| 1 Procurement Processes | 2 General Contracting Issues Applicable to the Procurement of Technology-Related Solutions and Services |
| 3 Dispute Resolution Procedures | 4 Intellectual Property Rights |
| 5 Data Protection and Information Security | 6 Employment Law |
| 7 Outsourcing of Technology Services | 8 Software Licensing (On-Premise) |
| 9 Cloud Computing Services (Including SaaS) | 10 Artificial Intelligence |
| 11 Blockchain | 12 Looking Ahead |
1. Procurement Processes
1.1 Is the private sector procurement of technology products and services regulated? If so, what are the basic features of the applicable regulatory regime?
There is no legislation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that regulates the procurement of technology products and services in the private sector. However, sector-specific rules may apply to certain types of technology procurements, e.g. in the financial services sector.
1.2 Is the procurement of technology products and services by government or public sector bodies regulated? If so, what are the basic features of the applicable regulatory regime?
Yes. The public procurement of technology products and services is regulated by the Government Tenders and Procurement Law (Royal Decree No. M/128 of 1440H (2019)) (“GTPL”) and its Executive Regulations (Ministerial Resolution No. 1242 of 1441H (2020), as amended), which include provisions covering:
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