Saudi Arabia, through SDAIA, has launched a broad set of national initiatives to accelerate AI growth and position the Kingdom as a leader in data- and AI-driven economies.

A flagship Rowad Package connects entrepreneurs and startups to customer data by electronically linking with the National Information Center's databases to verify data.

SDAIA is being positioned as Saudi Arabia's central regulator, developer, and application authority for data and AI, coordinating the nation’s move into leadership in AI-powered innovation.

Saudi Arabia ranks second globally in language model progress, while AI-related job growth lags behind India and Brazil.

The AI Ethics Incentive Badges were introduced to promote responsible AI use, offering a framework and over 50 accreditation certificates to national AI companies for products in priority sectors.

The AI Ethics Incentive Badges establish global-best-practice standards and provide accreditation to more than 50 national AI companies.

Saudi Arabia is among the top 10 global leaders in AI, with notable achievements like ALLaM, an Arabic-language generative AI model, and growing AI-related employment opportunities.

The Gaia AI accelerator, funded by SDAIA and NTDP in collaboration with New Native, accelerates startups’ market entry and growth.

Saudi Arabia ranks seventh globally in attracting AI talent and eighth in public AI awareness and specialized scientific citations, signaling strong research activity and societal engagement with AI.

The SDAIA Academy expanded national capabilities by offering advanced data and AI training through partnerships with international organizations, including the SAMAI initiative that trained over one million Saudis in data and AI skills.

SAMAI, in collaboration with multiple government entities, aims to enable one million Saudis to engage with AI, making it one of the world’s largest broad-based training programs.