IDEMIA Public Security and Tahakom are expanding their strategic partnership through the signing of an extensive agreement.

The new agreement marks a turning point in enhancing road safety in the Kingdom and moving a step closer to Saudi Vision 2030, which includes a significant focus on improving road safety, but also on making the country a global investment powerhouse through the development of local activities.

IDEMIA and Tahakom’s expanded collaboration aims to develop and implement local initiatives focused on sourcing, assembling, and servicing, in addition to leveraging each other’s expertise and capabilities within AI and research and development.
The signed agreement focuses on three core subjects:

• Assembly: With Tahakom’s commitment to local sourcing, IDEMIA will source
  components and services for their products from Saudi Arabia. In support of this, IDEMIA will establish a new entity, IDEMIA Road Safety Limited – Saudi Arabia, which will be specialized in assembling Road Safety products in Saudi Arabia and reinforce the use of local content by engaging with local suppliers and partners in the Kingdom whenever possible.
• Artificial Intelligence and Research & Development (R&D): IDEMIA’s R&D Team and Tahakom’s AI team will set up multiple workshops throughout the year to collaborate and share ideas surrounding AI and R&D advancements.
• Transfer of Knowledge: IDEMIA and Tahakom will focus on bringing experts around the globe to set up sessions around IDEMIA’s products and technologies and openly conduct and offer these sessions to Saudi Arabian citizens.

“We are thrilled to expand our partnership with Tahakom and support their commitment to local sourcing in Saudi Arabia,” Mazen Hamadallah, SVP, Road Safety, IDEMIA Public Security, said. “Together we continue to develop and implement initiatives that will drive maximum benefit and impact on our communities, while enhancing operational efficiency and sustainability.

“This agreement is not only a testament to Tahakom and IDEMIA’s dedication to ensure safer roads in the Kingdom, but also to our commitment to leveraging local expertise and resources and aligning to the Saudi Vision 2030 set by the Kingdom.”

As IDEMIA and Tahakom work closely together on this new initiative, they aim to set up a program to improve local content while working on product localisation, strengthening the local workforce, and sharing knowledge and research on local content. They will also be exploring other potential areas to expand into in the future.

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