Argaam Weekend | Lost signal

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19^th July 2025

● Cultivating Local Innovation to Strengthen Saudi Arabia’s AI Sovereignty
● A Closer Look for Saudi investors at Sri Lanka’s strategic but complex investment opportunity
● When GPS goes dark: Towards a resilient Maritime industry in Saudi Arabia

Topics of the Week

Cultivating Local Innovation to Strengthen Saudi Arabia’s AI Sovereignty

While Saudi Arabia possesses tremendous financial resources and has formed partnerships with leading global AI and technology firms, these assets alone are insufficient to secure an independent position in the AI value chain.
Saudi Arabia could serve primarily as a strategic hub for the implementation and operation of US-developed or Chinese AI technologies, but it’s crucial to fostering indigenous capabilities.

A Closer Look for Saudi investors at Sri Lanka’s strategic but complex investment opportunity

Sri Lanka’s investment landscape is characterized by a growing emphasis on attracting large-scale private capital investments in the new strategic economic zone Port City Colombo.
Just four companies have collectively secured approval to invest about $1.4 billion in the new investment zone.

When GPS goes dark: Towards a resilient Maritime industry in Saudi Arabia

Recognizing the increasingly interconnected challenges posed by both physical security and cyber threats in maritime operations, this analysis is presented to highlight the escalating risks associated with GPS jamming and spoofing targeting vessels navigating strategic waterways in the region.

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