Minister of Communications says 99% of Saudi Arabia covered digitally

Saudi Arabia presented a pioneering model in bridging the digital gap, as it succeeded in covering 99% of its total population with the digital infrastructure, Abdullah Alswaha, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, told the G20 Digital Economy Ministerial Meeting in India.

The Kingdom provided the first-of-its-kind experience in connecting the offline world through the non-terrestrial networks (NTN) program and the land networks, which is considered the ideal solution to accelerate bridging the digital gap, Saudi Press Agency reported, citing the minister.

He added that the Saudi Arabia has the strongest economic multiplier by creating jobs and new business models.

The minister highlighted the Kingdom's efforts that contributed to reducing the digital gap in the Kingdom and three other G20 countries to 1%.