Move to build Sovereign AI Data Center infrastructure in Saudi Arabia
Magna AI, the global integrated-value-chain sovereign AI transformation leader established through a partnership between Trend Micro and Wistron Digital Technology Holding Company (WDH), powered by NVIDIA, have announced a strategic collaboration with Emaar Executive Company (EEC), a Saudi-based company specializing in data center construction, Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC), systems integration, and infrastructure services.
The framework was formalized in Riyadh at the Global AI Show by Dr. Moataz BinAli, Chief Executive Officer of Magna AI, and Karthik Ramaswamy, CEO, Emaar Executive Company.
As Saudi Arabia continues to advance its national digital transformation agenda, the need for trusted AI infrastructure is becoming increasingly central to the Kingdom’s long-term competitiveness. Sovereign AI data centers and AI Factories are expected to play a critical role in enabling organizations to train, fine-tune, deploy, and operate advanced AI models while maintaining control over data, workloads, governance, and compliance.
National digital transformation agenda
As Saudi Arabia continues to advance its national digital transformation agenda, the need for trusted AI infrastructure is becoming increasingly central to the Kingdom’s long-term competitiveness. For both nations and organizations, AI sovereignty means keeping data, models, and the value they generate under local control rather than dependent on platforms owned elsewhere, this has become a foundation for security, resilience, and digital independence.
Dr. Moataz BinAli, Chief Executive Officer, Magna AI. “Together, we can give Saudi Arabia’s government and enterprise organizations AI infrastructure they own, control and can scale with confidence,” stated Dr. BinAli
“Together, we aim to help customers translate AI ambition into deployable infrastructure and measurable outcomes,” concluded Ramaswamy.
