Data availabilitySummary statistics generated by COVID-19 Host Genetics Initiative are available online (https://www.covid19hg.org/results/r6/). The analyses described here use the freeze 6 data. The COVID-19 Host Genetics Initiative continues to regularly release new data freezes. Summary statistics for samples from individuals of non-European ancestry are not currently available owing to the small individual sample sizes of these groups, but the results for 23 loci lead variants are reported in Supplementary Table 3. Individual-level data can be requested directly from the authors of the contributing studies, listed in Supplementary Table 1.

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Digital technologies, such as cloud computing, have transformed business activities, particularly in the public domain. In the corporate sector, where cloud computing technology has long been implemented, some organisations have succeeded, while others have been less successful. Saudi Arabia has enthusiastically supported the move to cloud computing technology; however, from a business perspective, its implementation of government cloud technology is still relatively nascent and has faced numerous challenges. The existing literature suggests that the government cloud migration depends not only on project drivers, but also on considerable barriers, which often delay successful implementation. Furthermore, many current barriers and drivers clearly involve the roles of cloud vendors, meaning that cloud vendors must be fully engaged in order to develop comprehensive solutions. Addressing this phenomenon from the lens of enterprise architecture (EA) may support the development of appropriate deployment requirements for optimal government cloud implementation. Thus, this paper is a research in progress that analyses the major barriers and drivers affecting cloud implementation in public organisations, taking into consideration the perspectives of cloud consumers and vendors. This paper also introduces a mapping conceptual model throughout The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) that supports a novel framework for tackling these barriers and their influences and enhancing drivers via a set of requirements.

The research aims to develop a framework that generates sustainable performance systems and determines appropriate key performance indicators for the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission (SACM) in Australia. The study adopts the Parmenter (2015) framework to guide the study through combining the vision, goals, and strategies of SACM as well as its critical success factors. Appropriate KPIs are then developed using five procedural steps proposed by Keeble et al. (2003). The study employs semi‐structured interviews with senior managers and staff in the academic department at SACM and a focus group with external experts. The results depict four perspectives on the balanced scorecard for SACM. In total, 12 CSFs closely connected to actual work activities and 30 indicators of the most important daily activities are identified. This paper provides crucial information for academic researchers, managers, and human resources practitioners seeking more insight into KPI development in public sector organizations.

Abstract-In this special session we meet a set of projects in computer science and engineering education at a university in Saudi Arabia. They are the product of a pedagogical development course ran in collaboration with a Swedish university during the academic year 2013/2014. The projects reflect the local situation, with its possibilities and challenges, and suggest steps to take, in the local environment, to enhance education. As such it is a unique document that brings insights from computer science and engineering education into the international literature.