From Vision to Reality as stc Group and AWS Propel Saudi’s Cloud Economy

stc Group, a leading digital enabler, and Amazon Web Services (AWS), the world’s most comprehensive cloud provider, today announced a strategic collaboration to advance digital transformation in Saudi Arabia. As part of this partnership, stc Group has been recognized as a System Integrator Premier partner, the highest AWS Partner Tier.

The groundbreaking initiative will combine AWS’s cloud infrastructure and generative AI/ML services, such as Amazon Bedrock, with stc Group’s capabilities. This will scale cloud-based workloads and AI-powered innovation in sectors such as healthcare, finance, sports, education, energy, industrial, logistics and government sectors across the Middle East. stc Group will leverage AWS’s global expertise to deliver innovative solutions tailored to customers in Saudi Arabia and neighboring Gulf countries, including Bahrain and Kuwait.

Together, the companies will empower businesses of all sizes with secure, scalable, and compliant cloud and AI solutions, unlocking new growth opportunities that align with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 goals.

stc Group and AWS will develop comprehensive guidance and services for stc Group customers to enable seamless migration to AWS cloud and adoption of generative AI/ML services. In doing so, these solutions will advance cloud capabilities for more industries, propelling markets into the growing AI-driven economy without technical complexities.

The strategic collaboration between stc Group and AWS focuses on integrating local content development, advancing sustainability initiatives, and fostering knowledge sharing. Together, both companies aim to empower local talent, enhance cloud adoption, and shape a more sustainable, knowledge-driven future.

AWS shares our vision of advancing the Kingdom’s digital transformation. Through this strategic collaboration, the Group strategy and its subsidiaries to target critical sectors in the Kingdom, we will create cutting-edge solutions, develop local talent, and pave the way for a digitally advanced future in Saudi Arabia.

– Riyadh Muawad, Chief Business Officer, stc Group

This strategic collaboration marks a significant step forward in contributing towards achieving Saudi Vision 2030. It underlines technology’s transformative role in advancing key sectors including healthcare, finance, sports, education, energy, and industrial and logistics. Through this long-term partnership, AWS and stc Group will empower different organizations with the latest solutions, ensuring Saudi talent is equipped to thrive in a fast-evolving digital economy.

– Tanuja Randery, Vice President, Europe, Middle East, and Africa, AWS

The AWS and stc Group collaboration arrives as cloud adoption and massive AI advancements continue to transform Saudi’s digital economy.  According to PwC, AI will contribute $130 billion USD to Saudi’s economy by 2030, while analysts IDC predict that the value of public cloud services will reach just under US$4 billion in 2027, growing by 23 percent annually over the next two years.