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Saudi Minister Meets with CEO of Amazon Cloud AWS to Strengthen Strategic Partnership

The Saudi Minister of Communications and Information Technology met with the CEO of Amazon AWS Cloud. SPA
The Saudi Minister of Communications and Information Technology met with the CEO of Amazon AWS Cloud. SPA
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Saudi Minister Meets with CEO of Amazon Cloud AWS to Strengthen Strategic Partnership

The Saudi Minister of Communications and Information Technology met with the CEO of Amazon AWS Cloud. SPA
The Saudi Minister of Communications and Information Technology met with the CEO of Amazon AWS Cloud. SPA

Saudi Minister of Communications and Information Technology Eng. Abdullah bin Amer Al-Sawaha has met with the CEO of Amazon AWS Cloud, Matt Garman, and a number of the company’s senior leaders to strengthen the strategic partnership between the two sides.

The meeting took place during Al-Sawaha’s visit to the US, the Saudi Press Agency reported Tuesday.

The two sides discussed the company’s investments in high-capacity cloud areas, focusing on ways to support the growth of the digital economy in the Kingdom and the whole region.

Such meetings are part of ongoing efforts to enhance the digital infrastructure in the Kingdom and provide more investment and technological opportunities that contribute to driving the development of the digital economy and innovation in the region.

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Germany Says Aims to be World Leader in Quantum Technologies

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stands next to a Quantum system during the inauguration of IBM's quantum data center at the IBM Campus in Ehningen, southern Germany, on October 1, 2024. (Photo by SILAS STEIN / AFP)
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stands next to a Quantum system during the inauguration of IBM's quantum data center at the IBM Campus in Ehningen, southern Germany, on October 1, 2024. (Photo by SILAS STEIN / AFP)
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Germany Says Aims to be World Leader in Quantum Technologies

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stands next to a Quantum system during the inauguration of IBM's quantum data center at the IBM Campus in Ehningen, southern Germany, on October 1, 2024. (Photo by SILAS STEIN / AFP)
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stands next to a Quantum system during the inauguration of IBM's quantum data center at the IBM Campus in Ehningen, southern Germany, on October 1, 2024. (Photo by SILAS STEIN / AFP)

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed to support the development of quantum technologies, saying at the opening of an IBM data center on Tuesday that investment in the sector was crucial for the future of Europe's biggest economy.

"Our goal is clear: to be global leader in quantum technologies," said Scholz, adding Germany had invested 2 billion euros ($2.22 billion) on quantum technology since 2020.

"This is the basis of our economic success and prosperity," he said at the opening of IBM's Quantum European Data Center in Ehningen, a roughly 290-million-euro investment. The center will allow users in Europe and elsewhere to access services for cloud-based quantum computing research, Reuters reported.

Quantum computers could operate millions of times faster than advanced supercomputers. So far, the United States and China have led the technology.

Other projects in Germany include the joint development of quantum processors by Infineon and eleQtron GmbH.
Scholz said Germany was focused on semiconductors, AI, pharmaceuticals and bio- and climate technologies.
"These are the areas we need to lead," said Scholz.