{"publisher":"Cicada (cicadaconsultancy.online)","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Cite as: Cicada (cicadaconsultancy.online)","docs":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/llms.txt","last_verified":"2026-10-03","count":112,"items":[{"id":"gain-2026-fourth-edition-riyadh","event_date":"2026-09-15","published":"2026-10-03","category":"events","importance":3,"title":{"en":"Riyadh hosts Global AI Week with the fourth GAIN Summit and UNESCO ethics forum","ar":"الرياض تستضيف أسبوع الذكاء الاصطناعي العالمي بالنسخة الرابعة من القمة العالمية ومنتدى اليونسكو للأخلاقيات"},"summary":{"en":"The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) scheduled the fourth Global AI Summit (GAIN) for 15-17 September 2026, at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center under the patronage of the Crown Prince. The summit was part of Saudi Arabia's Global AI Week, alongside the 4th UNESCO Global Forum on the Ethics of AI (14-17 September). ICAIRE's forum site reports that the UNESCO forum concluded with about 60 ministers and heads of delegation, 200 speakers and more than 10,000 visitors, and that SDAIA honored more than 20 companies with responsible-AI badges and launched four professional certifications on 17-18 September.","ar":"حدّدت الهيئة السعودية للبيانات والذكاء الاصطناعي (سدايا) موعد النسخة الرابعة من القمة العالمية للذكاء الاصطناعي في 15-17 سبتمبر 2026 في مركز الملك عبدالعزيز الدولي للمؤتمرات برعاية ولي العهد. وتأتي القمة ضمن «أسبوع الذكاء الاصطناعي العالمي» في السعودية، إلى جانب المنتدى العالمي الرابع لأخلاقيات الذكاء الاصطناعي التابع لليونسكو في 14-17 سبتمبر. ويفيد موقع المنتدى الذي يديره المركز الدولي لأبحاث وأخلاقيات الذكاء الاصطناعي بأن منتدى اليونسكو اختُتم بمشاركة نحو 60 وزيراً ورئيس وفد و200 متحدث وأكثر من 10,000 زائر، وبأن سدايا كرّمت أكثر من 20 شركة بشارات الممارسات المسؤولة للذكاء الاصطناعي وأطلقت أربع شهادات مهنية في 17 و18 سبتمبر."},"entities":["SDAIA","Global AI Summit","UNESCO"],"figures":[],"sources":[{"url":"https://gfeai.icaire.org/en/news","publisher":"ICAIRE (UNESCO Global Forum on the Ethics of AI)","title":"4th Global Forum on the Ethics of AI: news","published":"2026-09-18"},{"url":"https://www.spa.gov.sa/en/N2442987","publisher":"Saudi Press Agency (SPA)","title":"SDAIA to Host Fourth Global AI Summit in September 2026 under Royal Patronage","published":null},{"url":"https://www.arabnews.com/node/2622473/amp","publisher":"Arab News","title":"Saudi Arabia's AI authority announces details of 2026 GAIN summit","published":null},{"url":"https://www.spa.gov.sa/en/N2527043","publisher":"Saudi Press Agency (SPA)","title":"GAIN Summit Showcases Fourth Edition Strategy in Riyadh at MWC Barcelona 2026","published":null},{"url":"https://www.arabnews.com/node/2654642/saudi-arabia","publisher":"Arab News","title":"Riyadh to host 4th global forum on AI ethics","published":null}],"verification":"corrected","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/gain-2026-fourth-edition-riyadh","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/gain-2026-fourth-edition-riyadh","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/gain-2026-fourth-edition-riyadh.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/gain-2026-fourth-edition-riyadh.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/gain-2026-fourth-edition-riyadh.jpg"},{"id":"humain-seeks-external-investment-2026","event_date":"2026-09-09","published":"2026-10-03","category":"investment","importance":2,"title":{"en":"HUMAIN prepares IPO and outside capital, Fortune reports","ar":"«فورتشن»: هيوماين تستعد لطرح عام أولي وجذب رؤوس أموال خارجية"},"summary":{"en":"Fortune reported on 9 September 2026 that HUMAIN has begun preparations for an IPO. CEO Tareq Amin said at FII in October 2025 that he aims to list in both Saudi Arabia and New York by 2029. Fortune, citing Bloomberg, said HUMAIN plans to raise a $2.5 billion fund for data center expansion, and Amin said the $10 billion global AI venture fund first outlined in 2025 could launch at an even larger scale by the end of 2026. An Alvarez & Marsal report cited by Fortune says Saudi Arabia's AI and cloud expansion by 2030 will need up to $42 billion of project capital, including $32 billion of debt, if about half of announced data center capacity is delivered; the estimate covers the national build-out, not HUMAIN alone. An adviser quoted by Fortune said PIF has been explicit that portfolio companies must reduce their draw on the sovereign.","ar":"ذكرت «فورتشن» في 9 سبتمبر 2026 أن هيوماين بدأت الاستعدادات لطرح عام أولي. وكان الرئيس التنفيذي طارق أمين قد قال في مبادرة مستقبل الاستثمار في أكتوبر 2025 إنه يهدف إلى الإدراج في السعودية ونيويورك بحلول 2029. ونقلت «فورتشن» عن «بلومبرغ» أن هيوماين تخطط لجمع صندوق بقيمة 2.5 مليار دولار للتوسع في مراكز البيانات، وقال أمين إن صندوق الاستثمار الجريء العالمي في الذكاء الاصطناعي بقيمة 10 مليارات دولار، الذي أُعلن عنه للمرة الأولى في 2025، قد يُطلق بحجم أكبر بنهاية 2026. ويشير تقرير لشركة «ألفاريز آند مارسال» أوردته «فورتشن» إلى أن توسع الذكاء الاصطناعي والحوسبة السحابية في السعودية بحلول 2030 سيتطلب ما يصل إلى 42 مليار دولار من رأس مال المشاريع، منها 32 مليار دولار ديناً، إذا نُفذ نحو نصف سعة مراكز البيانات المعلنة، وهو تقدير يشمل البناء الوطني بأكمله وليس هيوماين وحدها. ونقلت «فورتشن» عن مستشار أن صندوق الاستثمارات العامة أوضح أن الشركات التابعة له يجب أن تقلص اعتمادها على الصندوق السيادي."},"entities":["HUMAIN","PIF","Fortune"],"figures":[{"label":"planned data-centre fund (Bloomberg report)","label_ar":"صندوق مراكز البيانات المخطط (تقرير بلومبرغ)","value":2.5,"unit":"USD bn"},{"label":"project capital needed through 2030, Saudi AI and cloud (Alvarez & Marsal)","label_ar":"رأس مال المشاريع المطلوب حتى 2030 للذكاء الاصطناعي والسحابة في السعودية («ألفاريز آند مارسال»)","value":42,"unit":"USD bn"},{"label":"debt portion (Alvarez & Marsal)","label_ar":"حصة الدين («ألفاريز آند مارسال»)","value":32,"unit":"USD bn"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://fortune.com/2026/09/09/saudis-humain-turns-to-outside-investment-as-the-kingdom-reins-in-fiscal-spending/","publisher":"Fortune","title":"Saudi's Humain seeks external investment to fuel its AI ambitions","published":"2026-09-09"}],"verification":"corrected","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/humain-seeks-external-investment-2026","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/humain-seeks-external-investment-2026","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/humain-seeks-external-investment-2026.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/humain-seeks-external-investment-2026.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/humain-seeks-external-investment-2026.jpg"},{"id":"humain-m3-arabic-frontier-model-2026","event_date":"2026-09-03","published":"2026-10-03","category":"ai","importance":2,"title":{"en":"HUMAIN unveils humain-m3, a 428bn-parameter Arabic model built with MiniMax","ar":"هيوماين تكشف عن «humain-m3»، نموذج عربي بـ428 مليار معلمة بُني بالتعاون مع «ميني ماكس»"},"summary":{"en":"At LEAP on 3 September 2026 HUMAIN announced humain-m3, a 428-billion-parameter mixture-of-experts Arabic model commissioned from MiniMax and further pre-trained on more than one trillion Arabic-native tokens. HUMAIN says it scored highest on average across seven public Arabic benchmarks. The model is in research preview on HUMAIN Node, with weights to be released under the MiniMax Community License after safety training. HUMAIN also unveiled HUMAIN Voice for multiple Arabic dialects.","ar":"أعلنت هيوماين في مؤتمر ليب بتاريخ 3 سبتمبر 2026 عن «humain-m3»، وهو نموذج عربي بحجم 428 مليار معلمة يقوم على بنية «مزيج الخبراء» (Mixture of Experts)، كلّفت بتطويره شركة «ميني ماكس» (MiniMax)، ودُرّب مسبقاً بشكل إضافي على أكثر من تريليون رمز عربي أصلي. وتقول هيوماين إنه حقق أعلى متوسط في سبعة مقاييس عربية عامة. والنموذج متاح للمعاينة البحثية على «هيوماين نود»، على أن تُتاح أوزانه بموجب رخصة «ميني ماكس» المجتمعية بعد التدريب على السلامة. وكشفت هيوماين كذلك عن «هيوماين فويس» لعدة لهجات عربية."},"entities":["HUMAIN","MiniMax","humain-m3","HUMAIN Voice"],"figures":[{"label":"parameters","label_ar":"المعاملات","value":428000000000,"unit":"count"},{"label":"Arabic training tokens (more than)","label_ar":"رموز التدريب العربية (أكثر من)","value":1000000000000,"unit":"count"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.zawya.com/en/press-release/companies-news/humain-unveils-humain-m3-a-frontier-arabic-language-model-developed-by-minimax-in-research-preview-on-humain-node-478053","publisher":"Zawya (press release)","title":"HUMAIN unveils humain-m3, a frontier Arabic language model developed by MiniMax, in research preview on HUMAIN Node","published":"2026-09-04"},{"url":"https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/humain-unveils-428b-parameter-arabic","publisher":"Middle East AI News","title":"HUMAIN unveils 428B parameter Arabic model with MiniMax","published":"2026-09-03"},{"url":"https://enterpriseam.com/menaplus/2026/09/04/saudi-secures-new-compute-offtakers-and-builders-at-leap/","publisher":"Enterprise","title":"Saudi secures new compute offtakers and builders at LEAP","published":"2026-09-04"}],"verification":"corrected","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/humain-m3-arabic-frontier-model-2026","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/humain-m3-arabic-frontier-model-2026","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/humain-m3-arabic-frontier-model-2026.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/humain-m3-arabic-frontier-model-2026.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/humain-m3-arabic-frontier-model-2026.jpg"},{"id":"humain-nvidia-ai-cloud-live-2026","event_date":"2026-09-01","published":"2026-10-03","category":"datacenters","importance":2,"title":{"en":"HUMAIN launches Nvidia Blackwell Ultra cloud at 1.1MW, targets 35MW in 2027","ar":"هيوماين تطلق سحابة إنفيديا Blackwell Ultra بسعة 1.1 ميغاواط وتستهدف 35 ميغاواط في 2027"},"summary":{"en":"HUMAIN launched its Nvidia-powered AI cloud, running HGX B300 Blackwell Ultra systems, with 1.1 MW of operational capacity, per Enterprise, and utilization above 90%, per HUMAIN. The Ministry of Commerce is among the first users, for inspections, fraud detection and business registration. HUMAIN plans roughly 35 MW by mid-2027 (35.1 MW in Enterprise's report), against longer-term goals of 1.9 GW by 2030 and 6.6 GW by 2034.","ar":"أطلقت هيوماين سحابتها للذكاء الاصطناعي العاملة بتقنيات إنفيديا، بأنظمة HGX B300 Blackwell Ultra، بسعة تشغيلية 1.1 ميغاواط بحسب «إنتربرايز»، ومعدل استخدام يتجاوز 90 في المائة بحسب هيوماين. ومن بين أوائل المستخدمين وزارة التجارة في أعمال التفتيش وكشف الغش وتسجيل الأعمال. وتخطط الشركة للوصول إلى نحو 35 ميغاواط بحلول منتصف 2027 (35.1 ميغاواط بحسب «إنتربرايز»)، مقابل أهداف أبعد هي 1.9 غيغاواط بحلول 2030 و6.6 غيغاواط بحلول 2034."},"entities":["HUMAIN","Nvidia","Ministry of Commerce"],"figures":[{"label":"operational capacity","label_ar":"السعة التشغيلية","value":1.1,"unit":"MW"},{"label":"target 2027","label_ar":"مستهدف 2027","value":35.1,"unit":"MW"},{"label":"target 2030","label_ar":"مستهدف 2030","value":1.9,"unit":"GW"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://enterpriseam.com/menaplus/2026/09/04/saudi-secures-new-compute-offtakers-and-builders-at-leap/","publisher":"Enterprise","title":"Saudi secures new compute offtakers and builders at LEAP","published":"2026-09-04"},{"url":"https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/humain-launches-nvidia-ai-cloud","publisher":"Middle East AI News","title":"HUMAIN launches NVIDIA AI cloud","published":"2026-09-01"},{"url":"https://sharikatmubasher.com/media-hub/news/21571786/humain-launches-nvidia-powered-ai-cloud-in-saudi-arabia?lang=en","publisher":"Sharikat Mubasher","title":"Humain launches Nvidia-powered AI cloud in Saudi Arabia","published":"2026-09-01"},{"url":"https://www.globaldatacenterhub.com/p/saudi-arabias-leap-2026-15-billion","publisher":"Global Data Center Hub","title":"Saudi Arabia's LEAP 2026: $15 billion","published":null}],"verification":"corrected","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/humain-nvidia-ai-cloud-live-2026","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/humain-nvidia-ai-cloud-live-2026","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/humain-nvidia-ai-cloud-live-2026.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/humain-nvidia-ai-cloud-live-2026.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/humain-nvidia-ai-cloud-live-2026.jpg"},{"id":"leap26-day-two-data-centre-investments","event_date":"2026-09-01","published":"2026-10-03","category":"investment","importance":2,"title":{"en":"LEAP 2026 day two adds $2.5bn for data centers and cloud","ar":"اليوم الثاني من ليب 2026 يضيف 2.5 مليار دولار لمراكز البيانات والحوسبة السحابية"},"summary":{"en":"On day two of LEAP 2026, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) reported about $2.5 billion in new investments. Al Moammar Information Systems committed $1.2 billion to reach 192 MW of capacity; NHC Innovation about $880 million (SAR 3.3 billion) for the Khuzam Digital Valley, targeting 65 MW by 2033 with NAVER Innovation and BytePlus as anchor customers; Vision Invest and Africa Finance Corporation $300 million for WIOCC; and Mobily and BytePlus more than $150 million for a cloud region. Nokia opened its first Saudi R&D center, and HPE expanded its Saudi Made program.","ar":"أعلنت وزارة الاتصالات وتقنية المعلومات في اليوم الثاني من ليب 2026 عن استثمارات جديدة بنحو 2.5 مليار دولار، منها 1.2 مليار دولار من «المعمر لأنظمة المعلومات» للوصول إلى سعة 192 ميغاواط، ونحو 880 مليون دولار (3.3 مليار ريال) من «إن إتش سي للابتكار» لـ«وادي خزام الرقمي» بهدف الوصول إلى 65 ميغاواط بحلول 2033 مع «نافر للابتكار» و«بايت بلس» عميلين رئيسيين، و300 مليون دولار من «فيجن إنفست» و«مؤسسة التمويل الأفريقية» لـ«دبليو آي أو سي سي (WIOCC)»، وأكثر من 150 مليون دولار من «موبايلي» و«بايت بلس» لمنطقة سحابية. وافتتحت «نوكيا» أول مركز للبحث والتطوير لها في السعودية، ووسّعت «إتش بي إي» برنامج «صُنع في السعودية»."},"entities":["Al Moammar Information Systems","NHC Innovation","Vision Invest","Mobily","BytePlus","NAVER","Nokia","HPE"],"figures":[{"label":"day-two investments","label_ar":"استثمارات اليوم الثاني","value":2.5,"unit":"USD bn"},{"label":"Al Moammar investment","label_ar":"استثمار المعمر","value":1.2,"unit":"USD bn"},{"label":"Khuzam Digital Valley capacity by 2033","label_ar":"سعة وادي خزام الرقمي بحلول 2033","value":65,"unit":"MW"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.mcit.gov.sa/en/node/256522","publisher":"Saudi Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT)","title":"LEAP 2026 Day Two: Over $2.5 Billion in Investments to Expand Saudi Data Center and Advanced Technology Capabilities","published":"2026-09-01"},{"url":"https://english.aawsat.com/node/5316320","publisher":"Asharq Al-Awsat","title":"National Housing Company Invests About $880 Million in Riyadh Data Center","published":"2026-09-09"},{"url":"https://enterpriseam.com/menaplus/2026/09/04/saudi-secures-new-compute-offtakers-and-builders-at-leap/","publisher":"Enterprise","title":"Saudi secures new compute offtakers and builders at LEAP","published":"2026-09-04"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/leap26-day-two-data-centre-investments","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/leap26-day-two-data-centre-investments","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/leap26-day-two-data-centre-investments.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/leap26-day-two-data-centre-investments.