RIYADH: The Saudi government’s Absher digital services platform generates more than SR20 billion ($5.3 billion) in annual economic impact, highlighting the scale of savings created by the Kingdom’s transition from paper-based government procedures to digital services, according to the Ministry of Interior.
Speaking to Al-Eqtisadiah, Bandar bin Mashari, assistant minister of interior for technology affairs, said the savings reflect broader efficiency gains from digitization.
This comes as government services previously delivered through manual, paper-driven processes have moved onto a unified digital platform used by millions of citizens and residents.
“Absher is one of the oldest platforms that has had a direct impact on strengthening the efficiency of spending and in opening new avenues for providing added value services,” said Mashari.
He said the platform’s economic impact is closely linked to the government’s digital transformation agenda, which aims to reduce operational costs while improving service delivery across public agencies.
