Saudi Arabia Signs MoUs With IBM, Alibaba, Huawei on AI

Saudi Arabia wants to train 20,000 people over the next decade in the field of AI.

By Reuters | Updated: 23 October 2020 11:35 IST

Saudi Arabia Signs MoUs With IBM, Alibaba, Huawei on AI

Photo Credit: Twitter/ @SDAIA_SA

Delegates discuss during the Global AI Summit

Highlights

Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 reform plan is a package of economic policies
SDAIA and Huawei signed an MOU to recognise Arabic language using AI
SDAIA is seeking IBM's help in developing real use cases of AI in health

The Saudi Authority for Data and Artificial Intelligence on Thursday signed memorandums of understanding with IBM, Alibaba and Huawei in areas of artificial intelligence (AI) at a summit in the kingdom, state news agency SPA said.

SDAIA and Alibaba Cloud announced an MoU to partner in supporting Saudi Arabia's path to develop smart cities through AI, SPA said.

"Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 has clear goals to transform KSA cities into smart ones by unlocking the value of city data as a national asset to realize Vision 2030 aspirations," said Abdullah Bin Sharaf Alghandi, President of SDAIA.

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SDAIA and Huawei signed an MOU to recognise Arabic language and character using AI technology and with the help of researchers from the kingdom and Huawei, according to SDAIA's twitter account.

Learn more about the SDAIA and Huawei partnership:#GlobalAISummit pic.twitter.com/qkIFiMMUa4
— Global AI Summit (@globalaisummit) October 22, 2020

Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 reform plan is a package of economic and social policies designed to free the kingdom from dependence on oil exports.

SDAIA is seeking IBM's help in developing "real use cases" of AI in areas of health, energy and other sectors, as well as training through a strategic relationship, it said.

Learn more about SDAIA and IBM Partnership:#GlobalAISummit pic.twitter.com/pLxiQELLHg
— Global AI Summit (@globalaisummit) October 22, 2020

Saudi Arabia wants to train 20,000 people over the next decade in the field of AI.

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