Saudi Authority for Data and Artificial Intelligence

The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) is a government agency in Saudi Arabia that was established by a royal decree on 30 August 2019.[1] The authority has three other bodies linked to it. Two of which were also created by a royal decree on the same day.[2] These two bodies are a center called "The National Centre for Artificial Intelligence" and an office called "The National Data Management Office."[3][2] The third is the National Information Center, which is an existing entity.

Agency overview
Formed30 August 2019
JurisdictionGovernment of Saudi Arabia
HeadquartersSaudi Arabia, Riyadh
Employees200-500
Agency executives
  • Dr. Abdullah bin Sharaf Alghamdi, President
  • Saleh bin Mohammed Alothaim, Vice President
Websitehttps://sdaia.gov.sa

The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) celebrated the launch of its brand identity at an event held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel on 4 March 2020,[4] in Riyadh under the theme, 'Data is the Oil of the 21st Century'.

Structure

The authority is directly linked to the Prime Minister and will be governed by a board of directors chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister.[2]

References
  1. "King Salman issues royal decrees, including creation of industry and resources ministry". Arab News. 2019-08-30. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  2. "King Salman issues royal decrees, including setting up of industry and resources ministry". Saudigazette. 2019-08-30. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  3. "National Centre for AI to drive Saudi Arabia's digital future: minister". TahawulTech.com. 2019-09-01. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  4. Authority (SDAIA), Saudi Data & Artificial Intelligence. "Data and AI to Add More Than USD 10 Billion to Saudi Arabia's Economy". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2021-01-03.


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