Microsoft to upskill 100k UAE workers in AI; and more Middle East AI News
Carrington Malin
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Middle East AI News – 17-Oct-24
Talent
Microsoft to upskill 100,000 UAE government workers in AI
#UAE #skills – Microsoft announced the AI National Skills Initiative at GITEX GLOBAL, which aims to upskill 100,000 government employees across the UAE in AI over the next year. Forging agreements with the governments of Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah, the initiative aims to make the UAE one of the most prepared AI governments globally. (Middle East AI News )
#UAE #talent - The UAE is attracting global talent and cultivating homegrown talent to sustain the AI sector’s growth. According to H.E. Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri , Minister of Economy, “The UAE ranks second only to the US in attracting top AI talent, with many of these experts now calling the UAE home,” (Gulf News )
#Saudi #edtech – Saudi Arabia’s National eLearning Center has launched the AI Sandbox initiative to support innovation in AI-powered digital learning solutions. The initiative will support researchers, developers, and educators in experimenting with AI in education. (SPA )
Economy
#UAE #cloud - Microsoft and its partners, along with customers leveraging cloud technologies, could generate $74.4 billion in new revenues for the UAE economy over the next four years, according to new IDC study commissioned by the software giant. Download PDF . (Zawya )
#Saudi #licences – Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Commerce recorded a 48% rise in AI business licence registrations in Q3 2024, with 10,183 licences registered compared to 6,832 in the same quarter last year. (Maal )
GITEX GLOBAL
#UAE #GITEXGLOBAL - Over 400 award-winning AI startups presented their solutions at Expand North Star 2024 . The mega-event was organised by Dubai World Trade Centre and hosted by Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy at Dubai Harbour from October 13-16, alongside GITEX GLOBAL . (WAM )
LLMs
#UAE #LLMs– Tarjama& announced the launch of Pronoia, a suite of small language models (SLMs) designed for Arabic-English translation tasks. Pronoia 7B and Pronoia 14B target enterprise-level applications for business, legal, and medical Arabic content. (Middle East AI News )
#UAE #evaluation – Arabic AI platform 2A2I has launched a two-week annotation sprint for the A.L. Rage Rag Evaluation benchmark, supported by Hugging Face and Argilla . The project aims to improve Arabic AI datasets. (LinkedIn )
Startups
#UAE #startups – Presight has launched a three-month AI Startup Accelerator to support early-stage AI startups. The program allows startups from MENA, South-East Asia, and Central Asia to leverage Presight’s infrastructure, along with G42 's resources. (Middle East AI News )
#UAE #mentalhealth – Takalam and Inception are partnering to enhance mental healthcare with AI. Their new conversational AI system replaces traditional questionnaires, enabling therapists to capture better patient data. (LinkedIn )
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AI Policy
#UAE #foreignpolicy – The UAE Government has approved its first foreign policy framework for AI, aimed at leading global AI discussions and clarifying the UAE's stance on AI ethics, regulation, and responsible AI use. (Middle East AI News )
#UAE #policy – The UAE Government and the World Economic Forum have launched a Strategic Intelligence Hub powered by AI to support the implementation of the We the UAE Vision 2031. The platform provides policymakers and experts with insights across 78 policy areas. (Middle East AI News )
Cloud
#UAE #cloud - UAE telecom e& has signed a deal valued at more than $1 billion with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to accelerate the adoption of cloud solutions and drive digital transformation in the region. (The National )
#UAE #infrastructure– AMD and UAE sovereign cloud leader Core42 have signed a strategic agreement to accelerate AI and secure cloud deployments. Core42 will trial AMD's Instinct GPU accelerators. (Zawya )
Data Centres
#UAE #datacentres - Khazna Data Centres , one of the industry's largest operators in the Middle East, will be building a 100-megawatt data centre in Ajman, which will be its biggest in the UAE. The company plans to scale to 840 MW by 2029. (The National )
#Thailand #UAE #datacentres – Dubai’s Edgnex Data Centers , a subsidiary of Damac Group , will invest $1 billion in data centres in Thailand. The first data centre is set to open in Bangkok by March 2025, in partnership with Proen Corp . (Tech In Asia )
M&A
#UAE #infrastructure – MDS System Integration Group has acquired a majority stake in UAE AI startup AIdeology . The startup, an NVIDIA Elite Partner, has been instrumental in deploying large GPU clusters in the Gulf region. (Zawya )
#Saudi #services – Saudi-based Tawaref has acquired Amaana.ai to enhance business entry into Saudi Arabia. Amaana uses AI to automate market entry processes for companies expanding into the Kingdom. (Wamda )
Smart cities
#UAE #SmartCities – Presight has launched the Intelli smart city platform at GITEX Global . The AI-powered platform supports operational management across smart cities, airports, utilities, and public safety with scalability and seamless integration. (Zawya )
Robotics
#UAE #robotics – The 36th edition of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) took place at Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi this week. This is the first-ever global IEEE robotics conference hosted in the Middle East. (Khalifa University )
Sports
#UAE #sports - Developed in partnership with The Future Laboratory , G42 has published a report on how AI will redefine sport, including strategy, talent scouting, fan engagement, athlete health, and performance. Download PDF . (Zawya )
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Great to see the UAE making significant strides in AI development with Microsoft’s initiatives to upskill government workers and contribute billions to the economy. The growth of AI startups, innovative collaborations like AMD with Core42, and new platforms like the Presight AI Startup Accelerator are further positioning the region as a leader in this space. Exciting developments all around!
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1 个月?? Great round up once again Carrington Malin! Thank you.
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1 个月The UAE economy is set for a huge boost Carrington Microsoft’s cloud contributions are impressive.
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1 个月Microsoft's initiatives are set to significantly boost the UAE's AI landscape. Impressive developments
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