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/leap26-day-two-data-centre-investments.jpg"},{"id":"together-ai-humain-250mw-2026","event_date":"2026-09-01","published":"2026-10-03","category":"datacenters","importance":2,"title":{"en":"Together AI and HUMAIN plan 250MW Saudi data center targeting $5bn revenue","ar":"«توغيذر إيه آي» وهيوماين تخططان لمركز بيانات بسعة 250 ميغاواط يستهدف إيرادات بقيمة 5 مليارات دولار"},"summary":{"en":"At LEAP 2026 Together AI and HUMAIN announced a 250 MW data center in Saudi Arabia to serve AI training and inference workloads across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, targeting $5 billion of gross annualized revenue in its first operating year. The deal follows Together AI's $800 million Series C in July 2026, led by Aramco Ventures at an $8.3 billion valuation. No location, construction start or financing terms were disclosed.","ar":"أعلنت «توغيذر إيه آي» وهيوماين في مؤتمر ليب 2026 عن مركز بيانات بسعة 250 ميغاواط في السعودية لخدمة أعباء تدريب الذكاء الاصطناعي والاستدلال في أوروبا والشرق الأوسط وأفريقيا، ويستهدف إيرادات سنوية إجمالية بقيمة 5 مليارات دولار في سنة التشغيل الأولى. وتأتي الصفقة بعد جولة «توغيذر» من الفئة C بقيمة 800 مليون دولار في يوليو 2026 بقيادة «أرامكو فنتشرز» وبتقييم بلغ 8.3 مليار دولار. ولم يُكشف عن الموقع أو موعد بدء الإنشاء أو شروط التمويل."},"entities":["Together AI","HUMAIN","Aramco Ventures"],"figures":[{"label":"capacity","label_ar":"السعة","value":250,"unit":"MW"},{"label":"first-year revenue target","label_ar":"مستهدف إيرادات السنة الأولى","value":5,"unit":"USD bn"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/together-ai-humain-data-centre","publisher":"Middle East AI News","title":"Together AI to build 250MW data centre with HUMAIN","published":"2026-09-01"},{"url":"https://sharikatmubasher.com/media-hub/news/21571663/humain-together-ai-to-build-new-250-mw-data-center-in-kingdom","publisher":"Sharikat Mubasher","title":"Humain, Together AI to build new 250 MW data center in Kingdom","published":null}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/together-ai-humain-250mw-2026","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/together-ai-humain-250mw-2026","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/together-ai-humain-250mw-2026.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/together-ai-humain-250mw-2026.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/together-ai-humain-250mw-2026.jpg"},{"id":"leap26-opens-riyadh","event_date":"2026-08-31","published":"2026-10-03","category":"events","importance":3,"title":{"en":"LEAP 2026 closes with nearly $15bn in AI and infrastructure announcements","ar":"ختام ليب 2026 بإعلانات تقارب 15 مليار دولار في الذكاء الاصطناعي والبنية التحتية"},"summary":{"en":"The fifth LEAP, under the theme 'Into New Worlds', ran from 31 August to 3 September 2026 at the Riyadh Exhibition and Convention Center in Malham, and closed with nearly $15 billion in launches, investments and agreements, according to the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) and Asharq Al-Awsat, citing the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). Enterprise reported that the event had been pushed back from its original April slot because of the regional war. Final figures cited 1,323 speakers and 1,397 investors. Announcements included AWS's Saudi region in December 2026, Microsoft's region in November 2026 and a commitment of more than $4 billion from Adobe as part of an expanded partnership with MCIT and HUMAIN, including free Adobe Firefly and Express features for more than 27 million eligible residents. LEAP 2027 is set for 12-15 April 2027.","ar":"عُقدت النسخة الخامسة من ليب تحت شعار «إلى عوالم جديدة» من 31 أغسطس إلى 3 سبتمبر 2026 في مركز الرياض للمعارض والمؤتمرات في ملهم، واختُتمت بإطلاقات واستثمارات واتفاقات تقارب 15 مليار دولار، بحسب وزارة الاتصالات وتقنية المعلومات وصحيفة «الشرق الأوسط» نقلاً عن وكالة الأنباء السعودية (واس). وأفادت «إنتربرايز» بأن الحدث أُرجئ عن موعده الأصلي في أبريل بسبب الحرب في المنطقة. وذكرت الأرقام النهائية مشاركة 1,323 متحدثاً و1,397 مستثمراً. وشملت الإعلانات إطلاق منطقة أمازون ويب سيرفسز السعودية في ديسمبر 2026، ومنطقة مايكروسوفت في نوفمبر 2026، والتزاماً بأكثر من 4 مليارات دولار من «أدوبي» ضمن شراكة موسعة مع وزارة الاتصالات وتقنية المعلومات وهيوماين، تتضمن إتاحة ميزات Adobe Firefly وAdobe Express مجاناً لأكثر من 27 مليون مقيم مؤهل. ومن المقرر عقد ليب 2027 في الفترة من 12 إلى 15 أبريل 2027."},"entities":["LEAP","MCIT","Abdullah Alswaha"],"figures":[{"label":"announced investments and agreements","label_ar":"الاستثمارات والاتفاقات المعلنة","value":15,"unit":"USD bn"},{"label":"speakers (final count)","label_ar":"المتحدثون (العدد النهائي)","value":1323,"unit":"people"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://enterpriseam.com/menaplus/2026/09/04/saudi-secures-new-compute-offtakers-and-builders-at-leap/","publisher":"Enterprise","title":"Saudi secures new compute offtakers and builders at LEAP","published":"2026-09-04"},{"url":"https://english.aawsat.com/node/5313165","publisher":"Asharq Al-Awsat","title":"LEAP 2026: Saudi Arabia Leads AI Era with Over $15 Bn in Technology Launches, Investments","published":"2026-08-31"},{"url":"https://english.aawsat.com/node/5314518","publisher":"Asharq Al-Awsat","title":"LEAP 2026 Concludes with Nearly $15 Billion in Investments, Agreements; 2027 Edition Set for April","published":"2026-09-04"},{"url":"https://www.mcit.gov.sa/en/node/256451","publisher":"Saudi Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT)","title":"With HRH the Crown Prince's Support, Saudi Arabia Leads AI Era with Over $15 Billion in Technology Launches, Investments at LEAP 2026","published":"2026-08-31"},{"url":"https://en.majalla.com/node/332960","publisher":"Majalla","title":"LEAP 2026: Saudi Arabia's AI blueprint comes into focus","published":"2026-09-09"}],"verification":"corrected","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/leap26-opens-riyadh","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/leap26-opens-riyadh","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/leap26-opens-riyadh.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/leap26-opens-riyadh.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/leap26-opens-riyadh.jpg"},{"id":"aws-saudi-region-december-2026-confirmed","event_date":"2026-08-31","published":"2026-10-03","category":"datacenters","importance":2,"title":{"en":"AWS confirms December 2026 launch of Saudi region and 50MW AI Zone by 2028","ar":"أمازون ويب سيرفسز تؤكد إطلاق منطقتها السعودية في ديسمبر 2026 ومنطقة للذكاء الاصطناعي بسعة 50 ميغاواط بحلول 2028"},"summary":{"en":"At LEAP 2026 Amazon Web Services (AWS) said its first Saudi infrastructure region, an investment of more than $5.3 billion (SAR 19.88 billion), is on track to launch in December 2026 with three availability zones, bringing AWS to 40 regions. With HUMAIN it will also make up to 50 MW available in Saudi Arabia's first AI Zone by 2028, using AWS Trainium chips and Nvidia infrastructure. AWS is integrating HUMAIN's ALLaM model into Amazon Bedrock, according to a LEAP summary.","ar":"قالت أمازون ويب سيرفسز (AWS) في مؤتمر ليب 2026 إن منطقتها الأولى في السعودية، باستثمار يتجاوز 5.3 مليار دولار (19.88 مليار ريال)، في طريقها للإطلاق في ديسمبر 2026 بثلاث مناطق توافر، لتصل الشركة إلى 40 منطقة. وستتيح مع هيوماين ما يصل إلى 50 ميغاواط في أول «منطقة للذكاء الاصطناعي» في السعودية بحلول 2028، باستخدام شرائح AWS Trainium وبنية تحتية من إنفيديا. وتعمل أمازون على دمج نموذج «علّام» من هيوماين في Amazon Bedrock، بحسب ملخص لمؤتمر ليب."},"entities":["AWS","HUMAIN","Nvidia"],"figures":[{"label":"investment (more than)","label_ar":"الاستثمار (أكثر من)","value":5.3,"unit":"USD bn"},{"label":"AI Zone capacity by 2028","label_ar":"سعة منطقة الذكاء الاصطناعي بحلول 2028","value":50,"unit":"MW"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/aws-cloud-region-saudi-arabia","publisher":"Amazon (About Amazon)","title":"AWS cloud region in Saudi Arabia","published":null},{"url":"https://w.media/aws-saudi-arabia-cloud-region-set-for-december-2026-launch/","publisher":"W.Media","title":"AWS Saudi Arabia cloud region set for December 2026 launch","published":null},{"url":"https://fastcompanyme.com/news/leap-2026-reveals-the-direction-of-saudi-arabias-next-ai-strategy/","publisher":"Fast Company Middle East","title":"LEAP 2026 reveals the direction of Saudi Arabia's next AI strategy","published":"2026-09-01"},{"url":"https://enterpriseam.com/menaplus/2026/09/04/saudi-secures-new-compute-offtakers-and-builders-at-leap/","publisher":"Enterprise","title":"Saudi secures new compute offtakers and builders at LEAP","published":"2026-09-04"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/aws-saudi-region-december-2026-confirmed","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/aws-saudi-region-december-2026-confirmed","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/aws-saudi-region-december-2026-confirmed.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/aws-saudi-region-december-2026-confirmed.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/aws-saudi-region-december-2026-confirmed.jpg"},{"id":"datavolt-humain-oxagon-construction-2026","event_date":"2026-08-31","published":"2026-10-03","category":"gigaprojects","importance":2,"title":{"en":"DataVolt and HUMAIN start building 100MW AI data center at NEOM's Oxagon","ar":"«داتافولت» وهيوماين تبدآن بناء مركز بيانات للذكاء الاصطناعي بسعة 100 ميغاواط في أوكساجون بنيوم"},"summary":{"en":"DataVolt and HUMAIN launched construction of a 100 MW AI data center at Oxagon in NEOM, the first part of a 360 MW phase of the campus, with the first 100 MW expected to be available in 2028. The project was announced at LEAP 2026, MEED reported on 1 September, and the wider campus is planned to reach 1.5 GW. HUMAIN CEO Tareq Amin said construction was under way, and DataVolt CEO Rajit Nanda called the groundbreaking an important milestone. The facility is to use renewable energy, advanced cooling and subsea cable links to Europe and Africa.","ar":"أطلقت «داتافولت» وهيوماين أعمال بناء مركز بيانات للذكاء الاصطناعي بسعة 100 ميغاواط في أوكساجون بنيوم، وهو الجزء الأول من مرحلة بسعة 360 ميغاواط من الحرم، على أن تتوافر أول 100 ميغاواط في 2028. وأُعلن عن المشروع في مؤتمر ليب 2026، بحسب ما نشرته «ميد» في 1 سبتمبر، ومن المخطط أن تبلغ سعة الحرم الأوسع 1.5 غيغاواط. وقال الرئيس التنفيذي لهيوماين طارق أمين إن أعمال البناء جارية، ووصف الرئيس التنفيذي لـ«داتافولت» راجيت ناندا بدء الأعمال بأنه محطة مهمة. وسيعتمد المركز على الطاقة المتجددة والتبريد المتقدم وروابط الكابلات البحرية مع أوروبا وأفريقيا."},"entities":["DataVolt","HUMAIN","NEOM","Oxagon"],"figures":[{"label":"first phase capacity (first available 2028)","label_ar":"سعة المرحلة الأولى (تتوافر في 2028)","value":100,"unit":"MW"},{"label":"planned phase capacity","label_ar":"سعة المرحلة المخططة","value":360,"unit":"MW"},{"label":"planned campus capacity","label_ar":"سعة الحرم المخطط","value":1.5,"unit":"GW"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://w.media/datavolt-and-humain-break-ground-on-first-ai-data-center-in-neom/","publisher":"W.Media","title":"DataVolt and HUMAIN break ground on first AI data center in NEOM","published":"2026-08-31"},{"url":"https://www.meed.com/humain-and-datavolt-start-oxagon-data-centre-work","publisher":"MEED","title":"Humain and DataVolt start Oxagon data centre work","published":null}],"verification":"corrected","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/datavolt-humain-oxagon-construction-2026","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/datavolt-humain-oxagon-construction-2026","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/datavolt-humain-oxagon-construction-2026.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/datavolt-humain-oxagon-construction-2026.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/datavolt-humain-oxagon-construction-2026.jpg"},{"id":"humain-cohere-partnership-2026","event_date":"2026-07-09","published":"2026-10-03","category":"ai","importance":1,"title":{"en":"HUMAIN and Canada's Cohere agree to collaborate on AI compute and sovereign models","ar":"هيوماين و«كوهير» الكندية تتفقان على التعاون في الحوسبة للذكاء الاصطناعي والنماذج السيادية"},"summary":{"en":"HUMAIN and Canada's Cohere announced on 9 July 2026 a collaboration covering AI compute and sovereign AI models, according to a joint statement reported from Riyadh. HUMAIN had cited Cohere's MMLU benchmark in 2025 for ALLaM 34B. The wire report gave no financial terms.","ar":"أعلنت هيوماين و«كوهير» الكندية في 9 يوليو 2026 تعاوناً يشمل الحوسبة للذكاء الاصطناعي والنماذج السيادية، بحسب بيان مشترك نُقل من الرياض. وكانت هيوماين قد استشهدت في 2025 بمقياس MMLU الذي تعتمده «كوهير» لنموذج «علّام 34B». ولم يتضمن التقرير الإخباري شروطاً مالية."},"entities":["HUMAIN","Cohere"],"figures":[],"sources":[{"url":"https://live.libnanews.com/event/ev-1783611738657-f7c0","publisher":"Libnanews (Reuters wire)","title":"Saudi Arabia's Humain, Canada's Cohere to work together on AI compute, sovereign AI models","published":"2026-07-09"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/humain-cohere-partnership-2026","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/humain-cohere-partnership-2026","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/humain-cohere-partnership-2026.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/humain-cohere-partnership-2026.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/humain-cohere-partnership-2026.jpg"},{"id":"saudi-startup-funding-h1-july-2026","event_date":"2026-07","published":"2026-10-03","category":"startups","importance":1,"title":{"en":"Saudi startups raise $93.5m in July 2026; UAE takes 96.8% of regional funding","ar":"93.5 مليون دولار لشركات السعودية الناشئة في يوليو 2026 والإمارات تستحوذ على 96.8 في المائة من التمويل الإقليمي"},"summary":{"en":"entArabi's monthly investment report put Saudi startup funding at $93.5 million across seven deals (five disclosed) in July 2026, or 2.8% of regional funding. The deals spanned fintech, gaming, insurtech, AI, agritech and hospitality technology. The UAE took 96.8% of regional funding ($3.02 billion) in a month dominated by a near-$3 billion AI round for China's Kling AI led by UAE-based BlueFive Capital.","ar":"أظهر التقرير الاستثماري الشهري لموقع «إنت عربي» أن تمويل الشركات الناشئة السعودية بلغ 93.5 مليون دولار في سبع صفقات (خمس منها معلنة القيمة) خلال يوليو 2026، أي 2.8 في المائة من التمويل الإقليمي. وشملت الصفقات التقنية المالية والألعاب والتأمين التقني والذكاء الاصطناعي والتقنية الزراعية وتقنية الضيافة. واستحوذت الإمارات على 96.8 في المائة من التمويل الإقليمي (3.02 مليار دولار) في شهر هيمنت عليه جولة للذكاء الاصطناعي بنحو 3 مليارات دولار لشركة «كلينغ» الصينية قادتها «بلو فايف كابيتال» الإماراتية."},"entities":["MAGNiTT","Wamda","Saudi Arabia"],"figures":[{"label":"Saudi funding July 2026","label_ar":"التمويل السعودي في يوليو 2026","value":93.5,"unit":"USD m"},{"label":"Saudi deals July 2026","label_ar":"الصفقات السعودية في يوليو 2026","value":7,"unit":"count"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://entarabi.com/en/2026/08/startup-investments-reach-3-3-billion-in-july-2026-as-uae-leads-ai-funding-and-saudi-arabia-diversifies-deal-activity/","publisher":"Entarabi","title":"Startup Investments Reach $3.3 Billion in July 2026 as UAE Leads AI Funding and Saudi Arabia Diversifies Deal Activity","published":"2026-08-05"}],"verification":"corrected","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/saudi-startup-funding-h1-july-2026","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/saudi-startup-funding-h1-july-2026","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/saudi-startup-funding-h1-july-2026.