Saudi Arabia ranks first in the world in the government strategy index for artificial intelligence

Weather of Arabia - The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ranked first in the world in the Government Strategy Index for Artificial Intelligence, which is one of the indicators of the global classification of artificial intelligence issued by Tortoise Intelligence, which measures more than 60 countries in the world, while Germany ranked second and China third in this pointer.

The global classification of artificial intelligence measures more than 100 criteria within seven indicators: government strategy, research and development, competencies, infrastructure, operational environment, and trade, in which the Kingdom won the first place in the government strategy index for artificial intelligence, and the 31st place in the total indicators of the issued classification. About Tortoise, a global company with a global advisory board of AI experts from around the world.

The Kingdom achieved 100% in the index criteria, the most prominent of which is the existence of a national strategy dedicated and approved for artificial intelligence in the Kingdom, the presence of a government agency dedicated to artificial intelligence, the existence of funding and budget for artificial intelligence, and the setting and follow-up of national targets for artificial intelligence.

Saudi Arabia has been interested in artificial intelligence since an early age, when a royal decree was issued in 1440 AH to establish the Saudi Authority for Data and Artificial Intelligence "SADAIA" to be the national reference in everything related to them in terms of organization, development and dealing.

SADAIA led the national direction for data and artificial intelligence to achieve the aspirations of Prince Muhammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Prime Minister and Chairman of the SADAIA Board of Directors, and the goals of Saudi Vision 2030, so she worked on developing the national strategy for data and artificial intelligence in order to unify efforts and launch national initiatives in data and artificial intelligence. and make the best use of them.

The Kingdom has achieved this level, which is in line with the goals of Saudi Vision 2030. Which seeks to occupy a distinguished position in global indicators in various fields.