoring the Kingdom’s accelerating technological transformation and positioning it as a key lever for economic diversification.
Central to that strategy is…