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/saudi-startup-funding-h1-july-2026.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/saudi-startup-funding-h1-july-2026.jpg"},{"id":"humain-nvidia-drive-hyperion-robotaxi-2026","event_date":"2026-06-01","published":"2026-10-03","category":"ai","importance":1,"title":{"en":"HUMAIN to bring Nvidia DRIVE Hyperion robotaxi platform to Saudi Arabia","ar":"هيوماين تعمل على إدخال منصة إنفيديا DRIVE Hyperion لسيارات الأجرة الروبوتية إلى السعودية"},"summary":{"en":"At Nvidia GTC Taipei on 1 June 2026, Nvidia said HUMAIN is working to introduce robotaxis built on the DRIVE Hyperion platform in Saudi Arabia, extending the platform's footprint to the Middle East alongside partners such as Foxconn, VinFast and Uber. HUMAIN CEO Tareq Amin said the collaboration is about the infrastructure, intelligence and operational scale needed for level-4-ready transport in the Kingdom. No launch date, city or fleet size was given.","ar":"أعلنت إنفيديا في مؤتمر GTC تايبيه في 1 يونيو 2026 أن هيوماين تعمل على إدخال سيارات الأجرة الروبوتية المبنية على منصة DRIVE Hyperion إلى السعودية، ما يوسّع حضور المنصة إلى الشرق الأوسط إلى جانب شركاء مثل «فوكسكون» و«فينفاست» و«أوبر». وقال الرئيس التنفيذي لهيوماين طارق أمين إن التعاون يتعلق بالبنية التحتية والذكاء والقدرة التشغيلية اللازمة للنقل الجاهز للمستوى الرابع في المملكة. ولم يُحدَّد موعد للإطلاق ولا المدينة ولا حجم الأسطول."},"entities":["HUMAIN","Nvidia","DRIVE Hyperion"],"figures":[],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/nvidia-drive-hyperion-becomes-global-platform-robotaxi-ready-world-2026-06-01","publisher":"Nasdaq (NVIDIA press release)","title":"NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion Becomes the Global Platform for a Robotaxi-Ready World","published":"2026-06-01"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/humain-nvidia-drive-hyperion-robotaxi-2026","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/humain-nvidia-drive-hyperion-robotaxi-2026","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/humain-nvidia-drive-hyperion-robotaxi-2026.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/humain-nvidia-drive-hyperion-robotaxi-2026.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/humain-nvidia-drive-hyperion-robotaxi-2026.jpg"},{"id":"humain-accenture-strategic-partner-2026","event_date":"2026-05-21","published":"2026-10-03","category":"ai","importance":1,"title":{"en":"HUMAIN names Accenture its strategic reinvention and AI partner in Saudi Arabia","ar":"هيوماين تعيّن «أكسنتشر» شريكاً استراتيجياً لإعادة الابتكار والذكاء الاصطناعي في السعودية"},"summary":{"en":"HUMAIN appointed Accenture as its Strategic Reinvention and AI Partner in Saudi Arabia in May 2026. The collaboration covers AI reinvention services, enterprise AI architecture, workforce transformation, ecosystem activation and digital trust, to help government entities and enterprises move from pilots to enterprise-wide adoption. Accenture's Middle East and Africa CEO said the model is designed for end-to-end execution rather than advisory work only.","ar":"عيّنت هيوماين شركة «أكسنتشر» شريكاً استراتيجياً لإعادة الابتكار والذكاء الاصطناعي في السعودية في مايو 2026. ويشمل التعاون خدمات إعادة الابتكار بالذكاء الاصطناعي، وبنية الذكاء الاصطناعي المؤسسية، وتحويل القوى العاملة، وتفعيل المنظومة، والثقة الرقمية، لمساعدة الجهات الحكومية والشركات على الانتقال من المشاريع التجريبية إلى التبني الشامل على مستوى المؤسسة. وقال الرئيس التنفيذي للشركة في الشرق الأوسط وأفريقيا إن النموذج مصمم للتنفيذ المتكامل من البداية إلى النهاية وليس للاستشارات فقط."},"entities":["HUMAIN","Accenture"],"figures":[],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.consultancy-me.com/news/13463/humain-names-accenture-as-strategic-reinvention-ai-partner-in-saudi-market","publisher":"Consultancy-me.com","title":"HUMAIN names Accenture as Strategic Reinvention & AI Partner in Saudi market","published":"2026-05-21"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/humain-accenture-strategic-partner-2026","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/humain-accenture-strategic-partner-2026","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/humain-accenture-strategic-partner-2026.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/humain-accenture-strategic-partner-2026.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/humain-accenture-strategic-partner-2026.jpg"},{"id":"a16z-first-gcc-bet-stitch-2026","event_date":"2026-05-16","published":"2026-10-03","category":"startups","importance":1,"title":{"en":"a16z leads $25m Series A in Saudi fintech Stitch, reportedly its first Gulf bet","ar":"«أندريسن هورويتز» تقود جولة بـ25 مليون دولار في «ستيتش» السعودية في أول استثمار لها بالخليج بحسب تقارير"},"summary":{"en":"Andreessen Horowitz led a $25 million Series A in Stitch, a cloud-native operating system for financial institutions, in what Arab News described as the firm's first Gulf investment. The round came in a week when five Saudi firms raised funds. Others included Aumet ($12 million Series A, health tech, led by Emkan Capital) and Stream (a $5.2 million seed extension involving BECO Capital).","ar":"قادت «أندريسن هورويتز» جولة من الفئة A بقيمة 25 مليون دولار في «ستيتش»، وهي نظام تشغيل سحابي للمؤسسات المالية، فيما وصفته «عرب نيوز» بأنه أول استثمار خليجي للشركة. وجاءت الجولة في أسبوع جمعت فيه خمس شركات سعودية تمويلاً. ومن بين الجولات الأخرى «أوميت» (12 مليون دولار من الفئة A في التقنية الصحية بقيادة «إمكان كابيتال») و«ستريم» (5.2 مليون دولار في تمديد لجولة التأسيس بمشاركة «بيكو كابيتال»)."},"entities":["Andreessen Horowitz","Stitch","Aumet","Stream"],"figures":[{"label":"round size","label_ar":"حجم الجولة","value":25,"unit":"USD m"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.arabnews.com/node/2643776/amp","publisher":"Arab News","title":"Startup Wrap: Saudi startups dominate MENA funding week as a16z makes first GCC bet","published":"2026-05-16"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/a16z-first-gcc-bet-stitch-2026","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/a16z-first-gcc-bet-stitch-2026","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/a16z-first-gcc-bet-stitch-2026.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/a16z-first-gcc-bet-stitch-2026.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/a16z-first-gcc-bet-stitch-2026.jpg"},{"id":"saudi-ai-company-registrations-2025","event_date":"2026-04-07","published":"2026-10-03","category":"ai","importance":1,"title":{"en":"Saudi AI company registrations reach 19,638 in 2025, up 240% since 2021","ar":"تسجيلات شركات الذكاء الاصطناعي في السعودية تبلغ 19,638 في 2025 بنمو 240 في المائة منذ 2021"},"summary":{"en":"The Ministry of Commerce's Q1 2026 business-sector bulletin, reported on 7-8 April 2026, showed commercial registrations in the AI sector at 19,638 in 2025, up about 240% from 5,762 in 2021. The series was roughly 7,262 in 2022, 10,366 in 2023 and 14,585 in 2024, with more than 5,000 new registrations in 2025 alone. Registrations measure legal entities, not operational AI capability.","ar":"أظهرت نشرة قطاع الأعمال للربع الأول من 2026 الصادرة عن وزارة التجارة، التي نُشرت في 7-8 أبريل 2026، أن السجلات التجارية في قطاع الذكاء الاصطناعي بلغت 19,638 سجلاً في 2025 بنمو نحو 240 في المائة عن 5,762 سجلاً في 2021. وكانت الأعداد نحو 7,262 في 2022، و10,366 في 2023، و14,585 في 2024، مع تسجيل أكثر من 5,000 سجل جديد في 2025 وحدها. وتقيس السجلات الكيانات القانونية وليس القدرة التشغيلية في مجال الذكاء الاصطناعي."},"entities":["Ministry of Commerce"],"figures":[{"label":"AI-sector registrations 2025","label_ar":"سجلات قطاع الذكاء الاصطناعي 2025","value":19638,"unit":"count"},{"label":"registrations 2021","label_ar":"السجلات في 2021","value":5762,"unit":"count"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/saudi-ai-company-registrations-triple","publisher":"Middle East AI News","title":"Saudi AI company registrations triple in four years","published":"2026-04-07"},{"url":"https://sharikatmubasher.com/media-hub/news/21543490/saudi-ai-sector-sees-240-growth-in-commercial-registrations-in-q1-2026","publisher":"Sharikat Mubasher","title":"Saudi AI sector sees 240% growth in commercial registrations in Q1 2026","published":"2026-04-08"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/saudi-ai-company-registrations-2025","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/saudi-ai-company-registrations-2025","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/saudi-ai-company-registrations-2025.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/saudi-ai-company-registrations-2025.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/saudi-ai-company-registrations-2025.jpg"},{"id":"sdaia-responsible-ai-policy-draft-2026","event_date":"2026-04-03","published":"2026-10-03","category":"policy","importance":2,"title":{"en":"SDAIA opens consultation on draft Responsible AI Policy with four risk tiers","ar":"سدايا تطرح مسودة سياسة الذكاء الاصطناعي المسؤول للاستطلاع العام بأربعة مستويات للمخاطر"},"summary":{"en":"On 3 April 2026 the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) opened a one-month consultation, closing 3 May 2026, on a draft Responsible AI Policy applying to the government, private and non-profit sectors and to individuals who develop or publish AI applications. The draft sets four risk tiers, critical, high, limited and low, under which critical-risk systems could not be released and high-risk systems would need safety reports and test results accredited by SDAIA. It also covers testing, monitoring, data protection, cybersecurity, content moderation, non-discrimination and registration.","ar":"فتحت الهيئة السعودية للبيانات والذكاء الاصطناعي (سدايا) في 3 أبريل 2026 باب الاستطلاع العام لمدة شهر ينتهي في 3 مايو 2026 على مسودة سياسة الذكاء الاصطناعي المسؤول، التي تنطبق على القطاعات الحكومية والخاصة وغير الربحية، وعلى الأفراد الذين يطورون تطبيقات الذكاء الاصطناعي أو ينشرونها. وتضع المسودة أربعة مستويات للمخاطر هي: الحرجة، والعالية، والمحدودة، والمنخفضة، بحيث لا يجوز إطلاق الأنظمة الحرجة، وتحتاج الأنظمة عالية المخاطر إلى تقارير سلامة ونتائج اختبار معتمدة من سدايا. وتشمل المسودة كذلك الاختبار والمتابعة وحماية البيانات والأمن السيبراني وإدارة المحتوى وعدم التمييز والتسجيل."},"entities":["SDAIA","Responsible AI Policy"],"figures":[{"label":"risk tiers","label_ar":"فئات المخاطر","value":4,"unit":"count"},{"label":"consultation length (months)","label_ar":"مدة الاستطلاع (بالأشهر)","value":1,"unit":"count"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://digitalpolicyalert.org/change/19003-responsible-ai-policy","publisher":"Digital Policy Alert","title":"Responsible AI Policy (SDAIA draft)","published":null},{"url":"https://digitalpolicyalert.org/event/39096-saudi-data-and-artificial-intelligence-authority-opened-consultation-on-draft-responsible-ai-policy-including-organisational-requirement","publisher":"Digital Policy Alert","title":"SDAIA opened consultation on draft Responsible AI Policy","published":"2026-04-03"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/sdaia-responsible-ai-policy-draft-2026","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/sdaia-responsible-ai-policy-draft-2026","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/sdaia-responsible-ai-policy-draft-2026.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/sdaia-responsible-ai-policy-draft-2026.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/sdaia-responsible-ai-policy-draft-2026.jpg"},{"id":"year-of-ai-2026-cabinet","event_date":"2026-03-10","published":"2026-10-03","category":"policy","importance":3,"title":{"en":"Cabinet designates 2026 as Saudi Arabia's 'Year of Artificial Intelligence'","ar":"مجلس الوزراء يعتمد 2026 «عام الذكاء الاصطناعي» في المملكة"},"summary":{"en":"The Council of Ministers, chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman by video conference on Tuesday 10 March 2026, designated 2026 the Year of Artificial Intelligence. The initiative is organized around six pillars: aspiration, skills, policies, investment, innovation and ecosystem growth, with the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) leading the shift from strategy to large-scale implementation. Cited year-to-date moves included a national AI workforce program, a mandatory university AI curriculum, the Hexagon data center, Aramco Digital's 450 MHz industrial network and accession to the Global Partnership on AI.","ar":"أقرّ مجلس الوزراء، برئاسة ولي العهد الأمير محمد بن سلمان عبر الاتصال المرئي يوم الثلاثاء 10 مارس 2026، اعتماد عام 2026 «عام الذكاء الاصطناعي». وتتمحور المبادرة حول ست ركائز هي: الطموح، والمهارات، والسياسات، والاستثمار، والابتكار، ونمو المنظومة، فيما تقود الهيئة السعودية للبيانات والذكاء الاصطناعي (سدايا) الانتقال من الاستراتيجية إلى التنفيذ واسع النطاق. وشملت الخطوات المذكورة منذ بداية العام برنامجاً وطنياً لتأهيل القوى العاملة، ومنهجاً جامعياً إلزامياً للذكاء الاصطناعي، ومركز بيانات «هيكساجون»، وشبكة أرامكو الرقمية الصناعية بنطاق 450 ميغاهرتز، والانضمام إلى الشراكة العالمية للذكاء الاصطناعي."},"entities":["Council of Ministers","Mohammed bin Salman","SDAIA"],"figures":[{"label":"pillars","label_ar":"الركائز","value":6,"unit":"count"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/saudi-designates-2026-as-year-of","publisher":"Middle East AI News","title":"Saudi designates 2026 as Year of Artificial Intelligence","published":"2026-03-10"},{"url":"https://www.arabnews.com/node/2636061/amp","publisher":"Arab News","title":"Saudi Arabia designates 2026 the Year of Artificial Intelligence","published":null}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/year-of-ai-2026-cabinet","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/year-of-ai-2026-cabinet","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/year-of-ai-2026-cabinet.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/year-of-ai-2026-cabinet.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/year-of-ai-2026-cabinet.jpg"},{"id":"aramco-ai-technology-value-2025-results","event_date":"2026-03-10","published":"2026-10-03","category":"ai","importance":2,"title":{"en":"Aramco reports $5.3bn technology value for 2025, $2.6bn from AI","ar":"أرامكو تعلن قيمة تقنية محققة بـ5.3 مليار دولار في 2025، منها 2.6 مليار دولار من الذكاء الاصطناعي"},"summary":{"en":"With its 2025 results, Aramco reported Technology Realized Value of $5.3 billion, of which $2.6 billion was attributed directly to AI-driven solutions across about 500 use cases, bringing cumulative value to $11.3 billion since the metric began in 2023, a figure Aramco says is verified by an independent third party. The company raised its half-precision computing capacity for AI ten-fold to more than 570 petaFLOPs and said it deployed what it calls the Middle East's first industrial quantum computer, with Pasqal, at its Dhahran data center. Aramco also advanced plans for a minority stake in HUMAIN.","ar":"أعلنت أرامكو مع نتائجها لعام 2025 قيمة تقنية محققة بلغت 5.3 مليار دولار، منها 2.6 مليار دولار نُسبت مباشرة إلى حلول مدفوعة بالذكاء الاصطناعي عبر نحو 500 حالة استخدام، ليصل الإجمالي التراكمي إلى 11.3 مليار دولار منذ بدء اعتماد المقياس عام 2023، وتقول أرامكو إن طرفاً ثالثاً مستقلاً تحقق منه. ورفعت الشركة سعة الحوسبة بدقة نصفية المخصصة للذكاء الاصطناعي عشرة أضعاف لتتجاوز 570 بيتافلوبس، وقالت إنها نشرت ما تصفه بأول حاسوب كمي صناعي في الشرق الأوسط، بالتعاون مع شركة «باسكال»، في مركز بياناتها بالظهران. كما واصلت خطوات الاستحواذ على حصة أقلية في هيوماين."