{"id":31775,"date":"2022-02-10T11:02:18","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T08:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/?p=31775"},"modified":"2026-03-28T00:21:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T21:21:00","slug":"artefact-expands-to-saudi-arabia-to-tap-growing-demand-for-data-and-digital-consulting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/artefact-expands-to-saudi-arabia-to-tap-growing-demand-for-data-and-digital-consulting\/","title":{"rendered":"\ufffcArtefact expands to Saudi Arabia to tap growing demand for data and digital consulting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>The Kingdom\u2019s big data and artificial intelligence (AI) market is forecast to reach US$891.74 million by 2026<\/em><\/li><li><em>AI is expected to contribute over US$135.2 billion in 2030 to the Kingdom\u2019s economy, equivalent to 12.4% of GDP<\/em><\/li><li><em>Vision 2030\u2019s business transformation focus offers large potential market; data and AI-specialist Artefact has experienced more than 70% year-on-year growth in the region over last four years and expects to increase local headcount accordingly<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>RIYADH, Saudi Arabia; 9 February 2022:&nbsp;<\/em>Global data and digital consulting leader<a href=\"https:\/\/www.artefact.com\/\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artefact.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arte<\/a>fact&nbsp;is strengthening its presence in MENA with a new office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.&nbsp;&nbsp;One of the largest and fastest-growing economies in the region, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has a big data and artificial intelligence (AI) market valued at US$164.98 million in 2020.&nbsp;&nbsp;This is expected to reach US$891.74 million by 2026, registering an annual growth of 32.6% over five years.<sup>[1]<\/sup>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saudi Arabia\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vision2030.gov.sa\/\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vision2030.gov.sa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vision 2030<\/a>&nbsp;strategic framework is responsible for much of this growth. With business and governance transformation at its core, data, technology and AI will help public and private sector organizations across business sectors realize a new way of working. Around 70% of Vision 2030\u2019s 96 strategic goals relate to data and AI, with AI expected to contribute over US$135.2 billion to the Kingdom\u2019s economy by 2030, the equivalent of 12.4% of GDP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This presents Artefact, a global leader in data and AI-driven transformation consulting, with a large potential market that has significant opportunities for growth. The company is aiming to significantly expand its team in KSA, with revenue forecast to see a threefold increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Artefact has been operating in the MENA region from its base in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), since 2013, working with private and public sector clients on their data and AI led transformation programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company\u2019s key offerings include: data vision and strategy, the \u2018AI Factory\u2019 (for the launch and scaling up of AI programs), big data platform implementation, large scale data governance programs, and data marketing programs. Artefact also has global partnerships with big data infrastructure providers and data platforms, including Google, Microsoft and Amazon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Artefact\u2019s new office in Saudi Arabia will be an integral part of the company\u2019s global network, which includes operations in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.&nbsp;&nbsp;Artefact will bring its data and AI related practices, innovations, talent pool and partnerships to the Kingdom. It will also invest in local talent to develop the varied skill sets needed for the next-generation AI-driven economies, with roles including consultants, data scientists, big data engineers and machine learning (ML) engineers, and data architects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Rahul-Arya-Managing-Partner-of-Artefact-MENA_ssict_855_1280.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Rahul-Arya-Managing-Partner-of-Artefact-MENA_ssict_855_1280-200x300.webp\" alt=\"Rahul Arya, Managing Partner of Artefact MENA_ssict_855_1280\" class=\"wp-image-31779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Rahul-Arya-Managing-Partner-of-Artefact-MENA_ssict_855_1280-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Rahul-Arya-Managing-Partner-of-Artefact-MENA_ssict_855_1280-684x1024.webp 684w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Rahul-Arya-Managing-Partner-of-Artefact-MENA_ssict_855_1280-768x1150.webp 768w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Rahul-Arya-Managing-Partner-of-Artefact-MENA_ssict_855_1280.webp 855w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Rahul Arya, Managing Partner of Artefact MENA<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rahul Arya, Managing Partner of Artefact MENA, says: \u201cAs the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia looks to a new and exciting phase in its growth led by economic and social transformation, this is an inspiring time for Artefact to strengthen our on-ground presence there. It will be one of our key focus markets in the years to come and we are committed to making significant investments that will bring our cutting edge workforce and data and technology-led innovations to our clients and partners in the Kingdom.&nbsp;&nbsp;We see plenty of potential for our data and AI expertise as public and private sector enterprises look to accelerate their journeys to realize their new visions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vincent Luciani, co-founder and CEO of Artefact, says: \u201cThanks to its rapidly expanding economy, Saudi Arabia is a serious proposition for any growing global business, and Artefact is delighted to be firming up its foothold in the country.&nbsp;&nbsp;With our global expertise and years of relevant experience, combined with our knowledge of the region, we expect to become partners with several clients in the Kingdom as they undertake their data and AI transformation journeys.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kingdom\u2019s big data and artificial intelligence (AI) market is forecast to reach US$891.74 million by 2026 AI is expected to contribute over US$135.2 billion in 2030 to the Kingdom\u2019s economy, equivalent to 12.4% of GDP Vision 2030\u2019s business transformation focus offers large potential market; data and AI-specialist Artefact has experienced more than 70% year-on-year [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":31777,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_pr_autopilot_social_copy":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph_description":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph_image":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph_image_id":0,"_yoast_wpseo_twitter_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter_description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter_image":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter_image_id":0,"_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":19,"_extra_hide_author_box":"","_extra_featured_post":"","_partner_post_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[449],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ai","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>data and AI - Artefact expands to Saudi Arabia | Saudi Shopper<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"data and AI demand in Saudi Arabia is surging. 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