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                           Governor-CITC Speaks to SAMENA Council




        H. E. Dr. Mohammed bin Saud Al-Tamimi has been the Governor of the Communications and
        Information Technology Commission (CITC) by royal order since October 2019. Al-Tamimi has
        been the vice chairman of ITU-T Study Group 13 at International Telecommunication Union
        since 2016. He has also been on the board of directors at the Saudi Broadcasting Authority since
        2018, and is a member of Arbitration Committee at the European Telecommunication Networks
        Innovation Forum.

        Q. How is CITC's strategic mission enabling the Kingdom's
        transformation into a digital society?
        A. With our new, transformative strategy, CITC is seeking to
        fulfil three objectives. Firstly, we understand that next-gen,
        high-speed  connectivity underpins the digital economy.
        Therefore, we aim to ensure the deployment of broadband
        infrastructure throughout  the  Kingdom  while continuing
        to promote  competition  and protect  users. We must also
        take  into consideration  allocating adequate  spectrum
        for international mobile technologies  (IMT) usage,  fair
        competition  based  on  our  MDDD  (Market  Definition,
        Designation  and  Dominance)  approach and promoting
        universal connectivity.

           Emerging technologies and processes,

           such  as quantum  computing,  IoT,
           blockchain,  AI,  cloud  and  fintech  all
           rely on  robust  telecom  infrastructure
           and we must work with regulatory
           bodies from other sectors, government
           ministries  and  local  and  international
           private enterprises to ensure that Saudi
           Arabia is at the forefront of the digital
           revolution.


        Our second objective is to manage the convergence of the
        telecom sector with the IT and technology sectors. We must
        identify and removing barriers for adjacent sectors to grow
        while enabling and promoting localization of emerging value
        chains in key areas: data storage and analytics, as well as
        e-service applications in the health, education and logistics
        sectors.                                           H.E. Dr. Mohamed Al Tamimi
                                                           Governor

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