},"entities":["Aramco","Pasqal","HUMAIN"],"figures":[{"label":"technology realized value 2025","label_ar":"القيمة التقنية المحققة 2025","value":5.3,"unit":"USD bn"},{"label":"AI-attributed value","label_ar":"القيمة المنسوبة للذكاء الاصطناعي","value":2.6,"unit":"USD bn"},{"label":"cumulative value since 2023","label_ar":"القيمة التراكمية منذ 2023","value":11.3,"unit":"USD bn"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/aramco-income-hits-105b-as-ai-and","publisher":"Middle East AI News","title":"Aramco income hits $105B as AI & tech delivers $5.3B in value","published":"2026-03-10"},{"url":"https://w.media/aramco-reports-billion-dollar-gains-from-ai-digital-and-technology-solutions/","publisher":"W.Media","title":"Aramco reports billion dollar gains from AI, digital and technology solutions","published":null}],"verification":"corrected","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/aramco-ai-technology-value-2025-results","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/aramco-ai-technology-value-2025-results","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/aramco-ai-technology-value-2025-results.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/aramco-ai-technology-value-2025-results.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/aramco-ai-technology-value-2025-results.jpg"},{"id":"datacentre-capacity-467mw-q1-2026","event_date":"2026-03","published":"2026-10-03","category":"datacenters","importance":1,"title":{"en":"Operational data center capacity reaches 467MW in Q1 2026, per official figures","ar":"سعة مراكز البيانات التشغيلية تبلغ 467 ميغاواط في الربع الأول من 2026 بحسب أرقام رسمية"},"summary":{"en":"Saudi Arabia's operational data center capacity reached 467 MW in the first quarter of 2026, up from 68 MW in 2021, according to official Saudi figures cited by Fortune in September 2026. An independent analysis citing Ministry of Communications and Information Technology data puts end-2025 capacity at 440 MW across more than 60 facilities run by more than 20 companies, with 79% in Dammam (41%) and Riyadh (38%). The analysis stresses that announced capacity far exceeds energized capacity.","ar":"بلغت سعة مراكز البيانات التشغيلية في السعودية 467 ميغاواط في الربع الأول من 2026، ارتفاعاً من 68 ميغاواط في 2021، بحسب بيانات سعودية رسمية أوردتها «فورتشن» في سبتمبر 2026. ويضع تحليل مستقل يستند إلى أرقام وزارة الاتصالات وتقنية المعلومات السعة في نهاية 2025 عند 440 ميغاواط موزعة على أكثر من 60 منشأة تديرها أكثر من 20 شركة، مع تركز 79 في المائة منها في الدمام (41 في المائة) والرياض (38 في المائة). ويؤكد التحليل أن السعة المعلنة تفوق بكثير السعة المشغّلة فعلياً."},"entities":["MCIT","Dammam","Riyadh"],"figures":[{"label":"operational capacity Q1 2026","label_ar":"السعة التشغيلية في الربع الأول 2026","value":467,"unit":"MW"},{"label":"operational capacity 2021","label_ar":"السعة التشغيلية في 2021","value":68,"unit":"MW"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://fortune.com/2026/09/09/saudis-humain-turns-to-outside-investment-as-the-kingdom-reins-in-fiscal-spending/","publisher":"Fortune","title":"Saudi's Humain seeks external investment to fuel its AI ambitions","published":"2026-09-09"},{"url":"https://vision2030.ai/analysis/saudi-data-centre-capacity-megawatts/","publisher":"vision2030.ai (independent analysis)","title":"Saudi Data Center Capacity: The Real Megawatts","published":null}],"verification":"corrected","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/datacentre-capacity-467mw-q1-2026","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/datacentre-capacity-467mw-q1-2026","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/datacentre-capacity-467mw-q1-2026.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/datacentre-capacity-467mw-q1-2026.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/datacentre-capacity-467mw-q1-2026.jpg"},{"id":"saudi-joins-gpai-2026","event_date":"2026-02-22","published":"2026-10-03","category":"policy","importance":3,"title":{"en":"Saudi Arabia becomes first Arab country to join the Global Partnership on AI","ar":"السعودية أول دولة عربية تنضم إلى الشراكة العالمية للذكاء الاصطناعي"},"summary":{"en":"Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) President Abdullah Alghamdi announced at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 that Saudi Arabia had become the first Arab member of the OECD-hosted Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence, which has about 46 members. He said the Kingdom ranks third globally in contributions to the OECD AI Observatory with more than 60 AI policies, and he cited the Riyadh Charter on AI for the Islamic World, adopted by 53 Islamic nations. The accession was reported on 22 February 2026.","ar":"أعلن رئيس الهيئة السعودية للبيانات والذكاء الاصطناعي (سدايا) عبدالله الغامدي، خلال قمة تأثير الذكاء الاصطناعي في الهند 2026، انضمام السعودية بصفتها أول عضو عربي إلى الشراكة العالمية للذكاء الاصطناعي المستضافة لدى منظمة التعاون الاقتصادي والتنمية، والتي تضم نحو 46 عضواً. وذكر أن المملكة تحتل المرتبة الثالثة عالمياً في المساهمات في مرصد الذكاء الاصطناعي التابع للمنظمة بأكثر من 60 سياسة، وأشار إلى ميثاق الرياض للذكاء الاصطناعي للعالم الإسلامي الذي اعتمدته 53 دولة إسلامية. وأُفيد بالانضمام في 22 فبراير 2026."},"entities":["SDAIA","GPAI","OECD","India AI Impact Summit"],"figures":[{"label":"policies contributed to OECD AI Observatory","label_ar":"السياسات المقدمة لمرصد الذكاء الاصطناعي في المنظمة","value":60,"unit":"count"},{"label":"GPAI members","label_ar":"أعضاء الشراكة العالمية للذكاء الاصطناعي","value":46,"unit":"count"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.sharikatmubasher.com/media-hub/news/21535416/Saudi-Arabia-becomes-first-Arab-country-to-join-GPAI?lang=ar","publisher":"Sharikat Mubasher","title":"Saudi Arabia becomes first Arab country to join GPAI","published":"2026-02-22"},{"url":"https://meatechwatch.com/2026/02/24/saudi-arabia-steps-into-global-ai-leadership-to-shape-ai-future/","publisher":"MEA Tech Watch","title":"Saudi Arabia Steps Into Global AI Leadership to Shape AI Future","published":"2026-02-24"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/saudi-joins-gpai-2026","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/saudi-joins-gpai-2026","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/saudi-joins-gpai-2026.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/saudi-joins-gpai-2026.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/saudi-joins-gpai-2026.jpg"},{"id":"microsoft-saudi-region-q4-2026-confirmed","event_date":"2026-02-11","published":"2026-10-03","category":"datacenters","importance":2,"title":{"en":"Microsoft confirms Saudi Arabia East cloud region for Q4 2026","ar":"مايكروسوفت تؤكد إطلاق منطقة «السعودية الشرقية» السحابية في الربع الرابع من 2026"},"summary":{"en":"Microsoft confirmed in February 2026 that customers will be able to run workloads from its Saudi Arabia East datacenter region in the Eastern Province from the fourth quarter of 2026, with three availability zones and integration into its network of more than 70 Azure regions. On 31 August 2026, during LEAP 2026, it said the region will be available to customers in November 2026. An IDC study cited by Microsoft estimates that Microsoft, its partners and customers will generate about $44 billion in new revenues for the Saudi economy between 2027 and 2030 (the region itself about 13.4% of that) and around 100,000 new jobs. The region follows the $2.1 billion commitment announced at LEAP 2023.","ar":"أكدت مايكروسوفت في فبراير 2026 أن العملاء سيتمكنون من تشغيل أعباء العمل من منطقة مراكز بياناتها «السعودية الشرقية» في المنطقة الشرقية اعتباراً من الربع الرابع من 2026، بثلاث مناطق توافر وضمن شبكتها التي تضم أكثر من 70 منطقة على أزور. وقالت الشركة في 31 أغسطس 2026، خلال مؤتمر ليب 2026، إن المنطقة ستُتاح للعملاء في نوفمبر 2026. وتقدّر دراسة لشركة «آي دي سي» أوردتها مايكروسوفت أن تولّد الشركة وشركاؤها وعملاؤها نحو 44 مليار دولار من الإيرادات الجديدة للاقتصاد السعودي بين 2027 و2030 (نحو 13.4 في المائة منها من المنطقة نفسها)، وأن توفر نحو 100 ألف وظيفة جديدة. وتأتي المنطقة بعد التزام الـ2.1 مليار دولار المعلن في ليب 2023."},"entities":["Microsoft","Azure"],"figures":[{"label":"IDC-estimated new revenues, Microsoft cloud ecosystem 2027-2030","label_ar":"الإيرادات الجديدة المقدرة لمنظومة سحابة مايكروسوفت 2027-2030 (وفق «آي دي سي»)","value":44,"unit":"USD bn"},{"label":"new jobs (IDC estimate)","label_ar":"الوظائف الجديدة (تقدير «آي دي سي»)","value":100000,"unit":"count"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://news.microsoft.com/source/emea/2026/08/microsoft-announces-saudi-arabia-east-datacenter-region-will-be-available-in-november-2026/","publisher":"Microsoft Source EMEA (press release)","title":"Microsoft Announces That Saudi Arabia East Datacenter Region Will Be Available in November 2026","published":"2026-08-31"},{"url":"https://meatechwatch.com/2026/02/11/microsoft-confirms-saudi-arabia-datacenter-region-to-go-live-in-q4-2026/","publisher":"MEA Tech Watch","title":"Microsoft confirms Saudi Arabia datacenter region to go live in Q4 2026","published":"2026-02-11"},{"url":"https://w.media/microsofts-saudi-arabia-datacenter-region-to-become-available-for-cloud-workloads-from-q4-2026/","publisher":"W.Media","title":"Microsoft's Saudi Arabia Datacenter Region to become available for Cloud workloads from Q4 2026","published":null},{"url":"https://english.aawsat.com/node/5313290","publisher":"Asharq Al-Awsat","title":"Microsoft to Make Its Saudi Arabia Datacenter Region Available in November","published":null},{"url":"https://en.majalla.com/node/332960","publisher":"Majalla","title":"LEAP 2026: Saudi Arabia's AI blueprint comes into focus","published":"2026-09-09"}],"verification":"corrected","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/microsoft-saudi-region-q4-2026-confirmed","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/microsoft-saudi-region-q4-2026-confirmed","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/microsoft-saudi-region-q4-2026-confirmed.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/microsoft-saudi-region-q4-2026-confirmed.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/microsoft-saudi-region-q4-2026-confirmed.jpg"},{"id":"humain-os-pif-private-sector-forum-2026","event_date":"2026-02-10","published":"2026-10-03","category":"ai","importance":2,"title":{"en":"HUMAIN unveils agentic HUMAIN OS at PIF Private Sector Forum","ar":"هيوماين تكشف عن نظام «هيوماين أو إس» الوكيلي في منتدى القطاع الخاص"},"summary":{"en":"At the Public Investment Fund's Private Sector Forum in Riyadh (9-10 February 2026), HUMAIN CEO Tareq Amin presented HUMAIN OS, an AI-native, intent-driven operating system designed to orchestrate tasks across enterprise systems. Reports say more than 150 AI agents manage corporate functions at HUMAIN through its HUMAIN One interface. The forum's second day alone produced more than 30 agreements, and HUMAIN announced an MoU with ai.io and the acquisition of a stake in the AI fitness and wellness company. Amin said the Kingdom intends to position itself as a global AI hub using its energy resources and geographic connectivity.","ar":"قدّم الرئيس التنفيذي لهيوماين طارق أمين، في منتدى القطاع الخاص لصندوق الاستثمارات العامة بالرياض (9-10 فبراير 2026)، نظام «هيوماين أو إس»، وهو نظام تشغيل مبني أصلاً على الذكاء الاصطناعي ويعمل وفق مقاصد المستخدم، ومصمم لتنسيق المهام عبر أنظمة المؤسسات. وتفيد تقارير بأن أكثر من 150 وكيلاً للذكاء الاصطناعي يديرون وظائف الشركة عبر واجهة «هيوماين ون». وأسفر اليوم الثاني من المنتدى وحده عن أكثر من 30 اتفاقية، وأعلنت هيوماين مذكرة تفاهم مع «ai.io» والاستحواذ على حصة في شركة اللياقة والعافية العاملة بالذكاء الاصطناعي. وقال أمين إن المملكة تعتزم ترسيخ مكانتها مركزاً عالمياً للذكاء الاصطناعي مستفيدة من مواردها من الطاقة وموقعها الجغرافي."},"entities":["HUMAIN","PIF","Tareq Amin","ai.io"],"figures":[{"label":"agreements on the forum's second day","label_ar":"الاتفاقيات في اليوم الثاني من الملتقى","value":30,"unit":"count"},{"label":"AI agents at HUMAIN","label_ar":"وكلاء الذكاء الاصطناعي في هيوماين","value":150,"unit":"count"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.arabnews.com/node/2632486","publisher":"Arab News","title":"PIF's Private Sector Forum concludes with multiple MoUs across sectors","published":"2026-02-10"},{"url":"https://aimagazine.com/news/humain-unveils-humain-os-at-pif-forum","publisher":"AI Magazine","title":"HUMAIN OS: Saudi Arabia's Bold Leap Into Agentic AI","published":null}],"verification":"corrected","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/humain-os-pif-private-sector-forum-2026","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/humain-os-pif-private-sector-forum-2026","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/humain-os-pif-private-sector-forum-2026.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/humain-os-pif-private-sector-forum-2026.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/humain-os-pif-private-sector-forum-2026.jpg"},{"id":"ican-2026-samai-2-academic-programmes","event_date":"2026-01-28","published":"2026-10-03","category":"talent","importance":2,"title":{"en":"SDAIA launches SAMAI 2 and 40 AI academic programs at ICAN 2026","ar":"سدايا تطلق «سماي 2» و40 برنامجاً أكاديمياً في الذكاء الاصطناعي خلال مؤتمر ICAN 2026"},"summary":{"en":"At the International Conference on Data and AI Capacity Building (ICAN 2026) at King Saud University, Education Minister Yousef Al-Benyan and Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) President Abdullah Alghamdi launched SAMAI 2 with 11 government ministries, aimed at upskilling the government workforce of about 1.2 million people and building on SAMAI 1's 1.1 million trainees. The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported that they also launched 40 specialized academic programs in data and AI across 14 public and private universities. The conference theme was the future of education and work in the AI era.","ar":"أطلق وزير التعليم يوسف البنيان ورئيس الهيئة السعودية للبيانات والذكاء الاصطناعي (سدايا) عبدالله الغامدي، خلال المؤتمر الدولي لبناء القدرات في البيانات والذكاء الاصطناعي (ICAN 2026) في جامعة الملك سعود، مبادرة «سماي 2» بالتعاون مع 11 وزارة حكومية، بهدف رفع مهارات القوى العاملة الحكومية البالغ عددها نحو 1.2 مليون شخص، والبناء على تدريب «سماي 1» لنحو 1.1 مليون متدرب. وأفادت وكالة الأنباء السعودية (واس) بأنهما أطلقا كذلك 40 برنامجاً أكاديمياً متخصصاً في البيانات والذكاء الاصطناعي في 14 جامعة حكومية وخاصة. وتناول المؤتمر مستقبل التعليم والعمل في عصر الذكاء الاصطناعي."},"entities":["SDAIA","SAMAI 2","Ministry of Education","King Saud University"],"figures":[{"label":"government workforce targeted","label_ar":"القوى العاملة الحكومية المستهدفة","value":1200000,"unit":"people"},{"label":"SAMAI 1 trainees","label_ar":"متدربو سماي 1","value":1100000,"unit":"people"},{"label":"academic programmes","label_ar":"البرامج الأكاديمية","value":40,"unit":"count"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/saudi-arabia-launches-samai-2-workforce","publisher":"Middle East AI News","title":"Saudi Arabia launches SAMAI 2 workforce AI initiative","published":"2026-01-29"},{"url":"https://spa.gov.sa/en/N2500123","publisher":"Saudi Press Agency (SPA)","title":"Education Minister, SDAIA President Launch 40 Academic Programs in Data, AI","published":null}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/ican-2026-samai-2-academic-programmes","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/ican-2026-samai-2-academic-programmes","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/ican-2026-samai-2-academic-programmes.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/ican-2026-samai-2-academic-programmes.