The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, represented by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA), showcased its pioneering AI achievements during the 4th Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) Plenary Meeting held at the OECD headquarters on November 12 and 13 in Paris, reaffirming the Kingdom's commitment to supporting international efforts for developing AI responsibly and ethically to serve humanity and global sustainable development.
During the meeting, SDAIA Chief Strategy Officer Abdullah Alkhodairi highlighted the Kingdom's key achievements in AI governance and regulation, as well as its efforts to build a leading national system that ensures the responsible and sustainable use of modern technologies.
He emphasized that the Kingdom has made AI a cornerstone of Saudi Vision 2030, launching the National Strategy for Data and AI (NSDAI) and training over one million Saudis through the SAMAI program to build national capabilities.
Alkhodairi detailed several strategic initiatives, including launching 10 AI regulatory frameworks, introducing the National AI Index to measure government readiness, and establishing the International Center for AI Research and Ethics (ICAIRE) under UNESCO auspices.
Furthermore, he noted SDAIA's development of the ALLaM AI model, ranked among the best globally in Arabic, and the creation of HUMAIN, a company owned by the Public Investment Fund, to enhance the national AI ecosystem.
He affirmed that these steps contribute to solidifying the Kingdom's position as a global hub for future technologies.
He also highlighted the rise in women's labor-market participation to 36% and the launch of high-quality national programs such as the SDAIA Academy and the National Olympiad for Programming and Artificial Intelligence to develop local talent.