We are a research center, premised on the observation that what we seek to learn is not already recorded. Emma Broadbent, Regional Manager, ANZ & PI, Cisco Networking Academy stated, 'globally, there is unprecedented demand for cyber. At this strategic roundtable, we will pose these and other questions to illuminate underexplored relationships between global technology companies and governments in the digitally developed GCC, and interrogate their impact on human rights. Mission The Berkman Klein Centers mission is to explore and understand cyberspace to study its development, dynamics, norms, and standards and to assess the need or lack thereof for laws and sanctions. IfRFA is a shared program between the Berkman Klein Center Cyber security awareness for students - SlideShare VU Polytechnics Certificate IV in Cyber Security 22334VIC is supported by the Cisco Networking Academy. Or how the UAE's prioritization of applied artificial intelligence to advance citizens’ “happiness and wellbeing" could possibly go wrong. Or how Bahrain's new data protection law will affect data stored in Amazon's new data center there. Despite repressive cybercrime laws and a dismal record of human rights protection online in the Arab region, few in power seem to be asking what the implications of the Saudi government's $3.5 billion investment in Uber might be. Their efforts are being embraced by international organizations encouraging digital development without confronting current digital dilemmas, as well as by global companies, who are both investing in and seeking investment from these states. Data might not be the new oil, and the Middle East isn't China, but Gulf Arab states are seeking a new global role in technology policy and investment.