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/ican-2026-samai-2-academic-programmes.jpg"},{"id":"humain-infra-1-2bn-financing-framework-2026","event_date":"2026-01-21","published":"2026-10-03","category":"investment","importance":2,"title":{"en":"HUMAIN and National Infrastructure Fund agree $1.2bn financing framework","ar":"هيوماين وصندوق البنية التحتية الوطني يتفقان على إطار تمويلي بقيمة 1.2 مليار دولار"},"summary":{"en":"On the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, the National Infrastructure Fund (Infra) and HUMAIN announced a non-binding financing framework of up to $1.2 billion for about 250 MW of hyperscale AI data center capacity, reported on 21-22 January 2026. The two will also explore an AI data center investment platform open to global and local institutional investors. CEO Tareq Amin said demand for advanced compute is intensifying and the framework positions HUMAIN to respond with speed and scale.","ar":"أعلن صندوق البنية التحتية الوطني (إنفرا) وهيوماين، على هامش المنتدى الاقتصادي العالمي في دافوس، إطاراً تمويلياً غير ملزم بقيمة تصل إلى 1.2 مليار دولار لنحو 250 ميغاواط من سعة مراكز بيانات الذكاء الاصطناعي فائقة النطاق، بحسب ما نُشر في 21-22 يناير 2026. وسيبحث الطرفان كذلك إنشاء منصة استثمار في مراكز بيانات الذكاء الاصطناعي مفتوحة للمستثمرين المؤسسيين العالميين والمحليين. وقال الرئيس التنفيذي طارق أمين إن الطلب على الحوسبة المتقدمة يتزايد، وإن الإطار يمكّن هيوماين من الاستجابة بسرعة وبحجم كبير."},"entities":["HUMAIN","National Infrastructure Fund","Infra"],"figures":[{"label":"financing framework","label_ar":"الإطار التمويلي","value":1.2,"unit":"USD bn"},{"label":"capacity","label_ar":"السعة","value":250,"unit":"MW"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.arabnews.com/node/2630217/business-economy","publisher":"Arab News","title":"PIF-backed Humain secures up to $1.2bn to expand AI infrastructure","published":"2026-01-22"},{"url":"https://www.businesstoday.in/amp/technology/news/story/ai-firm-humain-bags-funding-of-up-to-12-billion-from-saudis-infrastructure-fund-512124-2026-01-21","publisher":"Business Today","title":"AI firm Humain bags funding of up to $1.2 billion from Saudi's infrastructure fund","published":"2026-01-21"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/humain-infra-1-2bn-financing-framework-2026","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/humain-infra-1-2bn-financing-framework-2026","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/humain-infra-1-2bn-financing-framework-2026.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/humain-infra-1-2bn-financing-framework-2026.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/humain-infra-1-2bn-financing-framework-2026.jpg"},{"id":"hexagon-government-data-centre-groundbreaking-2026","event_date":"2026-01","published":"2026-10-03","category":"datacenters","importance":3,"title":{"en":"SDAIA lays foundation stone for 480MW Hexagon government data center","ar":"سدايا تضع حجر الأساس لمركز البيانات الحكومي «هيكساجون» بسعة 480 ميغاواط"},"summary":{"en":"The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) laid the foundation stone in early January 2026 for Hexagon, a 480 MW government data center in Riyadh covering about 30 million square feet, which SDAIA describes as the world's largest government data center and says it has designed to Tier IV. Gulf News put the project's estimated value at about $2.7 billion, and SDAIA has not published a cost figure. SDAIA says Hexagon will host more than 290 government systems, supporting e-government services and national data sovereignty. SDAIA President Abdullah Alghamdi called it a strategic national initiative aligned with Vision 2030.","ar":"وضعت الهيئة السعودية للبيانات والذكاء الاصطناعي (سدايا) حجر الأساس في مطلع يناير 2026 لمركز «هيكساجون»، وهو مركز بيانات حكومي بسعة 480 ميغاواط في الرياض على مساحة تقارب 30 مليون قدم مربع، وتصفه سدايا بأنه أكبر مركز بيانات حكومي في العالم، وتقول إنها صمّمته وفق المستوى الرابع (Tier IV). وذكرت «غلف نيوز» أن القيمة التقديرية للمشروع نحو 2.7 مليار دولار، فيما لم تنشر سدايا رقماً للتكلفة. وتقول سدايا إن المركز سيستضيف أكثر من 290 نظاماً حكومياً، دعماً للخدمات الحكومية الإلكترونية والسيادة على البيانات الوطنية. ووصف رئيس سدايا عبدالله الغامدي المشروع بأنه مبادرة وطنية استراتيجية تنسجم مع رؤية السعودية 2030."},"entities":["SDAIA","Hexagon","Riyadh"],"figures":[{"label":"capacity","label_ar":"السعة","value":480,"unit":"MW"},{"label":"estimated cost (Gulf News estimate)","label_ar":"الكلفة المقدرة (تقدير «غلف نيوز»)","value":2.7,"unit":"USD bn"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://techafricanews.com/2026/01/05/saudi-arabia-advances-vision-2030-with-groundbreaking-sdaia-data-center-project/","publisher":"TechAfrica News","title":"Saudi Arabia Advances Vision 2030 with Groundbreaking SDAIA Data Center Project","published":"2026-01-05"},{"url":"https://w.media/sdaia-lays-foundation-stone-for-480mw-hexagon-government-data-center-in-riyadh/","publisher":"W.Media","title":"SDAIA lays foundation stone for 480MW Hexagon government data center in Riyadh","published":null},{"url":"https://www.agbi.com/infrastructure/2026/01/saudi-arabia-starts-work-on-huge-government-data-centre/","publisher":"AGBI","title":"Saudi Arabia starts work on huge government data centre","published":"2026-01"}],"verification":"corrected","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/hexagon-government-data-centre-groundbreaking-2026","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/hexagon-government-data-centre-groundbreaking-2026","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/hexagon-government-data-centre-groundbreaking-2026.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/hexagon-government-data-centre-groundbreaking-2026.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/hexagon-government-data-centre-groundbreaking-2026.jpg"},{"id":"saudi-vc-record-2025-magnitt","event_date":"2026-01","published":"2026-10-03","category":"startups","importance":2,"title":{"en":"Saudi Arabia leads Middle East VC in 2025 with $1.72bn, per MAGNiTT","ar":"السعودية تتصدر الاستثمار الجريء في الشرق الأوسط عام 2025 بـ1.72 مليار دولار بحسب «ماجنيت»"},"summary":{"en":"MAGNiTT's annual report, covered in January 2026, showed Saudi Arabia as the Middle East's largest venture market in 2025, with $1.72 billion raised, up 145% year on year, across 257 deals, up 45%, making it the region's most active market by both funding and deal count. Total Middle East venture funding was $3.43 billion across 581 deals, and fintech dominated regional activity with $1.04 billion across 152 deals. AI's share is smaller, with a figure based on MAGNiTT data putting Saudi AI funding at $235 million in 2025.","ar":"أظهر تقرير «ماجنيت» السنوي، الذي نُشر في يناير 2026، أن السعودية كانت أكبر سوق للاستثمار الجريء في الشرق الأوسط عام 2025، إذ جمعت 1.72 مليار دولار بارتفاع 145 في المائة على أساس سنوي عبر 257 صفقة بارتفاع 45 في المائة، لتكون أنشط سوق في المنطقة من حيث التمويل وعدد الصفقات معاً. وبلغ إجمالي التمويل الجريء في الشرق الأوسط 3.43 مليار دولار في 581 صفقة، وهيمنت التقنية المالية على النشاط الإقليمي بـ1.04 مليار دولار في 152 صفقة. أما حصة الذكاء الاصطناعي فأصغر، إذ يقدّر رقم مستند إلى بيانات «ماجنيت» تمويل الذكاء الاصطناعي في السعودية بـ235 مليون دولار في 2025."},"entities":["MAGNiTT","Saudi Arabia"],"figures":[{"label":"Saudi VC funding 2025","label_ar":"تمويل الاستثمار الجريء السعودي 2025","value":1720,"unit":"USD m"},{"label":"deals","label_ar":"الصفقات","value":257,"unit":"count"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.arabnews.com/node/2629071","publisher":"Arab News","title":"Saudi Arabia tops Middle East venture capital market with $1.7bn haul and record deal flow","published":null},{"url":"https://sharikatmubasher.com/news/article/21528107/middle-east-vc-funding-jumps-by-89-saudi-arabia-seizes-largest-share?lang=en","publisher":"Sharikat Mubasher","title":"Middle East VC funding jumps by 89%, Saudi Arabia seizes largest share","published":null},{"url":"https://magnitt.com/research/KSA-Venture-Capital-The-H1-2026-Review-51048","publisher":"MAGNiTT","title":"KSA Venture Capital: The H1 2026 Review","published":null}],"verification":"corrected","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/saudi-vc-record-2025-magnitt","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/saudi-vc-record-2025-magnitt","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/saudi-vc-record-2025-magnitt.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/saudi-vc-record-2025-magnitt.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/saudi-vc-record-2025-magnitt.jpg"},{"id":"stc-humain-datacenter-jv-mou-2025","event_date":"2025-12-18","published":"2026-10-03","category":"datacenters","importance":2,"title":{"en":"stc's center3 and HUMAIN sign MoU for AI data center joint venture","ar":"«سنتر 3» التابعة لـstc وهيوماين توقعان مذكرة تفاهم لمشروع مشترك لمراكز بيانات الذكاء الاصطناعي"},"summary":{"en":"stc's subsidiary center3 and HUMAIN signed an MoU on 18 December 2025 to form a joint venture, 51% HUMAIN and 49% stc, to develop and operate AI-focused data centers with an initial capacity of up to 250 MW and a long-term target of 1 GW, subject to customer commitments. The six-month MoU was reportedly extended by a further six months in June 2026 to complete regulatory, operational and commercial requirements. A definitive agreement has not been announced.","ar":"وقّعت «سنتر 3» التابعة لـstc وهيوماين في 18 ديسمبر 2025 مذكرة تفاهم لتأسيس مشروع مشترك بحصة 51 في المائة لهيوماين و49 في المائة لـstc، لتطوير مراكز بيانات للذكاء الاصطناعي وتشغيلها بسعة أولية تصل إلى 250 ميغاواط وهدف طويل الأمد يبلغ 1 غيغاواط، رهناً بالتزامات العملاء. وبحسب ما أُفيد، مُدّدت مذكرة التفاهم، ومدتها ستة أشهر، لستة أشهر أخرى في يونيو 2026 لاستكمال المتطلبات التنظيمية والتشغيلية والتجارية. ولم يُعلن حتى الآن عن اتفاق نهائي."},"entities":["stc","center3","HUMAIN"],"figures":[{"label":"initial capacity","label_ar":"السعة الأولية","value":250,"unit":"MW"},{"label":"long-term target","label_ar":"المستهدف طويل الأمد","value":1,"unit":"GW"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.argaam.com/en/article/articledetail/id/1866924","publisher":"Argaam","title":"stc inks MoU with HUMAIN to develop AI data centers","published":null},{"url":"https://sharikatmubasher.com/media-hub/news/21523829/stc-humain-establish-jv-to-develop-ai-focused-data-centers-in-kingdom?lang=en","publisher":"Sharikat Mubasher","title":"stc, HUMAIN establish JV to develop AI-focused data centers in Kingdom","published":null},{"url":"https://meatechwatch.com/2026/06/19/stc-and-humain-extend-talks-on-ai-data-center-joint-venture-targeting-1gw-capacity/","publisher":"MEA Tech Watch","title":"stc and HUMAIN Extend Talks on AI Data Center Joint Venture Targeting 1GW Capacity","published":"2026-06-19"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/stc-humain-datacenter-jv-mou-2025","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/stc-humain-datacenter-jv-mou-2025","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/stc-humain-datacenter-jv-mou-2025.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/stc-humain-datacenter-jv-mou-2025.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/stc-humain-datacenter-jv-mou-2025.jpg"},{"id":"humain-nvidia-600000-gpus-2025","event_date":"2025-11-19","published":"2026-10-03","category":"datacenters","importance":3,"title":{"en":"HUMAIN and Nvidia plan up to 600,000 GPUs over three years","ar":"هيوماين وإنفيديا تخططان لنشر ما يصل إلى 600 ألف وحدة معالجة رسومية خلال ثلاث سنوات"},"summary":{"en":"At the US-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, HUMAIN and Nvidia announced an expanded partnership to deploy up to 600,000 Nvidia GPUs, including GB300 Blackwell platforms, over three years across Saudi Arabia and the United States. The original May 2025 plan was several hundred thousand GPUs in the Kingdom over five years, and US deployment is now a core market, with HUMAIN partnering with Global AI for US data centers. The figure is an upper limit for deployment rather than delivered hardware.","ar":"أعلنت هيوماين وإنفيديا في منتدى الاستثمار السعودي الأمريكي بواشنطن شراكة موسّعة لنشر ما يصل إلى 600 ألف وحدة معالجة رسومية من إنفيديا، تشمل منصات GB300 Blackwell، على مدى ثلاث سنوات في السعودية والولايات المتحدة. وكانت الخطة الأصلية في مايو 2025 تشمل مئات الآلاف من الوحدات في المملكة على مدى خمس سنوات، وأصبح النشر في الولايات المتحدة سوقاً أساسية مع شراكة هيوماين مع «غلوبال إيه آي» لإنشاء مراكز بيانات أمريكية. والرقم سقف أعلى للنشر وليس عتاداً جرى تسليمه."},"entities":["HUMAIN","Nvidia","Global AI"],"figures":[{"label":"maximum GPUs (GPUs)","label_ar":"الحد الأقصى لوحدات المعالجة الرسومية","value":600000,"unit":"count"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/humain-to-deploy-600000-nvidia-gpus","publisher":"Middle East AI News","title":"HUMAIN to deploy 600,000 NVIDIA GPUs across KSA, USA","published":"2025-11-20"},{"url":"https://malaymail.com/news/money/2025/11/20/saudi-ai-firm-humain-seals-nvidia-deal-as-us-clears-high-end-chip-sales/199129","publisher":"Malay Mail (Reuters)","title":"Saudi AI firm Humain seals Nvidia deal as US clears high-end chip sales","published":"2025-11-20"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/humain-nvidia-600000-gpus-2025","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/humain-nvidia-600000-gpus-2025","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/humain-nvidia-600000-gpus-2025.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/humain-nvidia-600000-gpus-2025.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/humain-nvidia-600000-gpus-2025.jpg"},{"id":"humain-xai-500mw-2025","event_date":"2025-11-19","published":"2026-10-03","category":"datacenters","importance":3,"title":{"en":"xAI and HUMAIN to build 500MW data center in Saudi Arabia","ar":"«إكس إيه آي» وهيوماين تبنيان مركز بيانات بسعة 500 ميغاواط في السعودية"},"summary":{"en":"Elon Musk announced at the US-Saudi Investment Forum on 19 November 2025 that xAI, HUMAIN and Nvidia will build a 500 MW AI data center in Saudi Arabia, powered by Nvidia chips. The agreement includes deploying xAI's Grok models across the Kingdom, described as the first nationwide Grok deployment. No site or timeline has been disclosed.","ar":"أعلن إيلون ماسك في منتدى الاستثمار السعودي الأمريكي في 19 نوفمبر 2025 أن «إكس إيه آي» وهيوماين وإنفيديا ستبني مركز بيانات للذكاء الاصطناعي بسعة 500 ميغاواط في السعودية، يعمل بشرائح إنفيديا. ويتضمن الاتفاق نشر نماذج Grok التابعة لـ«إكس إيه آي» في أنحاء المملكة، في أول عملية نشر وطنية من نوعها بحسب الوصف المعلن. ولم يُكشف عن الموقع أو الجدول الزمني."},"entities":["xAI","HUMAIN","Nvidia","Elon Musk"],"figures":[{"label":"capacity","label_ar":"السعة","value":500,"unit":"MW"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://w.media/elon-musks-xai-to-build-500-mw-data-center-in-saudi-arabia/","publisher":"W.Media","title":"xAI and HUMAIN to build 500 MW data center in Saudi Arabia","published":null},{"url":"https://baxtel.com/news/xai-and-humain-to-build-500mw-saudi-arabia-data-center","publisher":"Baxtel","title":"xAI and HUMAIN to build 500MW Saudi Arabia data center","published":null}],"verification":"corrected","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/humain-xai-500mw-2025","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/humain-xai-500mw-2025","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/humain-xai-500mw-2025.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/humain-xai-500mw-2025.