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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

CITC

5 FEB-MAR 2021