{"publisher":"Cicada (cicadaconsultancy.online)","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Cite as: Cicada (cicadaconsultancy.online)","docs":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/llms.txt","item":{"id":"leap23-opens","event_date":"2023-02-06","published":"2026-10-03","category":"events","importance":2,"title":{"en":"LEAP23 in Riyadh announces about $9bn of tech investments","ar":"مؤتمر ليب 2023 في الرياض يعلن استثمارات تقنية بنحو 9 مليارات دولار"},"summary":{"en":"LEAP 2023 ran from 6 to 9 February 2023 in Riyadh and announced about $9 billion of investments; a later organizer recap puts the total at more than $9.5 billion. Highlights were Microsoft's $2.1 billion for a hyperscale cloud, Oracle's $1.5 billion for new cloud regions, Huawei's $400 million for cloud infrastructure and a cloud region from Zoom with Aramco. Meta launched its first Metaverse Academy in the region, and organizers reported more than 250,000 visitors.","ar":"عُقد مؤتمر ليب 2023 في الرياض من 6 إلى 9 فبراير 2023، وأعلن عن استثمارات بنحو 9 مليارات دولار، فيما يشير ملخص لاحق للمنظمين إلى أن الإجمالي تجاوز 9.5 مليار دولار. وشملت أبرز الإعلانات 2.1 مليار دولار من مايكروسوفت لسحابة فائقة النطاق، و1.5 مليار دولار من أوراكل لمناطق سحابية جديدة، و400 مليون دولار من هواوي للبنية التحتية السحابية، ومنطقة سحابية من «زوم» بالتعاون مع أرامكو. وأطلقت «ميتا» أول أكاديمية للميتافيرس في المنطقة، وأفاد المنظمون بأن عدد الزوار تجاوز 250 ألف زائر."},"entities":["LEAP","Microsoft","Oracle","Huawei","Zoom","Aramco","Meta"],"figures":[{"label":"announced investments","label_ar":"الاستثمارات المعلنة","value":9,"unit":"USD bn"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://mena.entrepreneur.com/technology/leap23-announces-us9-billion-investments-in-tech-sectors/444444","publisher":"Entrepreneur Middle East","title":"LEAP 2023 in Riyadh sees US$9 billion worth of investments","published":"2023-02-07"},{"url":"https://www.leapforward.onegiantleap.com/leap-2023-brings-over-us9-5-billion-worth-of-investments-to-saudi-arabias-tech-sector/","publisher":"LEAP Forward (Tahaluf)","title":"LEAP 2023 brings over US$9.5 billion worth of investments to Saudi Arabia's tech sector","published":"2023-06"},{"url":"https://ussaudi.org/u-s-companies-launch-new-investments-at-leap-2023/","publisher":"US-Saudi Business Council","title":"U.S. companies launch new investments at LEAP 2023","published":"2023-03-03"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/leap23-opens","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/leap23-opens","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/leap23-opens.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/leap23-opens.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/leap23-opens.jpg"}}