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/humain-xai-500mw-2025.jpg"},{"id":"us-approves-35000-blackwell-chips-humain-2025","event_date":"2025-11-19","published":"2026-10-03","category":"policy","importance":3,"title":{"en":"US approves up to 35,000 Nvidia Blackwell chips each for HUMAIN and G42","ar":"واشنطن توافق على تصدير ما يصل إلى 35 ألف شريحة إنفيديا Blackwell لكل من هيوماين و«جي 42»"},"summary":{"en":"The US Commerce Department said on 19 November 2025 that it approved exports of up to 35,000 Nvidia Blackwell chips each to Saudi Arabia's HUMAIN and the UAE's G42. The approvals carry rigorous security and reporting requirements, monitored by the Bureau of Industry and Security. The decision removed a key constraint on HUMAIN's compute plans, which had depended on US export licenses.","ar":"أعلنت وزارة التجارة الأمريكية في 19 نوفمبر 2025 الموافقة على تصدير ما يصل إلى 35 ألف شريحة من إنفيديا Blackwell لكل من هيوماين السعودية و«جي 42» الإماراتية. وتخضع الموافقات لمتطلبات أمنية وإبلاغية صارمة يراقبها مكتب الصناعة والأمن. وأزال القرار قيداً رئيسياً أمام خطط الحوسبة لدى هيوماين، التي كانت تعتمد على تراخيص التصدير الأمريكية."},"entities":["US Commerce Department","Nvidia","HUMAIN","G42"],"figures":[{"label":"approved chips per company (chips)","label_ar":"الشرائح المعتمدة لكل شركة","value":35000,"unit":"count"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://news.bgov.com/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-chip-sales-to-g42-humain-approved-by-commerce-department","publisher":"Bloomberg Government","title":"Nvidia Chip Sales to G42, Humain Approved by Commerce Department","published":"2025-11-19"},{"url":"https://malaymail.com/news/money/2025/11/20/saudi-ai-firm-humain-seals-nvidia-deal-as-us-clears-high-end-chip-sales/199129","publisher":"Malay Mail (Reuters)","title":"Saudi AI firm Humain seals Nvidia deal as US clears high-end chip sales","published":"2025-11-20"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/us-approves-35000-blackwell-chips-humain-2025","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/us-approves-35000-blackwell-chips-humain-2025","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/us-approves-35000-blackwell-chips-humain-2025.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/us-approves-35000-blackwell-chips-humain-2025.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/us-approves-35000-blackwell-chips-humain-2025.jpg"},{"id":"amd-cisco-humain-jv-2025","event_date":"2025-11-19","published":"2026-10-03","category":"datacenters","importance":2,"title":{"en":"AMD, Cisco and HUMAIN set up joint venture for up to 1GW of AI infrastructure","ar":"تأسيس مشروع مشترك بين إيه إم دي وسيسكو وهيوماين لبنية تحتية للذكاء الاصطناعي بسعة تصل إلى 1 غيغاواط"},"summary":{"en":"AMD, Cisco and HUMAIN announced a joint venture in November 2025, around the US-Saudi Investment Forum, to deploy up to 1 GW of AI infrastructure in Saudi Arabia by 2030. The venture builds on the AMD collaboration announced in May 2025, and its first phase was reported as 100 MW. In September 2026 the partners reported the first AMD Instinct MI355X cluster live in the Kingdom, with HUMAIN planning 13,000 AMD GPUs in 2026 and up to 250 MW of additional infrastructure starting in 2027.","ar":"أعلنت إيه إم دي وسيسكو وهيوماين في نوفمبر 2025، على هامش منتدى الاستثمار السعودي الأمريكي، تأسيس مشروع مشترك لنشر ما يصل إلى 1 غيغاواط من البنية التحتية للذكاء الاصطناعي في السعودية بحلول 2030. ويبني المشروع على تعاون إيه إم دي المعلن في مايو 2025، وقد أُفيد بأن مرحلته الأولى بسعة 100 ميغاواط. وفي سبتمبر 2026 أفاد الشركاء بتشغيل أول مجمّع من معالجات AMD Instinct MI355X في المملكة، مع خطة هيوماين لنشر 13 ألف وحدة معالجة رسومية من إيه إم دي في 2026، ومرحلة إضافية بسعة تصل إلى 250 ميغاواط تبدأ في 2027."},"entities":["AMD","Cisco","HUMAIN"],"figures":[{"label":"target by 2030","label_ar":"المستهدف بحلول 2030","value":1,"unit":"GW"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/amd-cisco-and-humain-set-up-jv-for-1gw-of-ai-infrastructure-in-saudi-arabia/","publisher":"DatacenterDynamics","title":"AMD, Cisco, and Humain set up JV for 1GW of AI infrastructure in Saudi Arabia","published":"2025-11-20"},{"url":"https://sharikatmubasher.com/media-hub/news/21518539/humain-partners-with-amd-cisco-to-power-kingdoms-ai-future","publisher":"Sharikat Mubasher","title":"HUMAIN partners with AMD, Cisco to power Kingdom's AI future","published":null},{"url":"https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/biggest-ex-us-amd-inference-cluster","publisher":"Middle East AI News","title":"Biggest ex-US AMD inference cluster","published":"2026-09-03"}],"verification":"corrected","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/amd-cisco-humain-jv-2025","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/amd-cisco-humain-jv-2025","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/amd-cisco-humain-jv-2025.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/amd-cisco-humain-jv-2025.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/amd-cisco-humain-jv-2025.jpg"},{"id":"luma-ai-900m-series-c-humain-2025","event_date":"2025-11-19","published":"2026-10-03","category":"investment","importance":2,"title":{"en":"HUMAIN leads $900m Series C in Luma AI at $4bn valuation","ar":"هيوماين تقود جولة من الفئة C بقيمة 900 مليون دولار في «لوما إيه آي» بتقييم 4 مليارات دولار"},"summary":{"en":"Luma AI raised a $900 million Series C led by HUMAIN, with AMD Ventures and existing investors including Andreessen Horowitz, valuing the video-AI company at $4 billion. Luma will become a customer of HUMAIN's Project Halo, a 2 GW AI supercluster being built in Saudi Arabia, and the partnership includes HUMAIN Create, an effort to build models trained on Arabic and regional data. The deal was announced at the US-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington.","ar":"جمعت «لوما إيه آي» جولة من الفئة C بقيمة 900 مليون دولار بقيادة هيوماين وبمشاركة «إيه إم دي فنتشرز» ومستثمرين حاليين بينهم «أندريسن هورويتز»، بتقييم 4 مليارات دولار للشركة العاملة في مجال الذكاء الاصطناعي للفيديو. وستصبح «لوما» عميلاً لمشروع «هالو» التابع لهيوماين، وهو مجمّع فائق للحوسبة بالذكاء الاصطناعي بسعة 2 غيغاواط يُبنى في السعودية، وتشمل الشراكة «هيوماين كرييت» لبناء نماذج مدرَّبة على البيانات العربية والإقليمية. وأُعلن عن الصفقة في منتدى الاستثمار السعودي الأمريكي بواشنطن."},"entities":["Luma AI","HUMAIN","AMD Ventures","Andreessen Horowitz"],"figures":[{"label":"round size","label_ar":"حجم الجولة","value":900,"unit":"USD m"},{"label":"valuation","label_ar":"التقييم","value":4,"unit":"USD bn"},{"label":"Project Halo capacity","label_ar":"سعة مشروع هيلو","value":2,"unit":"GW"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.advanced-television.com/2025/11/20/luma-ai-raises-900m-in-series-c-funding/","publisher":"Advanced Television","title":"Luma AI raises $900m in Series C funding","published":"2025-11-20"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/luma-ai-900m-series-c-humain-2025","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/luma-ai-900m-series-c-humain-2025","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/luma-ai-900m-series-c-humain-2025.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/luma-ai-900m-series-c-humain-2025.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/luma-ai-900m-series-c-humain-2025.jpg"},{"id":"mbs-trump-near-1tn-pledge-2025","event_date":"2025-11-18","published":"2026-10-03","category":"investment","importance":3,"title":{"en":"Crown Prince lifts planned US investment to nearly $1 trillion","ar":"ولي العهد يرفع الاستثمارات السعودية المخططة في الولايات المتحدة إلى نحو تريليون دولار"},"summary":{"en":"On 18 November 2025, in the Oval Office, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said Saudi Arabia would raise its planned investment in the US economy to nearly $1 trillion over the next year, up from the $600 billion Trump had cited. The visit produced the US-Saudi AI memorandum and, the next day, chip-export approvals for HUMAIN. The figure is a pledge rather than a schedule of deployed capital.","ar":"قال ولي العهد الأمير محمد بن سلمان في المكتب البيضاوي في 18 نوفمبر 2025 إن السعودية سترفع استثماراتها المخططة في الاقتصاد الأمريكي إلى نحو تريليون دولار خلال العام المقبل، ارتفاعاً من 600 مليار دولار ذكرها الرئيس ترامب. وأسفرت الزيارة عن مذكرة التفاهم السعودية الأمريكية للذكاء الاصطناعي، ثم موافقات على تصدير الرقائق إلى هيوماين في اليوم التالي. والرقم تعهد وليس جدولاً لرؤوس أموال جرى ضخها فعلاً."},"entities":["Mohammed bin Salman","Donald Trump","Saudi Arabia","United States"],"figures":[{"label":"pledged US investment","label_ar":"الاستثمار المتعهد به في الولايات المتحدة","value":1000,"unit":"USD bn"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.foxnews.com/politics/saudi-crown-prince-bin-salman-hikes-committed-us-investment-nearly-1t","publisher":"Fox News","title":"Saudi leader commits nearly $1T investment during meeting with Trump","published":"2025-11-18"},{"url":"https://www.military.com/daily-news/headlines/2025/11/19/saudi-crown-prince-drops-1-trillion-bombshell-oval-office.html","publisher":"Military.com","title":"Saudi Crown Prince's $1 Trillion Pledge: What Does US Receive?","published":"2025-11-19"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/mbs-trump-near-1tn-pledge-2025","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/mbs-trump-near-1tn-pledge-2025","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/mbs-trump-near-1tn-pledge-2025.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/mbs-trump-near-1tn-pledge-2025.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/mbs-trump-near-1tn-pledge-2025.jpg"},{"id":"us-saudi-ai-mou-2025","event_date":"2025-11-18","published":"2026-10-03","category":"policy","importance":3,"title":{"en":"US and Saudi Arabia sign strategic AI memorandum of understanding","ar":"الولايات المتحدة والسعودية توقعان مذكرة تفاهم استراتيجية في مجال الذكاء الاصطناعي"},"summary":{"en":"President Trump and the Crown Prince announced a new AI memorandum of understanding during their White House meeting on 18 November 2025, which gives Saudi Arabia access to US technology systems with protections against use by adversaries. The two countries also set a framework on critical minerals for chips and batteries, and Trump said advanced-chip export licenses were being approved. The White House did not release the full text at the time of the announcement.","ar":"أعلن الرئيس ترامب وولي العهد مذكرة تفاهم جديدة في مجال الذكاء الاصطناعي خلال لقائهما في البيت الأبيض في 18 نوفمبر 2025، تتيح للسعودية الوصول إلى أنظمة التقنية الأمريكية مع ضمانات ضد استخدامها من الخصوم. ووضع البلدان كذلك إطاراً للمعادن الحيوية اللازمة للرقائق والبطاريات، وقال ترامب إن تراخيص تصدير الرقائق المتقدمة قيد الاعتماد. ولم يُصدر البيت الأبيض النص الكامل للمذكرة وقت الإعلان."},"entities":["United States","Saudi Arabia","White House"],"figures":[],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.nextgov.com/artificial-intelligence/2025/11/us-and-saudi-arabia-commit-new-ai-agreement/409626/","publisher":"Nextgov/FCW","title":"US and Saudi Arabia commit to new AI agreement","published":"2025-11-19"},{"url":"https://www.washingtontechnology.com/companies/2025/11/us-and-saudi-arabia-commit-new-ai-agreement/409662","publisher":"Washington Technology","title":"US and Saudi Arabia commit to new AI agreement","published":"2025-11-19"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/us-saudi-ai-mou-2025","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/us-saudi-ai-mou-2025","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/us-saudi-ai-mou-2025.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/us-saudi-ai-mou-2025.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/us-saudi-ai-mou-2025.jpg"},{"id":"samai-one-million-reached-2025","event_date":"2025-11-09","published":"2026-10-03","category":"talent","importance":2,"title":{"en":"SAMAI trains more than one million Saudis in AI, 52% of them women","ar":"«سماي» تدرّب أكثر من مليون سعودي على الذكاء الاصطناعي، 52 في المائة منهم نساء"},"summary":{"en":"The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA), the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development announced at a gala in Riyadh on 9 November 2025 that the SAMAI program had trained more than one million Saudis in AI after its September 2024 launch. Women made up 52% of trainees, employees 70% and students 30%. SAMAI was described as the largest AI upskilling program in the Kingdom's history, and SAMAI 2 for government staff followed in January 2026.","ar":"أعلنت الهيئة السعودية للبيانات والذكاء الاصطناعي (سدايا) ووزارة التعليم ووزارة الموارد البشرية والتنمية الاجتماعية في حفل بالرياض في 9 نوفمبر 2025 أن برنامج «سماي» درّب أكثر من مليون سعودي على الذكاء الاصطناعي منذ إطلاقه في سبتمبر 2024. وشكّلت النساء 52 في المائة من المتدربين، والموظفون 70 في المائة، والطلاب 30 في المائة. ووُصف البرنامج بأنه أكبر برنامج لرفع المهارات في الذكاء الاصطناعي في تاريخ المملكة، وتلاه «سماي 2» لموظفي الحكومة في يناير 2026."},"entities":["SDAIA","SAMAI","Ministry of Education"],"figures":[{"label":"people trained","label_ar":"عدد المتدربين","value":1000000,"unit":"people"},{"label":"women share","label_ar":"نسبة النساء","value":52,"unit":"%"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/landmark-samai-initiative-trains","publisher":"Middle East AI News","title":"Landmark SAMAI initiative trains over one million Saudis in AI","published":"2025-11-09"},{"url":"https://moe.gov.sa/en/mediacenter/moenews/Pages/news1_09112025.aspx","publisher":"Saudi Ministry of Education","title":"A National Celebration: Over One Million Citizens Empowered in AI Through the Samai Initiative","published":"2025-11-09"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/samai-one-million-reached-2025","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/samai-one-million-reached-2025","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/samai-one-million-reached-2025.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/samai-one-million-reached-2025.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/samai-one-million-reached-2025.jpg"},{"id":"aramco-humain-minority-stake-2025","event_date":"2025-10-28","published":"2026-10-03","category":"investment","importance":3,"title":{"en":"Aramco signs term sheet for significant minority stake in HUMAIN","ar":"أرامكو توقع مذكرة شروط للاستحواذ على حصة أقلية كبيرة في هيوماين"},"summary":{"en":"The Public Investment Fund (PIF) and Aramco signed a non-binding term sheet on 28 October 2025 under which Aramco would acquire a significant minority stake in HUMAIN, with PIF keeping majority ownership and both contributing AI assets, capabilities and talent. The Saudi Company for Artificial Intelligence had recently been transferred to HUMAIN. The stake size was not disclosed, and the deal remains subject to definitive agreements and regulatory approvals.","ar":"وقّع صندوق الاستثمارات العامة وأرامكو في 28 أكتوبر 2025 مذكرة شروط غير ملزمة تستحوذ أرامكو بموجبها على حصة أقلية كبيرة في هيوماين، مع احتفاظ الصندوق بالأغلبية، على أن يسهم الطرفان بأصول وقدرات وكفاءات في مجال الذكاء الاصطناعي. وكانت الشركة السعودية للذكاء الاصطناعي قد نُقلت مؤخراً إلى هيوماين. ولم يُكشف عن حجم الحصة، والصفقة خاضعة لاتفاقات نهائية وموافقات تنظيمية."},"entities":["PIF","Aramco","HUMAIN","SCAI"],"figures":[],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.wamda.com/index.php/2025/10/pif-aramco-join-forces-humain-accelerate-saudi-arabia-ai-ambitions","publisher":"Wamda","title":"PIF and Aramco join forces on HUMAIN to accelerate Saudi Arabia's AI ambitions","published":"2025-10-29"},{"url":"https://www.pif.gov.sa/en/news-and-insights/press-releases/2025/pif-and-aramco-agree-for-aramco-to-acquire-a-significant-minority-stake-in-humain-with-pif-retaining-majority-ownership/","publisher":"Public Investment Fund (PIF)","title":"PIF and Aramco agree for Aramco to acquire a significant minority stake in HUMAIN, with PIF retaining majority ownership","published":"2025-10-28"}],"verification":"corrected","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/aramco-humain-minority-stake-2025","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/aramco-humain-minority-stake-2025","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/aramco-humain-minority-stake-2025.