King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
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King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST; Arabic: مدينة الملك عبدالعزيز للعلوم والتقنية) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is an organization established in 1977 as the Saudi Arabian National Center for Science & Technology (SANCST); in 1985, it was renamed King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology.
In 1984, it named Abdul Rahman Al-Athel as its President. In 2007, Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim Al-Suwaiyel, who used to be the KACST vice president for research, became the president. HH Dr. Turki AL Saud is the KACST vice president.[citation needed]
The research complex is divided into the following research institutes:
- Computer and Electronics Research Institute
- Petroleum and Petrochemical
- Energy Research
- Resource and Development
- Astronomy and Geophysics
- Space Research
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[edit] Information Technology Unit (ITU)
Information Technology requirements for research center and city staff is fulfilled by ITU section situated in building No. 1.
[edit] Internet proxy for Saudi Arabia
The King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology operates the internet backbone in Saudi Arabia as well as the local registry address space. According to RIPE, "all Saudi Arabia web traffic will come from [the] IP block" registered to KACST.[citation needed]
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