The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ranked first across the Arab world and and 22nd globally in the Global Artificial Intelligence Index, showed Tortoise Intelligence Index report.
According to the report, the Kingdom ranked second worldwide in the “Government Strategy” standard, and took the 9th place globally in the “Operating environment” standard.
The Global AI Index is underpinned by 143 indicators split across seven sub-pillars: Talent, Infrastructure, Operating Environment, Research, Development, Government Strategy and Commercial.
The following table shows the Kingdom’s ranking in the index’s indicator:
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The Kingdom's Ranking in AI Sub-Pillars |
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Indicator |
Sub-Pillars |
Global Rank |
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Implementation |
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46 |
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22 |
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9 |
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Innovation |
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12 |
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25 |
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Investment |
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2 |
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46 |
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The Kingdom advanced by seven places compared to last year, as it came in 29th across the world in 2019, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
The Kingdom's progression to seven places in the global AI index in one year affirmed the leadership's keenness and constant support for this pivotal sector at the national level, the Chairman of the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA), Dr. Abdullah bin Sharaf Al-Ghamdi said.
He pointed out that the Kingdom's access to this advanced rank came as a result of the efforts integration of government agencies and entities that participated in the implementation of the National Transformation Program (NTP) initiatives in line with the Kingdom's 2030 vision.
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