Government officials and experts from major global technology companies stressed the importance of strengthening partnerships between the government and private sectors to employ artificial intelligence applications to serve the aspirations of humanity and design a better future for all societies.
The “Artificial Intelligence Retreat”, which will be held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman of the Executive Council and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Dubai Future Foundation, next Tuesday at the “Museum of the Future”, is the largest gathering of its kind to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence applications and uses. With the participation of more than 1,000 decision-makers, experts, and officials from the government and private sectors, to review the most important trends, solutions, and future opportunities in the world of artificial intelligence, to explore and launch qualitative initiatives and partnerships.
The retreat includes keynote sessions and panel discussions at the “Museum of the Future,” in addition to various workshops and events organized by private technology companies in the 2071 area of the Emirates Towers in Dubai to showcase the latest artificial intelligence technologies.
Commissioner General of the Infrastructure, Urban Planning and Quality of Life Track, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority, Mattar Al Tayer, said that the artificial intelligence retreat supports the efforts of the Dubai government in employing artificial intelligence to improve the quality of life for residents, enhance sustainability and efficiency of services, and achieve the goals of the Dubai Agenda. Economic (D33).
He added that the retreat will contribute to coming up with initiatives, ideas, and creating new digital solutions, products, and services that achieve happiness for the population, as well as strengthening the digital infrastructure, and developing and operating innovative products.
For his part, Managing Director and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, said that the retreat will come up with important recommendations that examine opportunities to make optimal use of advanced technological tools and employ them in developing vital sectors, ensuring their use in constructive and positive ways, for the benefit of humanity and enhancing the quality of life.
He said that the retreat will provide a platform for sharing future visions, creative ideas and innovative projects, and contribute to accelerating the adoption of uses and applications of artificial intelligence to transform the Emirate of Dubai into a global laboratory for artificial intelligence governance and legislation, by providing all the capabilities to attract innovators, creators and leading technology companies in the world.
In turn, Director General of the Department of Economy and Tourism in Dubai, Helal Saeed Al Marri, said: “Our strategy focuses on benefiting from modern technology, and enhancing the role of companies specialized in artificial intelligence that combine digital as well as traditional economic pillars, and this approach will contribute to accelerating the pace of learning, innovation and governance. This ensures the establishment of an ideal environment for companies and talented people in this field,” pointing out that Dubai seeks, through its leadership in the governance and legislation of artificial intelligence, to provide an opportunity to benefit from its advanced applications.
In the same context, Assistant Minister of Cabinet Affairs for Strategic Affairs, Hoda Al Hashemi, confirmed that the Artificial Intelligence Retreat is an important platform to review transformational projects that employ advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence applications and data, to improve government frameworks and bring about change, by encouraging innovation and pushing efforts to reach a state The UAE is at the forefront of countries in the world in generating ideas and transforming them into innovative practices.
Director General of Dubai Municipality, Dawoud Al Hajri, stressed that the Artificial Intelligence Retreat is a specific path to exploring the broad opportunities offered by artificial intelligence technologies, accelerating their adoption and employing them in innovative solutions that serve various sectors.
For his part, Director General of the Dubai Government Human Resources Department, Abdullah Ali bin Zayed Al Falasi, said: “Artificial intelligence has occupied a great deal of attention recently, due to the rapidly developing and comprehensive capabilities that it characterizes. Hence, there is an urgent need to develop the knowledge and capabilities of government employees about the uses and opportunities that must be quickly discovered and to harness the capabilities of this technology to provide public service in a smarter way every time.”
In addition, Marwan Zeineddine, CEO of SAP in the Emirates, said: “The artificial intelligence solutions for business that our company provides are consistent with Dubai’s aspirations to employ artificial intelligence to raise competitiveness rates and promote innovation and sustainable growth.”
For his part, General Manager of Microsoft UAE, Naeem Yazbek, said that recent developments in the field of artificial intelligence support individuals and institutions in facing various major challenges, and enhance levels of productivity, creativity and innovation.
In turn, Mohammed Al Balushi, CEO of the Innovation Hub at the Dubai International Financial Centre, said: “Through our participation in the Artificial Intelligence Retreat, we seek to actively participate in this meaningful dialogue about the future of artificial intelligence.”
Sessions and topics
Over a full day of events, key sessions, panel discussions, and workshops, attendees at the Artificial Intelligence Retreat in Dubai will discuss the most important challenges in the field of artificial intelligence, including policies, legislation, governance, exploring, developing, and attracting talent, enhancing digital infrastructure, and developing the capabilities of data centers that support the uses of intelligence. Artificial resources, in addition to financing, research, and other possibilities.
The seminars focus on four main themes: including financing and financial support, infrastructure, data enablement, and talent development.
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