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Saudi Arabia has achieved the top ranking in the 2025 ICT Development Index and second place in the Digital Regulatory Maturity Index, while also launching the SpaceUp Competition, which received over 690 submissions from 50 countries. The Kingdom's national ICT market is projected to reach SAR190 billion by 2025, with a growth rate of 5%, and it has initiated the first 7 GHz spectrum trial for 6G technologies in the MENA region. Additionally, the CST unveiled the Earth Observation platform, marking the first national marketplace for space-based observation data.