The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has announced the localization (Saudization) of 34.79% of the targeted professions in the employment and maintenance sector since the inception of the Saudization initiative for employment and maintenance contracts and until the year 2023.

The ministry, through its official page on X, explained that approximately 160.84 thousand employees have been hired, reported Mubasher.

In July 2023, the Minister of Human Resources and Social Development in Saudi Arabia, Ahmad bin Sulaiman AlRajhi, issued a ministerial decision approving the documentation service for employment and maintenance contracts Saudization initiative in public entities as an electronic service. This service is part of the electronic services provided by the ministry through the “Qiwa” platform.

The decision requires establishments with employment and maintenance contracts with public entities to upload the data of these contracts on the “Qiwa” electronic platform through the employment and maintenance contracts Saudization service.

 Three-Stage Process

The implementation will take place in three stages based on the sizes of the establishments.

The first stage for giant establishments started on December 1, 2023, then the second stage for large establishments will begin on June 1, 2024.

Finally, the third stage for all other establishments will commence on December 1, 2024.

Localizing Fifth Generation Industrial Networks

Saudi Aramco signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., to define preliminary plans for strategic cooperation aimed at localizing the industrial system for the fifth-generation technology in the Kingdom, starting with private networks.

The proposed cooperation aims to contribute to the digital transformation of the various industrial sectors in the Kingdom, such as energy, petrochemicals, and manufacturing.

Aramco will take advantage of the advanced 4G and 5G technologies. These technologies can provide secure, fast, and reliable communications to meet important business requirements in various industrial activities.

The two companies intend to help use advanced industrial 5G technology in high-critical communications. This follows the recent launch of Aramco Digital. It aims to accelerate digital transformation in the Kingdom and the MENA region.

Aramco believes that digital transformation is of great importance in the future of the oil and gas sector.

Digital transformation increases efficiency and drives innovation and provides job opportunities and skill competencies in the digital field. The use of these technologies also reduces Aramco’s carbon footprint.

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