- New ‘cloud-first’ data policy
- KIA invested $9bn in AI and digital
- Few data centres and unreliable power grid
Kuwait is bolstering its artificial intelligence push as business and government priorities converge, giving new impetus to plans for data centres as it plays catch-up with Gulf rivals, analysts say.
The drive remains at an early stage and faces structural hurdles, not least a strained power grid.
But recent developments, including new partnerships with Google and Microsoft, give Kuwait fresh momentum as it…