Technology news and insights in the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa
Technology News and insights in the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa
NeutraDC and F5 are collaborating to launch managed AI connectivity services in Indonesia. By integrating F5’s security and application delivery into NeutraDC’s data centers, the partnership aims to support complex AI workloads and multi-cloud architectures, enhancing infrastructure reliability and security for enterprise customers navigating the country’s evolving digital landscape.
Oman has launched its 2026–2030 digital strategy, featuring regional tech centres, a national AI decision-making platform, and local server manufacturing. Building on 2,200 already-digitized services, the Sultanate aims for 10% digital GDP contribution by 2040, focusing on cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, and national data sovereignty to drive economic diversification.
Infobip has opened a new data centre in Saudi Arabia to support AI workloads, data sovereignty and regulatory compliance. The facility enables enterprises and public sector organisations to host and process data locally, improving performance and reliability while supporting the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 digital transformation goals.
MTN Ghana will invest $1.1 billion over three years to expand 4G and 5G networks, build data centres, and strengthen AI and cloud infrastructure. The initiative aims to enhance digital inclusion, support skills development, and position Ghana as a regional digital hub in West Africa.
Kerno unveils UAE’s first enterprise-class IT manufacturing facility in Dubai Silicon Oasis, enabling local production of AI servers and enterprise infrastructure while strengthening technology sovereignty, divisions, and advanced manufacturing capabilities aligned with the country’s digital infrastructure ambitions.
Microsoft will enable customers to run cloud workloads locally in Saudi Arabia from Q4 2026, strengthening the Kingdom’s AI and digital infrastructure ecosystem while supporting Vision 2030 goals around sovereign cloud, innovation, and large-scale AI adoption.
Pakistan’s Digital Authority has partnered with the DFINITY Foundation to develop sovereign AI and cloud infrastructure, including a national subnet and AI platform access, aimed at strengthening data sovereignty, digital innovation, and AI-ready public services.
Khazna Data Centers has partnered with Presight to deploy an AI-driven facility management platform and centralised command centre, enhancing operational efficiency, resilience, and sustainability across hyperscale data centre infrastructure as demand for AI-ready digital infrastructure accelerates.
Saudi Arabia’s Humain and the National Infrastructure Fund have unveiled a $1.2 billion framework to build up to 250MW of hyperscale AI data centres, signalling a major push to anchor sovereign AI infrastructure in the Kingdom and attract global capital into its digital economy.
Bangladesh has launched its first public-sector shared GPU cloud, integrating over 20 NVIDIA GPUs to support AI research, higher education, and machine learning. The platform offers supercomputing-scale performance for universities and institutions, enabling model training, simulations, and inference without private infrastructure.