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REGULATORY & POLICY UPDATES  SAMENA TRENDS

        Kingdom Launches New Framework to Standardize Digital Services



        The  Digital  Government  Authority has   transformation,  enhancing  compliance,   program, fostering an integrated digital
        launched  the Platform Code,  a national   and  fostering  efficient  and  impactful   community, and the Scene  Program,
        framework for designing  and developing   services aligned with  Saudi  Arabia’s   promoting  holistic  user  experiences
        government   platform  interfaces  in  strategic digital goals. The Platform Code,   locally and globally  through  advanced
        Saudi Arabia.  Unveiled during  an  event   an open-source design system, integrates   frameworks  and  tools.  Committed to
        in Riyadh,  the  initiative aims to unify   coding  frameworks, design  tools, and   advancing digital governance, the authority
        platform designs,  ensuring  a  seamless   community  guidelines,  enabling rapid   aims to position Saudi Arabia as a global
        and  consistent  digital  user experience.   development  of  unified  user  experiences.   leader  in innovative digital services. It
        The event  gathered dignitaries,  digital   It  allows  designers  and developers  to   leverages  cutting-edge  technologies
        transformation  leaders  from public  and   address  specific  needs  using  pre-built   like AI and emerging  tech  while offering
        private  sectors,  and key  stakeholders.   assets.  The authority also  unveiled  the   consultancy  programs and fostering
        Ahmed  Al-Suwaiyan, governor  of the   Saudi Digital Strategy, focused on growing   leadership in digital transformation. These
        Digital Government Authority, said that the   the  digital  economy  and expanding   efforts  contribute to Vision  2030’s goals
        Platform Code aligns with local and global   opportunities for public and private sector   of enhanced service quality and economic
        digital standards.  He  described it  as  a   products. Other  initiatives  included the   growth.
        critical step toward comprehensive digital   Digital  Transformation  Ambassador




        WRS-24: Global ITU Seminar Outlines Latest Radio Spectrum Regulations


        The ITU World Radiocommunication Semi-  strument allowing all  administrations  to   rationally, efficiently and economically and
        nar (WRS-24) was held in Geneva, Switzer-  establish and use radio services free from   that  countries worldwide  have  equitable
        land, from 2 to 6 December. The biennial   harmful interference. “In today’s intercon-  access  to these limited natural  resourc-
        seminar equips  national telecom  regula-  nected world, effective management of ra-  es.” The week-long seminar covered top-
        tors, spectrum  managers,  and engineers   dio frequencies is more critical than ever,”   ics related to radio spectrum management
        with  the  latest  knowledge  and  tools for   said Mario Maniewicz, Director of the ITU   at the global level and the implications for
        effective spectrum management. Par-  Radiocommunication  Bureau. “Confor-  subsequent regional coordination, and na-
        ticipants  at this latest session received   mity with the provisions of the ITU Radio   tional regulation.
        hands-on  training on the application  of   Regulations  ensures that radio frequen-
        ITU Radio Regulations, the key legal in-  cies and  any  associated orbits  are used




































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