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/aramco-humain-minority-stake-2025.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/aramco-humain-minority-stake-2025.jpg"},{"id":"humain-airtrunk-3bn-2025","event_date":"2025-10-28","published":"2026-10-03","category":"investment","importance":2,"title":{"en":"HUMAIN and Blackstone-backed AirTrunk plan data center campus with $3bn start","ar":"هيوماين و«إير ترنك» المدعومة من بلاكستون تخططان لحرم مراكز بيانات باستثمار أولي بقيمة 3 مليارات دولار"},"summary":{"en":"On 28 October 2025 HUMAIN and AirTrunk, backed by Blackstone and CPP Investments, announced a partnership to build and operate data centers in Saudi Arabia, with an initial investment of about $3 billion. CEO Tareq Amin suggested the partnership could widen to include BlackRock, KKR and DigitalBridge. At FII9 he also said HUMAIN targets a dual listing on the Saudi exchange and Nasdaq within three to four years.","ar":"أعلنت هيوماين و«إير ترنك»، المدعومة من بلاكستون و«سي بي بي إنفستمنتس» (CPP Investments)، في 28 أكتوبر 2025 شراكة لبناء مراكز بيانات في السعودية وتشغيلها باستثمار أولي يبلغ نحو 3 مليارات دولار. وألمح الرئيس التنفيذي طارق أمين إلى إمكانية توسيع الشراكة لتشمل بلاك روك و«كي كي آر» و«ديجيتال بريدج». كما قال في النسخة التاسعة من مبادرة مستقبل الاستثمار إن هيوماين تستهدف إدراجاً مزدوجاً في السوق المالية السعودية وفي ناسداك خلال ثلاث إلى أربع سنوات."},"entities":["HUMAIN","AirTrunk","Blackstone","CPP Investments"],"figures":[{"label":"initial investment","label_ar":"الاستثمار الأولي","value":3,"unit":"USD bn"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.blackstone.com/news/press/humain-and-blackstone-backed-airtrunk-announce-partnership-to-build-state-of-the-art-data-centers-in-the-kingdom-of-saudi-arabia/","publisher":"Blackstone","title":"HUMAIN and Blackstone-backed AirTrunk announce partnership to build data centers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia","published":"2025-10-28"},{"url":"https://enterpriseam.com/ksa/2025/10/29/humain-steals-the-show-at-fii9-with-usd-3-bn-center-push-aramco-backing-and-product-launches/","publisher":"Enterprise","title":"Humain steals the show at FII9 with USD 3 bn center push, Aramco backing and product launches","published":"2025-10-29"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/humain-airtrunk-3bn-2025","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/humain-airtrunk-3bn-2025","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/humain-airtrunk-3bn-2025.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/humain-airtrunk-3bn-2025.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/humain-airtrunk-3bn-2025.jpg"},{"id":"fii9-riyadh-2025","event_date":"2025-10-27","published":"2026-10-03","category":"events","importance":2,"title":{"en":"FII9 closes with over $50bn in deals and pledges","ar":"ختام النسخة التاسعة من مبادرة مستقبل الاستثمار بصفقات وتعهدات تتجاوز 50 مليار دولار"},"summary":{"en":"The ninth Future Investment Initiative ran from 27 to 30 October 2025 in Riyadh under the theme 'The Key to Prosperity', ending with more than $50 billion in signed agreements and investment pledges across AI, advanced technology, renewable energy and infrastructure. It drew more than 9,000 delegates, 650 speakers, 20 heads of state and participants from about 90 countries. AI announcements included HUMAIN's partnerships with Qualcomm and Blackstone-backed AirTrunk, the HUMAIN One operating system and the Aramco stake term sheet.","ar":"عُقدت النسخة التاسعة من مبادرة مستقبل الاستثمار في الرياض من 27 إلى 30 أكتوبر 2025 تحت شعار «مفتاح الازدهار»، واختُتمت باتفاقات وتعهدات استثمارية موقعة تتجاوز 50 مليار دولار في مجالات الذكاء الاصطناعي والتقنيات المتقدمة والطاقة المتجددة والبنية التحتية. وجذبت النسخة أكثر من 9,000 مشارك و650 متحدثاً و20 من رؤساء الدول ومشاركين من نحو 90 دولة. وشملت إعلانات الذكاء الاصطناعي شراكات هيوماين مع كوالكوم و«إير ترنك» المدعومة من بلاكستون، ونظام التشغيل «هيوماين ون»، ومذكرة الشروط الخاصة بحصة أرامكو في الشركة."},"entities":["FII","HUMAIN","Qualcomm","AirTrunk","Aramco"],"figures":[{"label":"deals and pledges","label_ar":"الصفقات والتعهدات","value":50,"unit":"USD bn"},{"label":"delegates","label_ar":"المندوبون","value":9000,"unit":"people"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.sharikatmubasher.com/news/article/21516485/fii9-ends-with-over-50bn-in-deals-investment-pledges?lang=en","publisher":"Sharikat Mubasher","title":"FII9 ends with over $50bn in deals, investment pledges","published":"2025-11-10"},{"url":"https://www.zawya.com/en/press-release/events-and-conferences/fii9-concludes-the-prosperity-era-unlocked-audw2g3q","publisher":"Zawya","title":"FII9 concludes: The Prosperity Era Unlocked","published":null}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/fii9-riyadh-2025","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/fii9-riyadh-2025","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/fii9-riyadh-2025.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/fii9-riyadh-2025.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/fii9-riyadh-2025.jpg"},{"id":"humain-one-ai-os-2025","event_date":"2025-10-27","published":"2026-10-03","category":"ai","importance":2,"title":{"en":"HUMAIN unveils HUMAIN One, which it calls the first AI operating system","ar":"هيوماين تكشف عن «هيوماين ون» وتصفه بأول نظام تشغيل بالذكاء الاصطناعي"},"summary":{"en":"At FII9 HUMAIN unveiled HUMAIN One, which it describes as the world's first AI operating system, consolidating HR, finance, procurement and productivity tasks in a language-based interface. It runs on HUMAIN's agentic orchestration engine and the ALLaM model, with the Horizon Pro AI PC, shown earlier at the Qualcomm Snapdragon Summit, as its flagship device. HUMAIN said the suite includes Secretariat, Search, Code and Connect, with a Workhub suite planned for the first quarter of 2026. A fuller agentic 'HUMAIN OS' was shown in February 2026.","ar":"كشفت هيوماين في النسخة التاسعة من مبادرة مستقبل الاستثمار عن «هيوماين ون»، الذي تصفه بأنه أول نظام تشغيل بالذكاء الاصطناعي في العالم، ويجمع مهام الموارد البشرية والمالية والمشتريات والإنتاجية في واجهة قائمة على اللغة. ويعمل النظام على محرك التنسيق الوكيلي الخاص بالشركة ونموذج «علّام»، وجهازه الرئيسي هو حاسوب Horizon Pro المخصص للذكاء الاصطناعي الذي عُرض سابقاً في قمة Snapdragon من كوالكوم. وذكرت الشركة أن الحزمة تشمل Secretariat وSearch وCode وConnect، مع حزمة Workhub المخطط إطلاقها في الربع الأول من 2026. وعُرض «هيوماين أو إس» الوكيلي الأوسع نطاقاً في فبراير 2026."},"entities":["HUMAIN","HUMAIN One","ALLaM","Qualcomm"],"figures":[],"sources":[{"url":"https://sharikatmubasher.com/media-hub/news/21513581/humain-unveils-worlds-first-ai-operating-system-humain-one?lang=en","publisher":"Sharikat Mubasher","title":"Humain unveils world's first AI operating system, HUMAIN One","published":"2025-10-27"},{"url":"https://enterpriseam.com/ksa/2025/10/29/humain-steals-the-show-at-fii9-with-usd-3-bn-center-push-aramco-backing-and-product-launches/","publisher":"Enterprise","title":"Humain steals the show at FII9 with USD 3 bn center push, Aramco backing and product launches","published":"2025-10-29"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/humain-one-ai-os-2025","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/humain-one-ai-os-2025","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/humain-one-ai-os-2025.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/humain-one-ai-os-2025.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/humain-one-ai-os-2025.jpg"},{"id":"humain-qualcomm-200mw-2025","event_date":"2025-10-27","published":"2026-10-03","category":"datacenters","importance":2,"title":{"en":"HUMAIN and Qualcomm plan 200MW of AI200/AI250 inference racks","ar":"هيوماين وكوالكوم تخططان لنشر 200 ميغاواط من حوامل الاستدلال AI200 وAI250"},"summary":{"en":"HUMAIN and Qualcomm announced a collaboration to deploy 200 MW of Qualcomm AI200 and AI250 rack-scale AI inference solutions in Saudi Arabia beginning in 2026, which they describe as the world's first fully optimized edge-to-cloud hybrid inferencing service. HUMAIN is Qualcomm's first customer for the AI200, which ships in 2026, with the AI250 to follow in 2027. The deployment will integrate HUMAIN's ALLaM models. It builds on a May 2025 MoU signed at the Saudi-US Investment Forum.","ar":"أعلنت هيوماين وكوالكوم تعاوناً لنشر 200 ميغاواط من حلول الاستدلال بالذكاء الاصطناعي على مستوى الحوامل AI200 وAI250 من كوالكوم في السعودية ابتداءً من 2026، وتصفانه بأنه أول خدمة استدلال هجينة من الحافة إلى السحابة محسّنة بالكامل في العالم. وتُعد هيوماين أول عميل لشريحة AI200 التي تُشحن في 2026، على أن تتبعها AI250 في 2027. وسيدمج النشر نماذج «علّام». ويبني الاتفاق على مذكرة تفاهم وُقّعت في مايو 2025 خلال منتدى الاستثمار السعودي الأمريكي."},"entities":["HUMAIN","Qualcomm"],"figures":[{"label":"planned capacity","label_ar":"السعة المخططة","value":200,"unit":"MW"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://meatechwatch.com/2025/10/29/humain-and-qualcomm-partner-to-build-worlds-first-edge-to-cloud-hybrid-ai-infrastructure-in-saudi-arabia/","publisher":"MEA Tech Watch","title":"HUMAIN and Qualcomm Partner to Build World's First Edge-to-Cloud Hybrid AI Infrastructure in Saudi Arabia","published":"2025-10-29"},{"url":"https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3330571/qualcomm-soars-after-taking-aim-nvidia-new-ai-chips","publisher":"South China Morning Post","title":"Qualcomm soars after taking aim at Nvidia with new AI chips","published":null}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/humain-qualcomm-200mw-2025","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/humain-qualcomm-200mw-2025","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/humain-qualcomm-200mw-2025.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/humain-qualcomm-200mw-2025.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/humain-qualcomm-200mw-2025.jpg"},{"id":"humain-chat-allam-34b-launch-2025","event_date":"2025-08-25","published":"2026-10-03","category":"ai","importance":3,"title":{"en":"HUMAIN launches Arabic chat app powered by ALLaM 34B","ar":"هيوماين تطلق تطبيق محادثة عربياً يعمل بنموذج «علّام 34B»"},"summary":{"en":"HUMAIN launched HUMAIN Chat on web, iOS and Android on 25 August 2025, initially for users in Saudi Arabia, powered by the new ALLaM 34B model. The app offers real-time web search, multi-dialect Arabic speech input and bilingual Arabic-English switching. HUMAIN said ALLaM 34B was built by more than 120 AI specialists, including 35 PhDs, and refined by more than 600 domain experts and 250 evaluators, and that Cohere's MMLU benchmark ranked it the most advanced Arabic large language model built in the Arab world. By late October 2025 HUMAIN Chat had 300,000 active users in the Kingdom.","ar":"أطلقت هيوماين تطبيق «هيوماين تشات» على الويب وأنظمة iOS وأندرويد في 25 أغسطس 2025، بدايةً للمستخدمين داخل السعودية، بالاعتماد على نموذج «علّام 34B» الجديد. ويوفر التطبيق بحثاً فورياً على الإنترنت، وإدخالاً صوتياً بعدة لهجات عربية، وتبديلاً ثنائي اللغة بين العربية والإنجليزية. وذكرت الشركة أن «علّام 34B» بناه أكثر من 120 متخصصاً في الذكاء الاصطناعي، بينهم 35 حاملاً للدكتوراه، وصقله أكثر من 600 خبير في مجالات مختلفة و250 مقيّماً، وأن مقياس MMLU الذي تعتمده «كوهير» صنّفه أحدث نموذج لغوي كبير عربي بُني في العالم العربي. وبحلول أواخر أكتوبر 2025 بلغ عدد المستخدمين النشطين للتطبيق 300 ألف مستخدم في المملكة."},"entities":["HUMAIN","ALLaM","Cohere"],"figures":[{"label":"active users (Oct 2025) (users)","label_ar":"المستخدمون النشطون (أكتوبر 2025)","value":300000,"unit":"count"},{"label":"parameters (count)","label_ar":"المعاملات","value":34000000000,"unit":"count"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/humain-chat-live-allam-34b-llm","publisher":"Middle East AI News","title":"HUMAIN Chat goes live powered by ALLaM 34B LLM","published":"2025-08-25"},{"url":"https://sharikatmubasher.com/media-hub/news/21503216/humain-launches-ai-chat-app-powered-by-allam-34b-in-saudi-arabia?lang=en","publisher":"Sharikat Mubasher","title":"Humain launches AI chat app powered by ALLaM 34B in Saudi Arabia","published":"2025-08-25"},{"url":"https://enterpriseam.com/ksa/2025/10/29/humain-steals-the-show-at-fii9-with-usd-3-bn-center-push-aramco-backing-and-product-launches/","publisher":"Enterprise","title":"Humain steals the show at FII9 with USD 3 bn center push, Aramco backing and product launches","published":"2025-10-29"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/humain-chat-allam-34b-launch-2025","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/humain-chat-allam-34b-launch-2025","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/humain-chat-allam-34b-launch-2025.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/humain-chat-allam-34b-launch-2025.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/humain-chat-allam-34b-launch-2025.jpg"},{"id":"humain-breaks-ground-riyadh-dammam-2025","event_date":"2025-08-25","published":"2026-10-03","category":"datacenters","importance":2,"title":{"en":"HUMAIN breaks ground on first data centers in Riyadh and Dammam","ar":"هيوماين تبدأ إنشاء أول مراكز بياناتها في الرياض والدمام"},"summary":{"en":"HUMAIN began construction of its first data centers in Riyadh and Dammam in late August 2025, with initial capacity of up to 100 MW each and a launch then expected in the second quarter of 2026, according to CEO Tareq Amin, as reported by Bloomberg. The company planned to use Nvidia chips for which it had received local regulatory approval, and set a longer-term goal of about 6.6 GW over the next decade. In September 2026 HUMAIN launched an Nvidia-powered AI cloud with 1.1 MW of operational capacity.","ar":"بدأت هيوماين في أواخر أغسطس 2025 إنشاء أول مراكز بياناتها في الرياض والدمام بسعة أولية تصل إلى 100 ميغاواط لكل منها، وكان الإطلاق متوقعاً حينها في الربع الثاني من 2026، بحسب الرئيس التنفيذي طارق أمين كما نقلت «بلومبرغ». وخططت الشركة لاستخدام شرائح إنفيديا التي حصلت على موافقة تنظيمية محلية، ووضعت هدفاً أطول أمداً يبلغ نحو 6.6 غيغاواط خلال عقد. وفي سبتمبر 2026 أطلقت هيوماين سحابة للذكاء الاصطناعي تعمل بتقنيات إنفيديا بسعة تشغيلية 1.1 ميغاواط."},"entities":["HUMAIN","Nvidia","Riyadh","Dammam"],"figures":[{"label":"initial capacity per site (target)","label_ar":"السعة الأولية لكل موقع (مستهدف)","value":100,"unit":"MW"},{"label":"long-term target","label_ar":"المستهدف طويل الأمد","value":6.6,"unit":"GW"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-25/saudi-s-humain-to-open-data-centers-with-us-chips-in-early-2026","publisher":"Bloomberg","title":"Saudi's Humain to Open Data Centers With US Chips in Early 2026","published":"2025-08-25"},{"url":"https://finance.yahoo.com/news/saudis-humain-launch-data-centers-191120744.html","publisher":"Yahoo Finance (Bloomberg)","title":"Saudi's Humain to launch data centers with US chips in early 2026, Bloomberg News reports","published":"2025-08-25"},{"url":"https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/saudi-arabias-ai-co-humain-looking-for-us-data-center-equity-partner-targets-66gw-by-2034-with-subsidized-electricity/","publisher":"DatacenterDynamics","title":"Saudi Arabia's AI co. Humain looking for US data center equity partner, targets 6.6GW by 2034","published":null}],"verification":"corrected","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/humain-breaks-ground-riyadh-dammam-2025","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/humain-breaks-ground-riyadh-dammam-2025","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/humain-breaks-ground-riyadh-dammam-2025.