Huawei Signs MoU with Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu for Smart Cities

On the sidelines of HRH Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman visit to China, Huawei Tech. Investment Saudi Arabia Co. LTD signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu. This agreement aims to support the Saudi Vision 2030 roadmap of transforming the Kingdom to be a pioneering and successful global model of excellence, on all fronts.

Aimed at supporting the industrialization process of Saudi Arabia, both parties will collaborate to support the development of the local ICT industry, and the employment of qualified Saudi resources in strategic areas. Huawei will leverage its technologies to serve the Saudi people, in an effort to resolve the challenges associated with the continuing urbanization of the Kingdom and sense of happiness and safety, while increasing the country’s competitiveness.

The agreement includes the implementation of ‘Smart City’ technologies, with an aim to interconnect every component in the several cities. This is done through initiatives like a joint strategy and master plan design, smart city competency center, technology innovation and building a smart city reference site together through collaboration, innovation and technology.

The parties promise to interconnect every “component” of the city, drive innovation through human and machine, becoming more efficient at managing energy use, resources, mobility, intelligent living with comfort and security, and sustainable development to overcome the limitations of traditional urban development.

Representing the Royal commission for Jubail and Yanbu was H.E. Dr. Alaa Nassif, Chief Executive Officer. Huawei Tech. Investment Saudi Arabia Co., LTD was represented by Ramadan Ding, Chief Executive Officer.

Huawei, as a global leading information technology & telecommunication leader has created a specialized center of excellence around Smart City practice with capabilities that are spanning over wide range of services, products & partners. The company recently received the first commercial license in the field of ICT in the Kingdom, and will be running its business in the Kingdom with a 100% ownership privilege. Huawei has a mandate of building effective partnerships with local distributors and enhancing local content, focusing on future achievements and transforming ideas into reality using the latest innovations and the confidence of customers to support the Kingdom's vision 2030.