Top 10 Middle East IT stories of 2021

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The Middle East has embarked on a seismic economic transformation, as countries such as the UAE and Saudi Arabia reduce their economic reliance on oil and gas revenues. An IT sector is being established with overseas markets in its sights, while technology such as artificial intelligence is being used to support other emerging industries in the region. These IT specialists could take part in world-leading IT projects backed by willing governments with deep pockets. What does Saudi Arabia’s autonomous vehicle agenda mean to the rest of the world? If all goes according to plan, within a few years, one million people will live in Saudi Arabia’s “city of the future” – and every one of them will depend on a fleet of self-driving cars.

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