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The key roles earmarked for both digitalisation and higher levels of local content in driving Saudi Arabia’s long-term development plan Vision 2030 forward were explored by Ayman Abdullah Al Fallaj, CEO of THIQAH, Saudi leader of change within the business services industry said in an interview he gave to Oxford Business Group’s online broadcasting channel, Global Platform.
The interview is now available to view in full at https://oxfordbusinessgroup.com/video/ayman-abdullah-al-fallaj-ceo-thiqa.
Al Fallaj gave the example of the e-health app Saha, which is now providing the general public with access to a doctor via their cellphone. “Doctors are now accessible, and reachable easier than ever,” he told viewers. “Now you can consult a doctor virtually, and it has almost the exact experience like going in person.”
He also highlighted the improvements that have been made in the way services and government entities communicate with each other and coordinate their activities.
Turning to the country’s plans to boost local content, Al Fallaj told OBG that encouraging and empowering the younger generation to focus on innovation first and foremost was vital for Saudi Arabia’s longer-term development.
“Vision 2030 leads us to a very simple conclusion - we need to be innovative,” he said. “We need capabilities, we need resources, we need education.”
He added that ongoing efforts to invest in local education were already beginning to pay off. “In 2018 there were more newly established businesses than ever in Saudi Arabia,” he noted. “That gives you an indication that they [students] are coming back, not only to find a job, but to actually create jobs for others.”
Marc-André de Blois, OBG’s Director of PR and Video Content, said the interview with Al Fallaj indicated that Saudi Arabia’s bid to diversify and modernise its economy, in part through the adoption of digital technologies, was delivering results.
“The plans laid out in Vision 2030 and mentioned by Al Fallaj for boosting the number of smaller-sized businesses and bringing more Saudis into the workforce are already making headway, with record spending earmarked for 2019 set to ensure momentum is maintained,” he said. “I’m thrilled that we’ve been able to provide viewers with this fascinating insight into the major changes taking place within the Saudi economy from a first-hand viewpoint.”
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