Al Madinah’s Knowledge Economic City (KEC) has entered an agreement with Cisco, one of the world’s leading IT companies, to transform the project into a futuristic city.

The two organisations will work together to create a ‘smart city’ where KEC workers and residents are permanently connected to high-speed broadband networks, no matter where they are, in a world-class IT infrastructure.
Under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in Riyadh, KEC and Cisco also will work together to establish a networking academy at Knowledge Economic City to provide state-of-the-art ICT training.
“The new economic cities announced last year would play an important role in the future of Saudi Arabia,” said deputy governor of the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (Sagia) Fahd Al Rasheed.
KEC’s senior technology officer, Mohammed Shah, said Cisco’s concept of a connected city was an exciting one. “Imagine a city that wherever you are you can connect to the Internet or your company’s network. It doesn’t matter whether you are in your office, sitting at home, enjoying a coffee in a café or driving in a car, you will be able to stay connected and productive.”