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The UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) is delighted to invite you to join the virtual Technology and Smart Cities Trade Mission to Saudi Arabia on the 14-17th December 2020.
The mission will build on the success of DIT’s previous trade missions to Saudi Arabia. It offers a number of new market opportunities in which Saudi Arabia is encouraging the adoption of new technologies (e.g. IoT, AI, Cyber, 5G, Cloud, Data management) and advanced Smart Cities initiatives as part of its previously announced transformation plans.
With high demand for digital services, Saudi Arabia hosts the largest ICT market in the region. A number of public and private smart cities initiatives have been launched in the buildings, transport, parking, communications and environmental sectors, including by the Ministry of Municipalities. Giga-projects such as NEOM are also making progress, and an ambitious National Digital Transformation Programme is being implemented.
About the programme
Monday 14th December
How to do business in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia:
10:00am - Welcome and Introduction
10:05am - Ministry of Investment: Opening a branch of a foreign company
10:20am - Al-Dhabaan & Partners: Legal aspects of doing business
10:35am - Hewlett Packard Enterprise: Benefits of establishing partners
10:50am - UK Export Finance: Supporting UK businesses finance exports
11:05am - Q&A
11:30am - End of the briefing session.
Tuesday 15th December
Saudi Arabia giga-projects business opportunities:
10:00am - Welcome and Introduction
10:05am - NEOM
10:20am - Red Sea Project
10:35am - AMAALA
10:50am - Qiddiya
11:05am - Q&A
11:30am - End of Webinar
Wednesday 16th December:
Saudi Arabia Government ministries and industry stakeholders, business opportunities:
10:00am - Welcome and Introduction
10:05am - Keynote: Minister of Communications and Information Technology
10:10am - Ministry of Communications and Information Technology: Overview of ICT in the Kingdom
10:25am - Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs: Overview of Smart Cities in the Kingdom
10:40am - MachinesTalk
10:55am - ICAD
11:10am - Q&A
11:30am - End of webinar
Thursday 17th December:
Saudi Arabia Smart Cities projects & Industry stakeholders business opportunities:
10:00am - Welcome and Introduction
10:05am - Jabal Omar Development Project
10:20am - The Royal Commission of Makkah
10:35am - The Royal Commission of Al-Ula
10:50am - Umm Al-Qura Development Project
11:05am - Al-Mabani
11:20am - Q&A
11:30am - End of webinar
Required information:
As part of the virtual trade mission, we will be organising several workshops throughout the week. Each of the Saudi stakeholders will select 10 UK companies who they will engage with to discuss their technology and how it can be implemented in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
To have a chance of being selected by the Saudi stakeholders, we require all UK companies to complete a business profile on the great.gov website.
You can sign up here: https://www.great.gov.uk/find-a-buyer/.
By completing a business profile, it will enable us to send directly, details of your company to the Saudi stakeholders who will be presenting during the trade mission.
This is also a service that DIT promotes in markets globally, which enables potential buyers of goods and services in other regions to find UK suppliers within specific sectors.
There is no cost to participate in the virtual trade mission.
For further information please contact:
Ryan Jackson - Account Manager
Technology and Smart Cities, Department for International Trade
T: +44 (0) 771 777 2816
Terms and Conditions
General
- Completing the application form is deemed acceptance of these terms and conditions by both the company and their representative named in the application form.
- This application process is only open to companies registered in the UK.
- The Department for International Trade and their representatives bears no responsibility for non-receipt of submissions.
- Only one application per company will be accepted.
- Applications must be received by 2345 BST Sunday 29th November 2020. Any submissions received after this time will not be considered.
Selection process and notification
- The decision of the selection panel is final.
- There are two key selection criteria:
- compatibility of a company’s product/services with the Saudi Arabian market; and
- confirmation that the company is export ready
- These selection criteria will be given equal weight.
- The application forms will be reviewed by the DITs technology and smart cities sector team and relevant stakeholders within Saudi Arabia.
- Successful applicants will be notified by email on or before 1700 BST Friday 4th December 2020.
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