Cabinet approves national IT program, Saudi Tourism Authority

10/03/2020 Argaam

 

The Saudi Cabinet approved establishing the National Program for Information Technology Development, Saudi Press Agency reported.

 

The decision was made based on the report submitted by the Minister of Communications and Information Technology, and the Council of Economic and Development Affairs’ recommendations.

 

The cabinet also approved the establishment of the Saudi Tourism Authority, also based on the recommendation of Council of Economic and Development Affairs.

 

King Salman issued in February 2020 a royal decree to set up a new ministry for tourism, after cancelling the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH), and appointed Ahmed Al-Khateeb as head of the ministry.

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