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today announced the opening of a
\nnew state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and confirmed an AI R&D Center of Excellence (CoE) in
\nDhahran official opening. These investments support local talent development, citizen employment and technological
\nleadership. HP has also progressed numerous education initiatives for Saudi youth, in line with Vision 2030.
\n\u201cSaudi Arabia has a bright future, is developing rapidly, and needs partners who are equally willing and able to move fast,
\ninvest and commit to driving the Kingdom\u2019s economic transformation,
\n\u201d said Fadle Saad, Managing Director of HP MENA
\nRegional Headquarters. \u201cAt HP, we are proud to partner, leverage our speed and scale to enable the future of work, by
\ncreating high quality jobs for Saudi citizens and contribute meaningfully to the local and national economy.\u201d
\nThe first global tech company manufacturing facility in KSA
\nA regional first, manufacturing facility, first announced at LEAP 2025, was formally declared open for business today at an
\nevent hosted in Riyadh. Operations have begun with the HP EliteDesk AI PC. The facility will focus first on desktop PCs and
\nexpand across the product portfolio to the production line.
\nManufacturing in Riyadh brings production closer to demand across KSA and MEA, improving lead times, customization and
\nsupply-chain resilience. HP will continue working with regional partners to build an ecosystem and skilled workforce aligned
\nto industry needs, while operating to global quality standards.
\nHP AI R&D Center of Excellence is up and running
\nFirst announced at LEAP 2025, the AI R&D Centre of Excellence in Dhahran will strengthen HP Saudi Arabia\u2019s capacity for
\ninnovation and accelerate delivery of AI solutions for customers in multiple sectors. Early workstreams include Arabic large
\nlanguage models and other applications that can be embedded in HP AI PCs and Workstations. HP AI experts from other
\ncenters are on site to accelerate setup, transfer methods, and mentor local teams. The CoE will deliver AI-powered data
\nanalysis, robotic process automation, and decision-making support solutions to raise productivity and competitiveness
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\nacross sectors such as energy, healthcare, logistics, and smart cities. The lab is equipped with multiple dual-GPU HP AI
\nWorkstations and launches with the aim of investing in local Saudi talent and AI startups.
\nThe center\u2019s remit includes local talent development through collaboration with KSA\u2019s educational institutions, with hands-
\non projects, workshops, seminars and student exchange with other HP AI labs. Success will be measured by the number of
\npeople trained, engineers hired, and R&D outputs. With just 20% of knowledge workers globally reporting a healthy
\nrelationship with work, according to HP’s 2025 Work Relationship Index, this initiative also supports HP’s broader efforts to
\ncreate more fulfilling and future-ready work experiences.
\n\u201cHP is proud to deepen its commitment to the Kingdom with an AI R&D Center that is already delivering value,\u201d said Helena
\nHerrero, SVP & Managing Director, HP Southern Europe, Middle East and Africa, HP. \u201cBy pairing expertise from around the
\nworld, with Saudi talent and local partners, we will advance practical AI and develop customer focused solutions for the
\nfuture of work across the region.\u201d
\nEducating Saudi Youth through the Power of Gaming
\nHP is expanding skills programs that use gaming as an on-ramp to tech careers, aligned with Vision 2030 and the National
\nGaming and Esports Strategy\u2019s targets of 250 Saudi gaming companies by 2030 and 30 Saudi-made titles in the global top
\n300 by 2031.
\nBuilding an end-to-end value chain, from learning and competency application to incubation, acceleration and job creation,
\nwill help position Saudi Arabia at the center of the gaming industry. HP provides the following updates.
\n\u2022 Tuwaiq Academy. The opening cohort graduated in April 2025, with six additional cohorts scheduled before year-end.
\nTuwaiq, a subsidiary of the Saudi Federation for Cybersecurity, Programming & Drones, is the Kingdom\u2019s primary
\nprovider of advanced technology education. The partnership offers a blended HP Gaming Garage curriculum that
\ncombines self-paced online study, instructor-led in-person sessions and a three-week bootcamp in game design and
\nprogramming. This builds practical skills and feeds the national talent pipeline.
\n\u2022 Savvy Games Group. HP and Savvy, owned by Saudi Arabia\u2019s Public Investment Fund (PIF), launched the GameOn Game
\nJam in April 2025 with Saudi Electronic University, themed around climate and sustainability and aligned with the Saudi
\nGreen Initiative. Ten finalist teams pitched at a July grand finale at Savvy HQ in Riyadh. The top three teams – from King
\nAbdulAziz University, Jeddah, Taif University and University of Jeddah, and from University of Prince Mugrin, Madinah –
\nearned places in the Savvy Games & Xsolla Incubator, a three-month intensive mentorship, training, and entrepreneurial
\ndevelopment program which began in September 2025. The success of the first game jam means this collaboration will
\ncontinue in 2026.
\nHP will deploy HP Gaming Garage\u2019s fifth course, \u201cCryptoGuard: Securing the Future of Game Development with Blockchain\u201d
\nacross KSA programs, adding cybersecurity and blockchain via a free edX Professional Certificate. In parallel, HP\u2019s new
\npartnership with Exel by Merak will embed Gaming Garage courses in the Exel Gaming Accelerator to create hands-on
\npathways in game design, coding, AI, cybersecurity, and blockchain for Saudi founders.
\nAbout HP
\nHP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ) is a global technology leader and creator of solutions that enable people to bring their ideas to life and
\nconnect to the things that matter most. Operating in more than 170 countries, HP delivers a wide range of innovative and
\nsustainable devices, services and subscriptions for personal computing, printing, 3D printing, hybrid work, gaming,\u00a0and\u00a0more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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