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Mid East Info
26-05-2025
- Business
- Mid East Info
SRSA Releases 2024 Annual Report: 28 Coastal Tourism Licenses Issued, 1,011 Saudis Trained for Sector Growth
The Saudi Red Sea Authority (SRSA) has published its 2024 Annual Report, outlining key advancements in regulating and developing coastal tourism. Over the past year, SRSA has strengthened integration, expanded partnerships, and introduced new regulations, licenses, permits, and technical codes to enhance infrastructure and elevate the sector's appeal, reinforcing Saudi Arabia's leadership in coastal tourism. Key performance indicators demonstrate SRSA's rapid progress in advancing coastal tourism, driven by its core mandates. These include establishing policies and strategies, issuing licenses and permits, and enhancing infrastructure to meet global standards, as well as fostering investment and marketing efforts in collaboration with relevant stakeholders. Among the key milestones highlighted in the report are the issuance of 28 coastal tourism licenses and the introduction of the first regulatory framework for Saudi yachts. It also marks the launch of four technical codes, the first of their kind in the Kingdom designed to enhance coastal tourism infrastructure. Additionally, SRSA, in collaboration with the General Authority for Survey and Geospatial Information, has produced 15 high-quality nautical charts. Together, these initiatives form a robust regulatory framework driving growth in Red Sea coastal tourism. Further emphasizing SRSA's commitment to national development, the report details the training of 1,011 Saudis—both men and women—in coastal tourism through partnerships with the Ministry of Tourism. More than 130 compliance visits were also conducted at the sites of marina operators and maritime tourism agents to protect the marine environment and attract investment, contributing to the preservation and sustainability of the coastal ecosystem for future generations. Additionally, the report highlights SRSA's accelerated efforts to enhance coastal tourism, including the launch of the first national insurance product for coastal tourism activities in collaboration with the Insurance Authority. It also covers the signing of 16 agreements and memoranda of understanding with public, private, and nonprofit sector partners. Alongside these initiatives, the report outlines SRSA's receipt of three awards—global, regional, and local—including the Japan Tourism Award, the Marine Navigation Mapping Application Award, and the Tourism Company of the Year 2024. The 2024 Annual Report provides a comprehensive overview of SRSA's achievements, underscoring the strong government support for the sector under visionary leadership and the unwavering dedication of Saudi professionals driving the industry's growth and success.
Arab News
23-04-2025
- Business
- Arab News
Saudi Arabia ranks 1st in region, 6th in G20 for geospatial infrastructure
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has climbed to ninth place in the 2025 Geospatial Knowledge Infrastructure Readiness Index, up from 32nd in 2022, reflecting steady progress in its spatial sciences sector. Represented by the General Authority for Survey and Geospatial Information, the Kingdom ranked first in the Middle East and the Arab world, and sixth among G20 nations, in the index, according to a statement. Created by the Geospatial World and backed by the UN Statistics Division, the GKI Readiness Index serves as a strategic tool to assess how prepared countries are to adopt geospatial knowledge, highlighting its role in driving economic growth, sustainable development, and digital transformation. The index is based on several axes. The newly released rankings align with Saudi Arabia's ongoing progress in global indices, including a 17.5 percent score increase in the 2025 Global Intellectual Property Index. This places the Kingdom among the fastest-improving economies out of the 55 countries evaluated. They also align well with Saudi Arabia's strategic objectives for expanding its commercial space operations and advancing innovative satellite solutions locally and globally. In the newly released statement, GEOSA said: 'The Kingdom ranked sixth globally in the Policy Axis, thanks to its pioneering experience in governing the national geospatial data system and developing its policies, standards, and specifications in accordance with international best practices.' 'It ranked seventh globally in the Infrastructure Axis, due to its pivotal role in unifying national efforts related to geospatial information, including the development of the National Geospatial Platform, which represents a window into the national geospatial infrastructure available to the public and private sectors, as well as the academic and non-profit sectors and individuals. It ranked eighth globally in the Geospatial Industry Axis, demonstrating its constructive role in establishing strategic partnerships with various sectors,' it added. The statement further indicated that the Kingdom's advancement in the index highlights the continuous support provided by its leadership and the minister of defense, who also chairs the GEOSA Board of Directors for the survey and geospatial information sector. This support has propelled Saudi Arabia to a prominent position both regionally and internationally, placing it at the forefront of developed nations in the geospatial sector, the statement explained. This advancement also resulted in Riyadh being selected as the home of the UN Global Geospatial Ecosystem Center of Excellence, thereby reinforcing the Kingdom's status as a global frontrunner in cutting-edge geospatial information management. In March, Neo Space Group, a satellite and space firm under Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, partnered with Beijing-based SuperMap Software to enhance technological capabilities and support the Kingdom's Vision 2030 goals.
