Aramco, IBM set to establish a center for digital innovation in Kingdom – Saudi Gazette

Aramco, IBM set to establish a center for digital innovation in Kingdom – Saudi Gazette

DHAHRAN —Saudi Aramco and IBM, enlisted in New York bourse, announced plans that they are determined to give priority to establish a global center for digital innovation in the Kingdom.

This cooperation aims at supporting economic growth in the Kingdom through swiftly-developing technologies, including AI, big data and computing analysis in a number of fields which include circular economy, data science, supply chains, sustainability, cyber security and digitalization.

Commenting on the issue, Aramco Senior Deputy President for Technical Services Ahmed Al-Saadi said that the strategic cooperation between Saudi Aramco and IBM in the field of research and development and expertise exchanges represents a start-up platform to achieve qualitative leaps and potential jumps in the energy sector.

This will have great impact on the level of national and international industry, he added, noting that through such cooperation Aramco seeks to benefit from the advanced developments in the field of computing in what contributes to boost economic growth and empower digital innovation and environmental sustainability.

He said Saudi Aramco is considered the world’s leading conglomerate in the field of energy and chemicals which supports sustainable and diversified expansion for the Saudi economy and contributes to the establishment of a vibrant, sustainable and globally- competing Saudi energy