- 1. Executive Summary
- 2. Country in Focus
- 3. Rankings
- 4. Methodology
- 5. Country Highlights
- 6. Conclusion
- 7. Contributors
- 8. Appendices
- 9. About MENA Cloud Alliance
The Middle East is experiencing a
significant shift in viewing how
technology is shaping the future. As
more countries are aiming to
decrease their dependency on oil
revenues in the future, the promise of
a digital future is driving the agenda
for many decision-makers. In this
context, cloud computing can create a
level playing field for businesses and
become a backbone for the digital
transformation. It is an interesting
time for the region as cloud
infrastructure and services are rolled
out and use is picking up. The MENA
region has been predicted to have the
highest cloud traffic growth in the
world, making it an attractive
geography for the cloud ecosystem to
flourish. However, a lack of
country-specific insights into the
opportunities and threats of this
market has contributed to
uncertainties around cloud adoption.
MENACA’s Cloud Competitiveness
Index 2017 (CCI2017) is a project
aimed at providing a bird’s-eye view
of the cloud status, now and on an
ongoing basis. The index measures
the competitiveness of the cloud
computing ecosystem within the six
Gulf Cooperation Council countries:
UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman &
KSA. We have created an index that
captures the underpinning parameters
comprising national cloud
competitiveness. Our composite index
provides major constituents of the
market with a tool for understanding
the strengths and weaknesses of the
respective countries better, thereby
enabling more informed decisions and
appropriate policies. Our aim has
been to use publicly available data
and turn it into insightful knowledge
that represents the complexities of
nations cloud computing
infrastructure in order to help advance
cloud computing in the region. At the
same time, MENACA recognizes that
cloud competitiveness can mean very
different things in different economic
and institutional contexts, and
therefore sees this paper as an
invitation to dialogue, debate and
continuous education.