Riyadh, April 14, 2026, SPA — The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has achieved a new global milestone by ranking first worldwide in the Digital Readiness Framework 2025 issued by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The Kingdom scored 94 out of 100 within the “Very High” category, advancing to first place globally, compared to 90 points and fourth place in the previous year. The Kingdom topped the global ranking, followed by Finland and Germany in second and third place with 93 points each, then the United Kingdom in fourth place with 92 points, Norway in fifth place with 91 points, and France in sixth place with 90 points

John Crane Performance Plus™ modular framework establishes a complete SAP maintenance data build, enabling reliable operations from day one and supporting long term asset performance Saudi Arabia, 16 April 2025: John Crane, a global leader in flow control technologies and an innovator in solutions for rotating equipment, and a business of Smiths Group plc., has supported a gas storage facility in Saudi Arabia ahead of commissioning by building a complete maintenance data set in Systems, Applications and Products in Data Processing (SAP) to support long-term asset reliability. The project was delivered through John Crane’s Re

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