Naver's executives and Saudi Arabia's officials attend a signing ceremony held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Naver)
Naver, a South Korean internet giant, will assist Saudi Arabia in creating a city-scale digital twin and developing a "super app" using its advanced technologies.
Naver
signed an agreement with the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Municipal and
Rural Affairs and Housing (MoMRAH) and the Ministry of Investment
(MISA).
- Naver will work with MoMRAH and
MISA across all domains for Saudi Arabia’s ICT project as part of its
nationwide digital transformation.
- Naver’s robotics and AI-enabled digital twin solution will be used for Saudi Arabia’s city-scale simulations and monitoring.
- Its "super app" for the country will use hyper-scale AI and the cloud.
- Naver
joined the “One Team Korea” consortium led by the Korean Ministry of
Land, Infrastructure, and Transport to secure Saudi Arabian projects
under the auspices of the Korean government.
- Al-Hogail,
Minister of MoMRAH, visited Naver’s second HQ to explore the company’s
mobile service planning and development capabilities.
- Representatives
from three other Saudi Arabian government agencies related to AI and
data also visited the company in February following the minister’s
visit.
