Riyadh -Under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, the activities of the World Summit on Artificial Intelligence began today, under the slogan: “Artificial intelligence for the good of humanity and It will continue until tomorrow.

In his speech at the opening the summit, His Highness the Crown Prince said: “Your Excellencies,Highness,d Ladies and Gentlemen, Peace,mercy and blessings of God be upon you .

Welcome to the first edition of the Global Artificial Intelligence Summit in Riyadh.Welcome from the city of Riyadh, from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ... where we strive to become a major meeting place for the world ... for the East and the West ... We embrace artificial intelligence and harness its capabilities together and unleash its potential for the good of all humanity.

At the G20 summit in Japan last year, we emphasized the importance of artificial intelligence, which took its pivotal position in mapping our present and our future.

The year 2020 was an exceptional year to test the potential of artificial intelligence at a time when we are witnessing the formation of a new global situation that redefines our ways of life, our work and our learning, and this invites us all to think and work with our fullest potential in order to improve our societies and economies, and in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, we translate this by launching the National Data Strategy for Artificial Intelligence with a clear ambition to make the Kingdom a model for artificial intelligence in the world.

Here, I invite all dreamers, innovators, investors and opinion leaders to join us in the Kingdom, to achieve this ambition together and build a pioneering model to unlock the value of data and artificial intelligence to build knowledge economies and advance our present and future generations.

We are aware of the dangers of the digital divide between the developed and developing countries, and the challenge posed by 2020, which represents an expansion of
this gap and the difficulties that many countries will face in keeping pace with digital progress, especially in the field of artificial intelligence. In the Kingdom, we have taken the initiative to address these challenges and reduce the gap in utilizing the potential of artificial intelligence.

At this summit, we look forward to announcing a number of important initiatives with our global partners to accelerate the adoption of the potential of artificial
intelligence to achieve sustainable development and to enhance the benefit from global expertise in this field.

In conclusion, I invite you all to work in a spirit of cooperation to draw together the future of artificial intelligence in a way that serves all societies, provides participation over competition, and focuses on ways of reliable and responsible use of artificial intelligence and its applications, in the service of humanity.

Peace, mercy and blessings of God be upon you”.

The launch of the National Strategy for Data and Artificial Intelligence

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - represented by the Saudi Authority for Data and Artificial Intelligence - launched the National Strategy for Data and Artificial Intelligence (Nusdi), through which it looks forward to playing a pivotal role in shaping the future of data and artificial intelligence in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the world.

Abdullah bin Sharaf Al-Ghamdi, Chairman of the Saudi Authority for Data and Artificial Intelligence, said that the strategy is based on six dimensions: establishing the Kingdom’s position as a global center, developing the workforce, building the most encouraging legislative environment for companies and talent, attracting effective financing for investment opportunities, and empowering the best specialized research institutions to lead innovation, And stimulating the adoption of data and artificial intelligence technologies.

It worth noting that More than 200 experts and decision-makers will participate in the global summit organized by the Saudi Authority for Data and Artificial Intelligence (SDAA), which will include dialogues of global importance, whether in terms of recovering from the pandemic or trends that shape the field of artificial intelligence, during which some of the strategic considerations necessary to establish An effective system for artificial intelligence, encouraging cooperation between leaders in
this field, and exploring appropriate national strategic options. The activities of the World Summit on Artificial Intelligence is broadcasted directly on the official website, as well as through its social media accounts: Twitter,YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn, and the public can interact with the
summit’s work via the hashtag #GlobalAISummit.

The World Summit on Artificial Intelligence comes in the context of the Kingdom’s endeavor to achieve its aspirations for global leadership through the data-based economy and artificial intelligence. The summit highlights the role of the Saudi Authority for Data and Artificial Intelligence (SADAA) in the strategic leadership of the alternative economy in cooperation with many relevant parties in achieving the goals of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030.