Zawya
23-04-2025
- Science
- Zawya
Saudi Arabia ranks first regionally and 9th globally in geospatial field
MADRID — Saudi Arabia, represented by the General Authority for Survey and Geospatial Information (GEOSA), has significantly advanced its geospatial knowledge infrastructure readiness by moving from 32nd in 2022 to 9th in the 2025 Geospatial Knowledge Infrastructure (GKI) Readiness Index globally. Saudi Arabia ranked first in the Middle East and Arab world and 6th among G20 nations in the index. The announcement in this regard was made during the first day of the Geospatial World Forum 2025, which began in the Spanish capital Madrid on Tuesday and will conclude on Friday. According to a press release issued by the GEOSA, the GKI Readiness Index, developed by Geospatial World, is a strategic framework supported by the United Nations Statistics Division that aims to compare the readiness of countries in adopting geospatial knowledge and how their progress on the index promotes economic growth, sustainable development and digital transformation. The GKI Readiness Index was built on several axes. The Kingdom ranked sixth globally in the policy axis through its pioneering experience in the governance of the national geospatial data system and the preparation of its policies, standards and specifications in accordance with international best practices, while it ranked seventh globally in the infrastructure axis for its pivotal role in unifying national efforts related to geospatial information, including building the national geospatial platform that represents the window of the national geospatial infrastructure available to benefit the public and private sectors, in addition to the academia, the non-profit sector, and individuals. The Kingdom ranked eighth in the geospatial industry axis, which highlights its constructive role in building strategic partnerships in all sectors. The Kingdom's progress in this index reflects the unlimited support given to the survey and geospatial information sector by the wise leadership and the minister of defense and chairman of GEOSA Board of Directors. This support has led to the Kingdom assuming a leading position at the regional and global levels in the forefront of its peers among developed countries in the geospatial field. This progress also led to Riyadh being chosen as the headquarters for the United Nations Global Geospatial Ecosystem Center of Excellence, positioning the Kingdom as a global leader in innovative geospatial information management. The GEOSA works, according to its mandate, to organize the survey, geospatial information and imaging sector in the Kingdom, including the adoption and development of the national geospatial infrastructure, and the establishment of basic and guiding standards and controls related to the sector to achieve the integrated use of the geospatial information system among all the stakeholders.
