Tech behemoths to open academies in Saudi Arabia

Global tech giants will open training academies in Saudi Arabia, as the oil-rich kingdom looks to position itself as a Middle East hub for technology and innovation. Multinational corporations including Amazon, IBM, Cisco, Oracle, and Microsoft said they will open digital capability centers and hubs for tech start-ups, Minister of Communications and Information Technology Abdullah Alswaha said. That will further bring the kingdom into competition with the United Arab Emirates, where Abu Dhabi and Dubai have also been trying to do the same and have a headstart.