Saudi Energy has signed three strategic agreements at LEAP 2026 with HUMAIN, center3 and Huawei to strengthen energy and digital infrastructure for Saudi Arabia’s expanding AI and data centre sector, supporting future capacity, investment and technological growth.
Artificial intelligence (AI) offers emerging markets significant opportunities, but also poses serious risks, said a report, highlighting the need to seize opportunities across three fronts - building digital infrastructure, data ecosystems and investing in skills - to avoid relegation to the margins of the future AI-enabled economy.
The UAE has announced plans to invest €40 billion in Germany across a number of sectors that represent strategic and development priorities for both countries. These include industry, advanced technology, artificial intelligence, digital infrastructure and energy.
Uptime Institute and Tech964 Holding Limited (T964), Iraq’s leading digital infrastructure company, have announced a landmark strategic partnership to accelerate Iraq’s digital transformation.
SmartWatt Consulting and Integrated Energy Services, an Abu Dhabi-headquartered energy technology company, has partnered with India's BSES Rajdhani Power to develop AI-enabled demand-side flexibility solutions for capital Delhi's electricity network under the Muruna Initiative.
France's EDF Power Solutions and Oman have strengthened strategic energy cooperation through three key renewable energy and energy storage agreements.
Zain Saudi Arabia signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Dammam Airports to enhance the company's digital infrastructure, supporting its role in the national aviation sector and improving the passenger experience.
Qiddiya Investment Company and Google Cloud expanded their partnership to build Qiddiya City’s digital infrastructure, a major entertainment project.
The digital infrastructure of a nation must remain resilient and capable of serving the needs of the state and its people under all circumstances, it was highlighted at the SAMENA Telecommunications Council Leaders’ Summit 2026 in Dubai.
UAE's etisalat has launched a strategic project to develop and expand digital infrastructure capacity within the UAE and abroad to over 500 terabits per second (Tbps) by 2030.
