Saudi Arabia has issued interim licenses to three companies for digital government business, state news Saudi Press Agency reported.
Elm for Information Security, Takamol Business Services, and Thiqah have been granted licenses to develop and operate 15 existing digital government platforms and products.
Saudi Arabia, alongside other Gulf governments, are actively digitally transforming government entities and services.
The Governor of the Digital Government Authority, Eng. Ahmed bin Muhammad Al-Suwayan, stated that granting these licenses comes to achieve the objectives of the authority and carry out its functions, as these interim licenses are one of the outcomes of the “Experimental Regulatory Environment for Digital Government Business” initiative launched by the authority in November of 2021, through which the authority seeks to raise the efficiency and quality of digital platforms, ensure business continuity, regulate property rights for government digital platforms and products, govern the mechanism of data sharing and prices of services provided in a way that contributes to improving the investment environment to support entrepreneurs, strengthening the partnership between the public sector and private sector, and accelerating the growth of the digital economy to achieve the strategic directions of the digital government and the objectives of the Saudi Vision 2030.
The list of platforms and products included “Wasl”, “Naql”, “Maritime Transport”, “Taajeer”, “Washaj” and “Drones” of the “Elm” company. “Ajeer”, “Qiwa”, “Musaned”, in addition to “Donate” of “Takamol” Company, besides “Etimad”, “Saber”, “Ehkam”, “Al-Muwathaq”, and “Sedr” of “Thiqah” Company.
These platforms and products are affiliated with 10 government agencies, which are; The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, the Ministry of Justice, the Food and Drug General Authority, the Public Transport Authority, the Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Authority, the State Properties General Authority, the National Center for Government Resource Systems, the National Center for the Development of the Non-Profit Sector, and the Saudi Federation for Cybersecurity, Programming and Drones.
