The Ministry of Higher Education has been awarded a prize for digital excellency

Two-hundred-and-fifty electronic services are offered to students inside the Kingdom and on scholarships study abroad, pointed out Deputy Minister of Higher Education Dr. Ahmad Al-Saif during a reception organized by the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology in Riyadh last Tuesday.Al-Saif expressed the ministry’s gratitude after receiving the prize, considering it an incentive for honest competition between various sectors of the society to build a civilized and informed community.The overall goal of the prize substantiates the Ministry of Higher Education’s aspiration to head towards an information society, the foundation for all developed countries to achieve civilization and prosperity in the new age, said Al-Saif.

The Ministry of Higher Education, indicated Al-Saif, works closely with other government institutes to provide information.The Kingdom is the container of Saudi creative abilities; therefore it has the responsibility of preparing individuals to become effective and active members of society,said Al-Saif, concluding that such a prize supports inventiveness and creativity and enhances the basis for development and progress.