The healthcare and life sciences ecosystem is witnessing significant growth in the Middle East as the GCC continues to seek economic diversification.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) are...more
4/19/2024
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يُعد نظام حماية البيانات الشخصية (النظام) أول نظام شامل لحماية البيانات في المملكة العربية السعودية. من المتوقع أن تبدأ الهيئة السعودية للبيانات والذكاء الاصطناعي (الهيئة) في الإنفاذ الكامل للنظام اعتبارًا من 14 سبتمبر 2024،...more
3/19/2024
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The PDPL has broad extraterritorial scope and substantial penalties for non-compliance, with full enforcement expected to start in September.
The Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) is the first comprehensive data...more
This 13th edition of The Technology, Media and Telecommunications Review provides updated overviews of legal and policy constructs and developments in the TMT arena across 18 jurisdictions around the world. As in years past,...more
The amendment proposes business-friendly changes regarding data localization and legitimate interests.
On November 20, 2022, the Saudi Data and AI Authority (SDAIA) published an amended version of the Kingdom of Saudi...more
The updates are part of SAMA’s efforts to promote an innovation-based financial technology ecosystem in the KSA.
Key Points:
..Resubmission of a refused PSPR license application will only be accepted nine months after...more
The guidelines are part of Saudi Arabia’s efforts to build out a regulatory framework for an innovation-based financial technology ecosystem.
On 24 February 2020, the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) issued...more
The compliance world will change dramatically for a number of GCC organizations on 25 May 2018. In just over one year’s time GCC organizations that...more
Outsourcing has historically not been a major pillar in Middle East public and private sector organisation’s strategic architecture. While the benefits of outsourcing are understood and recognised, organisations have sought...more