Google Cloud has sealed a strategic alliance with the Kuwaiti government to develop a roadmap for a comprehensive digital transformation program in government agencies and key state-owned companies. A local news agency indicated that the alliance will gear up the government with innovative Google Cloud technology and data expertise, as well as cyber security and artificial intelligence, to fulfill the country’s long-planned digital transformation.

Google Cloud will work within the framework of the strategic alliance with the government to digitize citizen services and increase the productivity of government employees. In addition, the company will participate in implementing several digital transformation initiatives in healthcare, education, disaster recovery, and smart living. In cooperation with the Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority, the Communications and Information Technology Regulatory Authority, and the Central Agency for Information Technology, the US-based company intends to establish a local office and modern cloud area to meet the wide demand for its services. The report specified that the new cloud computing area…