Saudi Arabia launched a number of technology initiatives to enhance the Kingdom’s global ranking in digital areas such as artificial intelligence.
Saudi officials launched the initiatives at a conference in the capital Riyadh. The first program is called “Hima,” which aims to support innovation in enterprises with value of SR2.5 billion, Minister of Communication and Information Technology Abdullah Al-Swaha said.
Saudi Arabia aims to be one of the top 5 countries globally in AI, and this requires the creation of 25,000 specialists jobs in data science and AI before 2030, Abdullah Al-Ghamdi, head of the Saudi Authority of Data and Artificial Intelligence, said.