IMPLICATION AND APPLICATION OF CLOUD COMPUTING IN THE SAUDI HIGHER EDUCATIONAL SECTOR

Abstract

Cloud computing in Saudi Arabia is becoming more and more visible day after day, due to its ability to create better opportunities to improve productivity, efficiency, thus fulfil the ever-growing demands of organizations of every size and sector. However, such technology poses great challenges in terms of privacy and security. To date the Kingdom’s legislative framework, does not clearly nor comprehensively regulates the cloud or its service providers or customers.