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PurposeThis study mainly focuses on the potentiality of the e-commerce industry's opportunities and limitations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) specifically toward non-oil revenue sectors.Design/methodology/approachE-commerce contribution to the retail market industry becomes more global and more flexible with the rapid growth of the Internet and information technology revolution. A new way of conducting business is rendered by e-commerce, which helps to make a profit electronically.FindingsThe main contributions of e-commerce are management of company operations, easy and cheaper ways of extending their markets and coordinating with the value chain across different borders. In addition, the Internet and e-commerce are responsible for removing language barriers, cultural diversification and extending the market to the national boundaries. The countries would have many innovative and dynamic aspects by the beginning of the global market that increases national revenue, market, employment opportunity, capital and access to technology and information.Originality/valueAt present, KSA's national revenue mostly depends on oil and its related commodities, while other trades compete with the global market and increase national income. So, it is essential to increase other Saudi products to reach a global business level through e-commerce. Moreover, the study suggests accessing new markets and participating in global production to improve e-commerce structure without affecting current employment patterns, industry structure, productivity and Saudi culture.

For the last five years, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has taken a leading role in the Middle East in providing effective electronic government (e-government) services and encouraging their use. The global average for government website usage by citizens is about 30%. The vast majority of Saudi citizens visit government offices to obtain information rather than making transactions through government portals. However, it is apparent that the rate of global e-government adoption has fallen below expectations, although some countries are doing better than others. Clearly, a better understanding of why and how citizens use government websites, as well as their general disposition towards e-governance, is an important research issue. This paper advances the discussion on this issue by proposing a conceptual model of e-government adoption that places users at the focal point of e-government adoption strategies.

In recent years, cloud computing has received a lot of attention in academic and industrial sectors. Cloud technology facilitates data sharing and enables cost efficiency, playing a vital role in the present as well as for the foreseeable future. In this paper, we briefly elaborate on the structure of cloud-based digital resource sharing suitable for academic and digital libraries by implementing multi-tenant and load-balancing techniques. We then suggest improving the current user service model with private cloud storage as a new paradigm for digital resource sharing for other sectors, including medical and financial. This paper shows a summary of cloud computing and its possible applications, combined with digital data optimisation for web-based services. This study could aid in the identification and generation of cloud-based services that use multi-tenant and load-balancing methodologies for the best quality of service.