In a new accomplishment and among 36 entities representing the education and training sector in the Kingdom, King Khalid University ranked 3rd in the Digital Government Authority Index to measure Government Digital Transformation 10th cycle. Further, this achievement raised the university index percentage from 78 to 87 and ranked 26th among the highest 217 government entities in the field of digital transformation in Saudi Arabia.

The General Supervisor of the General Administration of Information Technology, Dr. Hamid Al-Qahtani, noted the great support and interest that the university has dedicated to the iT Department from His Excellency the University President and his vice-presidents. He commended the role of the university authorities for their cooperation and concerted efforts, which resulted in this achievement.

On his part, the Director of the Digital Transformation Unit in the Department, Muhammad Al-Ghanim, indicated that this achievement was carried out by a distinguished team from the Digital Transformation Unit, Institutional Infrastructure Unit, and all departments in the General Administration of Information Technology, with the cooperation of the university authorities.

It is worth noting, that the University, in this field, has achieved total commitment in 106 of 111 standards.