Meta launches training program to support 20k SMEs in Saudi Arabia

Meta launches training program to support 20k SMEs in Saudi Arabia

RIYADH: American multinational technology conglomerate Meta has announced the launch of a new training program named ‘Meta Boost’ to support 20,000 small and medium enterprises in Saudi Arabia. The new program is being carried out in cooperation with the Saudi Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and the Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority, known as Monsha’at, according to a report by the Saudi Press Agency. The tech giant aims to support 20,000 SMEs through this initiative by providing education and training on the use of Meta products and tools to accelerate business growth online. The SPA report added that the Meta Boost program will also increase the productivity of SMEs in the Kingdom, paving the way to increase their contribution to the nation’s gross domestic product to 35 percent by 2030, in alignment with the goals mapped out in Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030. “MCIT’s ambitious efforts always aim to contribute to the digital economy of the Kingdom, and SMEs are considered as a key integral part of the sector and a cornerstone of its future plans which are driven by Vision 2030,” said Assistant Deputy Minister for Technology and Investment at MCIT Nasser Alnasser. He added: “We, at MCIT,