Saudi Gazette
22-04-2025
- Business
- Saudi Gazette
Saudi Arabia ranks 1st regionally and 9th globally in geospatial field
Saudi Gazette report MADRID — Saudi Arabia, represented by the General Authority for Survey and Geospatial Information (GEOSA), has significantly advanced its geospatial knowledge infrastructure readiness by moving from 32nd in 2022 to 9th in the 2025 Geospatial Knowledge Infrastructure (GKI) Readiness Index globally. Saudi Arabia ranked first in the Middle East and Arab world and 6th among G20 nations in the index. The announcement in this regard was made during the first day of the Geospatial World Forum 2025, which began in the Spanish capital Madrid on Tuesday and will conclude on Friday. According to a press release issued by the GEOSA, the GKI Readiness Index, developed by Geospatial World, is a strategic framework supported by the United Nations Statistics Division that aims to compare the readiness of countries in adopting geospatial knowledge and how their progress on the index promotes economic growth, sustainable development and digital transformation. The GKI Readiness Index was built on several axes. The Kingdom ranked sixth globally in the policy axis through its pioneering experience in the governance of the national geospatial data system and the preparation of its policies, standards and specifications in accordance with international best practices, while it ranked seventh globally in the infrastructure axis for its pivotal role in unifying national efforts related to geospatial information, including building the national geospatial platform that represents the window of the national geospatial infrastructure available to benefit the public and private sectors, in addition to the academia, the non-profit sector, and individuals. The Kingdom ranked eighth in the geospatial industry axis, which highlights its constructive role in building strategic partnerships in all sectors. The Kingdom's progress in this index reflects the unlimited support given to the survey and geospatial information sector by the wise leadership and the minister of defense and chairman of GEOSA Board of Directors. This support has led to the Kingdom assuming a leading position at the regional and global levels in the forefront of its peers among developed countries in the geospatial field. This progress also led to Riyadh being chosen as the headquarters for the United Nations Global Geospatial Ecosystem Center of Excellence, positioning the Kingdom as a global leader in innovative geospatial information management. The GEOSA works, according to its mandate, to organize the survey, geospatial information and imaging sector in the Kingdom, including the adoption and development of the national geospatial infrastructure, and the establishment of basic and guiding standards and controls related to the sector to achieve the integrated use of the geospatial information system among all the stakeholders.
Asharq Al-Awsat
22-04-2025
- Business
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Saudi Arabia Ranks 1st Regionally, 9th Globally and 6th in G20 in Geospatial Field
Saudi Arabia, represented by the General Authority for Survey and Geospatial Information (GEOSA), has significantly advanced its geospatial knowledge infrastructure readiness by moving from the 32nd place in 2022 to ninth in the 2025 Geospatial Knowledge Infrastructure (GKI) Readiness Index. It ranked first in the Middle East and Arab world, and 6th among G20 nations. The announcement was made during the first day of the Geospatial World Forum 2025, held in Madrid from April 22 to 25. The GKI Readiness Index, developed by Geospatial World, is a strategic framework supported by the United Nations Statistics Division that aims to compare the readiness of countries in adopting geospatial knowledge and how their progress on the index promotes economic growth, sustainable development and digital transformation, said a GEOSA statement. The GKI Readiness Index was built on several axes. The Kingdom ranked sixth globally in the policy axis through its pioneering experience in the governance of the national geospatial data system and the preparation of its policies, standards and specifications in accordance with international best practices. It ranked seventh globally in the infrastructure axis for its pivotal role in unifying national efforts related to geospatial information, including building the national geospatial platform that represents the window of the national geospatial infrastructure available to benefit the public and private sectors, in addition to the academia, the non-profit sector, and individuals. The Kingdom ranked eighth in the geospatial industry axis, which highlights its constructive role in building strategic partnerships in all sectors. The Kingdom's progress in this index reflects the unlimited support given to the survey and geospatial information sector by the wise Saudi leadership and the minister of defense and chairman of GEOSA Board of Directors. This support has led to the Kingdom assuming a leading position at the regional and global levels in the forefront of its peers among developed countries in the geospatial field. This progress also led to Riyadh being chosen as the headquarters for the United Nations Global Geospatial Ecosystem Center of Excellence, positioning the Kingdom as a global leader in innovative geospatial information management. The GEOSA works, according to its mandate, to organize the survey, geospatial information and imaging sector in the Kingdom, including the adoption and development of the national geospatial infrastructure, and the establishment of basic and guiding standards and controls related to the sector to achieve the integrated use of the geospatial information system among all the stakeholders.
