Orange Business Services, a global telecom operator and IT solutions integrator, will discuss digital transformation and smart cities in Saudi Arabia at the upcoming Saudi-French Business Opportunities Forum in Riyadh.

The second edition of the Saudi-French Business Opportunities Forum is running on October 12 and 13.

As a Silver Sponsor of the forum, Orange Business Services will participate in a roundtable discussion on ‘ICT as an Enabler for a Knowledge-Based Society’.

Philippe Koebel, senior vice president Emerging Markets and Indirect Channels, Orange Business Services, a panel speaker, said: “Our aim is to support Saudi Arabia’s achievement of its vision and economic goals, and to be the digital partner of choice to the government, major infrastructure projects and the enterprise sector.”

“Orange Business Services is bringing all of the global capabilities and experience of the Orange Group to the Kingdom, to help support the digital transformation of the country’s economy.”

Koebel will also deliver a keynote presentation on the Internet of Things.

Orange Business Services is already working on some of the largest and most prestigious smart cities projects in the Kingdom.

“Smart city projects in the Middle East are on a larger scale and more comprehensive than anywhere else in the world,” added Koebel. “The economic cities of Saudi Arabia are breathtaking in scope and vision; greenfield developments such as King Abdullah Economic City in Saudi Arabia provide the opportunity to design and interconnect the different smart services from the outset, for the benefit of citizens and business.”

Orange Business Services established a local company - Orange Business Arabia - in 2012, to support customers in the Kingdom more directly. In Saudi Arabia, the company has built a strong business and a set of partnerships with the local telecom companies that have allowed it to develop strong customer relationships across the Kingdom. – TradeArabia News Service