OpenText opens Middle East headquarters in Riyadh
New KAFD regional hub targets enterprise AI deployment support
#SaudiArabia #corpoatemoves - Canadian information management technology company OpenText has opened its Middle East regional headquarters in Riyadh, underscoring the company’s long-term commitment to Saudi Arabia and the region’s accelerating digital economy. Located in the King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD), the new headquarters will serve as a central hub for OpenText customers and partners across the Middle East, enabling closer collaboration with government and private sector organisations as they move from AI experimentation to secure, enterprise-scale deployment.
SO WHAT? - As Riyadh continues to emerge as an economic and innovation powerhouse, OpenText’s local presence aligns with the Kingdom’s ambitions to lead in enterprise AI, security and data-driven growth whilst maintaining sovereignty, trust and regulatory compliance. The headquarters strengthens OpenText’s ability to deliver localised expertise and faster support to customers navigating evolving data sovereignty, security and compliance requirements.
Here are some key points about OpenText’s new Riyadh office:
Leading Cloud, data management and AI company OpenText has opened its Middle East regional headquarters in Riyadh, marking a long-term commitment to Saudi Arabia and the region’s accelerating digital economy as part of the Kingdom’s economic diversification goals.
The opening was celebrated with the visit of Canada’s Minister of International Trade and Economic Development Hon. Maninder Sidhu and Canadian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia His Excellency Jean-Philippe Linteau.
Located in the King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD), the new headquarters will serve as a central hub for OpenText customers and partners across the Middle East, enabling closer collaboration with government and private sector organisations moving from AI experimentation to secure enterprise-scale deployment.
Through its expanded presence in Saudi Arabia, OpenText aims to empower organisations across the Middle East to accelerate digital transformation, strengthen information security and turn data into a sustainable competitive advantage contributing to the region’s growing knowledge-based economy.
The Riyadh headquarters strengthens OpenText’s ability to deliver localised expertise and faster support to customers navigating evolving data sovereignty, security and compliance requirements across the Middle East region.
OpenText will continue to expand its local workforce, build strategic partnerships and deepen engagement with government customers, developing solutions tailored to Saudi Arabia’s unique priorities and economic diversification goals under Vision 2030.
OpenText’s local presence aligns with the Kingdom’s ambitions to lead in enterprise AI, security and data-driven growth whilst maintaining sovereignty, trust and regulatory compliance as Riyadh emerges as an economic and innovation powerhouse.
ZOOM OUT - OpenText’s regional headquarters opening comes as Saudi Arabia has moved from fragmented e-government initiatives just a few years ago to a centrally governed, data-driven digital state. The establishment of the Saudi Data and AI Authority (SDAIA) in 2019 and Digital Government Authority in 2021 created institutional foundations for the National Strategy for Data and AI launched in 2020. fast progress has been made in digital transformation and the rate of change continues to accelerate. The national Digital Transformation Measurement index for government entities rose from approximately 69% in 2021 to over 87% in 2024 across 235 entities. Government data has been a top priority with the Kingdom’s 2024 Open Data Inventory score (compiled by non-profit Open Data Watch) increasing by roughly 143% versus 2017, rising into the top ten among G20 members.
[Written and edited with the assistance of AI]