Digital Government MENA

MENA Governments to Increase Spending on Digitalization in 2022

MENA Governments to Increase Spending on Digitalization in 2022

MENA governments are anticipated to spend a total of $13.3 billion in 2022 on information technology (IT) sector, with most budgets going to telecom services ($3.9 billion), IT services ($3.13 billion), and software ($2.56 billion).

UAE: A hub for digital economy

Adopting the UAE digital economy strategy, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said that the goal over the next 10 years is to increase the contribution of this sector to the GDP by 20%.

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