KACST, Lenovo to inaugurate first innovation centre in MENA

KACST, Lenovo to inaugurate first innovation centre in MENA

Riyadh – King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) and Lenovo have penned a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop the first innovation centre in the MENA region, according to a press release.

The Lenovo Innovation and Creativity Centre will be established in Saudi Arabia to anchor digital transformation and boost cooperation in the fields of artificial intelligence (AI) as well as high-performance computing (HPC).

Under the deal, the two sides will create the biggest and most sustainable HPC cluster to foster the research, development, and commercialisation of solutions related to several segments. These sectors include genomics, satellite image interpretation, environment, and clean energy.

Meanwhile, Lenovo will leverage the Saudi city’s tech services and products, especially in the Innovation Tower.

KACST and Lenovo signed the agreement on the slides of the LEAP 2023 event, during which Etihad Etisalat Company (Mobily) and Ericsson joined forces to launch Mobily Pay in order to bolster mobile financial services across the Kingdom. Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco) and Zoom also announced partnership to endorse the digital transformation ecosystem by developing the tech firm's first global data centre in the Gulf nation.

The global tech conference is being held at Riyadh Front Exhibition and Conference Centre during 6-9 February