Riyadh, May 07, 2020, SPA -- The Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Ministry of Finance Abdulaziz Al-Freih has asserted that the public sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia achieved tremendous strides in digital transformation in various fields, indicating that the precautionary decision to suspend attendance to workplaces didn’t negatively impact the business continuity due to the existence of digital infrastructure, systems, and platforms. Al-Freih said that the digital transformation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia includes the educational, health, justice, security, civil, and financial sectors, adding that Saudi Arabia ranked third in the world for the largest fifth-generation networks in 2019, and came third in technical governance among G-20 countries. This came during the 3rd virtual session of "Diwaniyah Al-Maarifa" held by the Ministry of Finance under the title "Remote Work". -- SPA 06:28 LOCAL TIME 03:28 GMT 0001 www.spa.gov.sa/w1323432