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Buoyed by a new venue to meet increasing exhibitor and visitor demand, LEAP 2024 (https://OneGiantLEAP.com) will take place at Riyadh...

LEAP 2024: World’s Most-Attended Tech Event Returns to Riyadh with Sharpened Focus on Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI)

Saudi Arabia's delegation came out in force in Davos as the country looks to establish itself as a tech hub in the region.

A system that operates under the National Transformation Program, one of the pillars of Saudi Vision 2030, has achieved record results at a fast pace during 2023. The program seeks to accelerate digital transformation in the Kingdom and focuses on a wide range of priorities, including, empowering the private sector, achieving government excellence, and developing economic partnerships.

Over 110 Saudi government agencies benefitted from modern technologies and artificial intelligence, resulting in significant savings and revenue opportunities amounting to $13.6 billion, all made possible through the Estishraf platform. Estishraf, a platform affiliated with the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA), provides future insights for decision-makers in the Kingdom.

The average monthly salaries of Saudis employed in the government and private sectors accounted for SR9872 by the end of the third quarter of the year 2023 while the average salaries of females reached about SR6280.

The Saudi Post (SPL), in collaboration with the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority, has issued four commemorative stamps, valued at SAR3 each, that acknowledge the endeavors of SDAIA. The stamps showcase the significant advancements in AI and feature the phrase "AI for the good of humanity", to underscore the positive impact and benefits of AI technology.

National Olympiad for Programming and Artificial Intelligence (ATHKA) has set a record with over 260,000 Saudi male and female students from intermediate and secondary levels participating. Representing over 10,000 schools in the Kingdom, this makes it the largest national Olympiad to reach such extensive participation. The surge in involvement indicates a significant rise in the Kingdom's youth awareness and interest in programming and AI technologies, SPA reported.

The United Nations High-level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence, composed of 38 members from various countries worldwide, has held its first in-person meeting in New York City, with the participation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.The Kingdom was represented in the UN Advisory Body by the Shu ..

The United Nations High-level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence, composed of 38 members from various countries worldwide, has held its first in-person meeting in New York City, with the participation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.