The Kingdom of Bahrain has granted the Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam sovereignty over its data on the Kingdom’s Cloud Computing data centers, on the sidelines of the official visit of His Majesty Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei to the Kingdom
Commenting on the occasion, Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA) Chief Executive, Mohammed Ali Al Qaed affirmed the strength of bilateral relations between the Kingdom of Bahrain and Brunei in various fields.
He affirmed the Kingdom's keenness to open broader avenues of cooperation and coordination between the two countries to achieve common goals and enhance the exchange of expertise across all fields, including those related to ICT and digital economy.
The agreement was signed by His Excellency Shaikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Minister of Finance and National Economy, on the Bahraini side, and His Excellency Dato Seri Setia Dr. Awang Haji Muhammad Amin Liew bin Abdullah, Minister at the Prime Minister's Office and Second Minister of Finance and Economy, on the Bruneian side.
Al Qaed highlighted that the move is in accordance with Law No. (56) of 2018 concerning the provision of cloud computing services to foreign parties, adding that it is in line with continued efforts to enhance the exchange of expertise in digital transformation between the two sides.
Source: Bahrain News Agency