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/humain-breaks-ground-riyadh-dammam-2025.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/humain-breaks-ground-riyadh-dammam-2025.jpg"},{"id":"openai-gpt-oss-humain-groq-2025","event_date":"2025-08-06","published":"2026-10-03","category":"ai","importance":2,"title":{"en":"Saudi Arabia hosts OpenAI open models via HUMAIN-Groq partnership","ar":"السعودية تستضيف نماذج «أوبن إيه آي» المفتوحة عبر شراكة بين هيوماين وجروك"},"summary":{"en":"On 6 August 2025 HUMAIN and Groq announced the Middle East's first deployment of OpenAI's open-weight gpt-oss-120B and gpt-oss-20B models, running on Groq's inference infrastructure inside HUMAIN's sovereign data centers in the Kingdom, Arab News reported on 7 August. HUMAIN says the larger model exceeds 500 tokens per second and the smaller one 1,000 tokens per second. HUMAIN's CEO said developers and enterprises get access to the frontier of AI, fully aligned with national regulations and data laws.","ar":"أعلنت هيوماين وجروك (Groq) في 6 أغسطس 2025 أول عملية نشر في الشرق الأوسط لنموذجي «أوبن إيه آي» مفتوحَي الأوزان gpt-oss-120B وgpt-oss-20B، ويعملان على بنية الاستدلال الخاصة بجروك داخل مراكز بيانات هيوماين السيادية في المملكة، بحسب ما نقلته «عرب نيوز» في 7 أغسطس. وتقول هيوماين إن النموذج الأكبر يتجاوز 500 رمز في الثانية، والأصغر 1,000 رمز في الثانية. وقال الرئيس التنفيذي لهيوماين إن المطورين والمؤسسات يحصلون على أحدث ما توصل إليه الذكاء الاصطناعي بما ينسجم تماماً مع الأنظمة والقوانين الوطنية للبيانات."},"entities":["HUMAIN","Groq","OpenAI"],"figures":[{"label":"gpt-oss-120B speed per HUMAIN (tokens/s)","label_ar":"سرعة نموذج gpt-oss-120B بحسب «هيوماين»","value":500,"unit":"count"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.arabnews.com/node/2610991","publisher":"Arab News","title":"Saudi Arabia hosts first regional deployment of OpenAI models through HUMAIN-Groq partnership","published":"2025-08-07"}],"verification":"corrected","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/openai-gpt-oss-humain-groq-2025","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/openai-gpt-oss-humain-groq-2025","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/openai-gpt-oss-humain-groq-2025.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/openai-gpt-oss-humain-groq-2025.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/openai-gpt-oss-humain-groq-2025.jpg"},{"id":"lucidya-series-b-30m-2025","event_date":"2025-07-15","published":"2026-10-03","category":"startups","importance":2,"title":{"en":"Lucidya raises $30m Series B, which it calls Saudi Arabia's largest AI round","ar":"«لوسيديا» تجمع 30 مليون دولار في جولة من الفئة B تصفها بأكبر جولة للذكاء الاصطناعي في السعودية"},"summary":{"en":"Lucidya, a Riyadh-based AI customer-experience platform founded in 2016, closed a $30 million Series B led by Impact46, with Wa'ed Ventures, Takamol Ventures, SparkLabs and existing backers Rua Growth Fund and ARG. The company said it is the largest AI venture investment ever raised in Saudi Arabia and the largest in the MENA region to date, and it plans to expand AI-agent products that automate support, marketing and sales roles. Lucidya claims accuracy above 92% for Arabic sentiment analysis and operations in 11 countries.","ar":"أغلقت «لوسيديا»، منصة إدارة تجربة العملاء بالذكاء الاصطناعي ومقرها الرياض وتأسست عام 2016، جولة من الفئة B بقيمة 30 مليون دولار بقيادة «إمباكت 46» وبمشاركة «وعد فنتشرز» و«تكامل فنتشرز» و«سباركلابز» والمستثمرَين الحاليين «صندوق روى للنمو» و«إيه آر جي». وقالت الشركة إنها أكبر استثمار جريء في الذكاء الاصطناعي تجمعه شركة في السعودية وفي منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا حتى الآن، وإنها تخطط لتوسيع منتجات وكلاء الذكاء الاصطناعي التي تؤتمت أدوار الدعم والتسويق والمبيعات. وتؤكد الشركة أن دقة تحليل المشاعر بالعربية لديها تتجاوز 92 في المائة، وأن عملياتها تمتد إلى 11 دولة."},"entities":["Lucidya","Impact46","Wa'ed Ventures","Takamol Ventures","SparkLabs"],"figures":[{"label":"round size","label_ar":"حجم الجولة","value":30,"unit":"USD m"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/lucidya-biggest-saudi-ai-funding","publisher":"Middle East AI News","title":"Lucidya raises $30M in Saudi Arabia's biggest AI round","published":"2025-07-15"},{"url":"https://www.menabytes.com/lucidya-series-b/","publisher":"MENAbytes","title":"Lucidya Series B","published":null}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/lucidya-series-b-30m-2025","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/lucidya-series-b-30m-2025","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/lucidya-series-b-30m-2025.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/lucidya-series-b-30m-2025.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/lucidya-series-b-30m-2025.jpg"},{"id":"national-data-center-strategy-2025","event_date":"2025-06","published":"2026-10-03","category":"policy","importance":3,"title":{"en":"MCIT and SDAIA issue National Data Center Strategy targeting 1.5GW by 2030","ar":"وزارة الاتصالات وتقنية المعلومات وسدايا تطلقان الاستراتيجية الوطنية لمراكز البيانات بهدف 1.5 غيغاواط بحلول 2030"},"summary":{"en":"In June 2025 the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) and the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) launched the National Data Center Strategy, targeting up to 1.5 gigawatts of data center capacity by 2030, one of the Middle East's largest planned national builds. The strategy stresses foreign investment, localization partnerships and public-private collaboration. HUMAIN's own 2030 target of 1.9 GW is higher than the national figure.","ar":"أطلقت وزارة الاتصالات وتقنية المعلومات والهيئة السعودية للبيانات والذكاء الاصطناعي (سدايا) في يونيو 2025 الاستراتيجية الوطنية لمراكز البيانات، التي تستهدف سعة تصل إلى 1.5 غيغاواط بحلول 2030، لتكون من أكبر المشاريع الوطنية المخططة في الشرق الأوسط. وتركّز الاستراتيجية على الاستثمار الأجنبي وشراكات التوطين والتعاون بين القطاعين العام والخاص. ويزيد هدف هيوماين لعام 2030 البالغ 1.9 غيغاواط على هذا الرقم الوطني."},"entities":["MCIT","SDAIA","HUMAIN"],"figures":[{"label":"national capacity target 2030","label_ar":"المستهدف الوطني للسعة بحلول 2030","value":1.5,"unit":"GW"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.trade.gov/market-intelligence/saudi-arabia-ict-new-data-center-strategy-accelerate-ai-and-cloud-expansion","publisher":"U.S. International Trade Administration","title":"Saudi Arabia ICT: New Data Center Strategy to Accelerate AI and Cloud Expansion","published":"2025-08-04"},{"url":"https://www.gtlaw.com/en/insights/2026/01/saudi-arabias-data-centre-expansion-regulatory-framework-and-strategic-considerations","publisher":"Greenberg Traurig","title":"Saudi Arabia's data centre expansion: regulatory framework and strategic considerations","published":"2026-01"},{"url":"https://vision2030.ai/analysis/saudi-data-centre-capacity-megawatts/","publisher":"vision2030.ai (independent analysis)","title":"Saudi Data Center Capacity: The Real Megawatts","published":null}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/national-data-center-strategy-2025","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/national-data-center-strategy-2025","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/national-data-center-strategy-2025.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/national-data-center-strategy-2025.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/national-data-center-strategy-2025.jpg"},{"id":"datavolt-supermicro-20bn-mou-2025","event_date":"2025-05-16","published":"2026-10-03","category":"investment","importance":2,"title":{"en":"DataVolt and Supermicro sign MoU for at least $20bn of AI systems","ar":"«داتافولت» و«سوبرمايكرو» توقعان مذكرة تفاهم لتوريد أنظمة للذكاء الاصطناعي بقيمة سوقية لا تقل عن 20 مليار دولار"},"summary":{"en":"Supermicro and DataVolt signed a memorandum of understanding on 16 May 2025 to build hyperscale AI campuses, initially in Saudi Arabia, with Supermicro supplying ultra-dense GPU platforms, storage, networking and liquid-cooled racks. Supermicro put the minimum market value of the products contemplated at $20 billion. The figure is the estimated value of equipment under the MoU, not capital invested by DataVolt, and the agreement is subject to definitive documents.","ar":"وقّعت «سوبرمايكرو» و«داتافولت» مذكرة تفاهم في 16 مايو 2025 لبناء مجمعات للذكاء الاصطناعي فائقة النطاق، تبدأ في السعودية، على أن تورّد «سوبرمايكرو» منصات عالية الكثافة لوحدات المعالجة الرسومية، إضافة إلى أنظمة التخزين والشبكات وحوامل الخوادم المبرّدة بالسائل. وقدّرت «سوبرمايكرو» الحد الأدنى للقيمة السوقية للمنتجات المشمولة بـ20 مليار دولار. وهذا الرقم هو القيمة التقديرية للمعدات بموجب المذكرة وليس رأس مال تستثمره «داتافولت»، والاتفاق خاضع لتوقيع وثائق نهائية."},"entities":["DataVolt","Supermicro"],"figures":[{"label":"minimum market value of products","label_ar":"الحد الأدنى للقيمة السوقية للمنتجات","value":20,"unit":"USD bn"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://ir.supermicro.com/news/news-details/2025/Supermicro-Announces-Strategic-Partnership-with-DataVolt/","publisher":"Supermicro Investor Relations","title":"Supermicro Announces Strategic Partnership with DataVolt","published":"2025-05-16"}],"verification":"corrected","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/datavolt-supermicro-20bn-mou-2025","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/datavolt-supermicro-20bn-mou-2025","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/datavolt-supermicro-20bn-mou-2025.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/datavolt-supermicro-20bn-mou-2025.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/datavolt-supermicro-20bn-mou-2025.jpg"},{"id":"stv-google-100m-ai-fund-2025","event_date":"2025-05-14","published":"2026-10-03","category":"investment","importance":2,"title":{"en":"STV launches Google-backed AI fund that it sizes at $100m","ar":"«إس تي في» تطلق صندوقاً للذكاء الاصطناعي بدعم من جوجل بحجم 100 مليون دولار بحسب الشركة"},"summary":{"en":"Saudi venture firm STV announced an AI fund backed by Google and sized by STV at $100 million. The fund will invest in early-stage AI-native startups across the Middle East and North Africa, focusing on the application layer, localized models and supporting infrastructure. STV said AI startups received only 1.5% of MENA venture funding in 2024, versus 38% in the US.","ar":"أعلنت شركة الاستثمار الجريء السعودية «إس تي في» صندوقاً للذكاء الاصطناعي بدعم من جوجل، يبلغ حجمه 100 مليون دولار بحسب الشركة. ويستثمر الصندوق في الشركات الناشئة المبنية على الذكاء الاصطناعي في مراحلها المبكرة في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا، مع التركيز على طبقة التطبيقات والنماذج المحلية والبنية الداعمة. وأشارت الشركة إلى أن الشركات الناشئة في الذكاء الاصطناعي لم تحصل سوى على 1.5 في المائة من تمويل الاستثمار الجريء في المنطقة عام 2024 مقابل 38 في المائة في الولايات المتحدة."},"entities":["STV","Google"],"figures":[{"label":"fund size (per STV)","label_ar":"حجم الصندوق (بحسب إس تي في)","value":100,"unit":"USD m"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://stv.vc/","publisher":"STV","title":"Google Backs STV's $100 Million AI Fund to Enable AI-Native Startups in the Middle East & North Africa","published":"2025-05-14"},{"url":"https://www.wamda.com/2025/05/google-joins-forces-stv-boost-ai-innovation-mena","publisher":"Wamda","title":"Google joins forces with STV to boost AI innovation in MENA","published":"2025-05-14"}],"verification":"corrected","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/stv-google-100m-ai-fund-2025","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/stv-google-100m-ai-fund-2025","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/stv-google-100m-ai-fund-2025.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/stv-google-100m-ai-fund-2025.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/stv-google-100m-ai-fund-2025.jpg"},{"id":"humain-amd-10bn-2025","event_date":"2025-05-13","published":"2026-10-03","category":"investment","importance":3,"title":{"en":"AMD and HUMAIN announce up to $10bn AI infrastructure collaboration","ar":"إيه إم دي وهيوماين تعلنان تعاوناً باستثمارات تصل إلى 10 مليارات دولار في البنية التحتية للذكاء الاصطناعي"},"summary":{"en":"AMD announced a collaboration with HUMAIN involving investment of up to $10 billion to build about 500 MW of AI compute capacity, with reports describing facilities in both Saudi Arabia and the United States. It was one of several HUMAIN agreements unveiled at the Saudi-US Investment Forum alongside Nvidia and AWS. In November 2025 AMD, Cisco and HUMAIN formed a joint venture targeting up to 1 GW of AI infrastructure by 2030.","ar":"أعلنت إيه إم دي تعاوناً مع هيوماين يتضمن استثماراً يصل إلى 10 مليارات دولار لبناء نحو 500 ميغاواط من سعة الحوسبة للذكاء الاصطناعي، مع إشارة تقارير إلى منشآت في السعودية والولايات المتحدة. وكان التعاون أحد اتفاقات هيوماين العديدة التي كُشف عنها في منتدى الاستثمار السعودي الأمريكي إلى جانب إنفيديا وأمازون ويب سيرفسز. وفي نوفمبر 2025 أسست إيه إم دي وسيسكو وهيوماين مشروعاً مشتركاً يستهدف ما يصل إلى 1 غيغاواط من البنية التحتية للذكاء الاصطناعي بحلول 2030."},"entities":["AMD","HUMAIN","Cisco"],"figures":[{"label":"investment up to","label_ar":"الاستثمار حتى","value":10,"unit":"USD bn"},{"label":"capacity","label_ar":"السعة","value":500,"unit":"MW"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://siliconangle.com/2025/05/13/nvidia-amd-amazon-cash-saudi-arabias-ai-hub-ambitions/","publisher":"SiliconANGLE","title":"Nvidia, AMD, Amazon cash in on Saudi Arabia's AI hub ambitions","published":"2025-05-13"},{"url":"https://beta.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/technology/2025/05/13/nvidia-amd-sell-chips-to-saudi-arabia-for-ai-data-centers","publisher":"BNN Bloomberg","title":"Nvidia, AMD sell chips to Saudi Arabia for AI data centers","published":"2025-05-13"}],"verification":"corrected","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/humain-amd-10bn-2025","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/humain-amd-10bn-2025","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/humain-amd-10bn-2025.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/humain-amd-10bn-2025.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/humain-amd-10bn-2025.jpg"},{"id":"humain-nvidia-18000-chips-2025","event_date":"2025-05-13","published":"2026-10-03","category":"datacenters","importance":3,"title":{"en":"Nvidia to supply HUMAIN with 18,000 GB300 chips in first tranche","ar":"إنفيديا ستورّد لهيوماين 18 ألف شريحة GB300 في دفعة أولى"},"summary":{"en":"At the Saudi-US Investment Forum in Riyadh on 13 May 2025, Nvidia said it would supply HUMAIN with more than 18,000 of its latest GB300 Grace Blackwell chips with InfiniBand networking in a first deployment, and several hundred thousand processors over five years. Reports described data centers totaling 500 MW. HUMAIN's CEO said the company aims to build 1.9 GW of data center capacity by 2030. In November 2025 Nvidia and HUMAIN expanded the plan to up to 600,000 GPUs over three years.","ar":"أعلنت إنفيديا في منتدى الاستثمار السعودي الأمريكي بالرياض في 13 مايو 2025 أنها ستورّد لهيوماين أكثر من 18 ألف شريحة من أحدث جيل GB300 Grace Blackwell مع شبكات InfiniBand في أول عملية نشر، ومئات الآلاف من المعالجات على مدى خمس سنوات. وأشارت التقارير إلى مراكز بيانات بإجمالي 500 ميغاواط. وقال الرئيس التنفيذي لهيوماين إن الشركة تهدف إلى بناء 1.9 غيغاواط من سعة مراكز البيانات بحلول 2030. وفي نوفمبر 2025 وسّعت إنفيديا وهيوماين الخطة لتصل إلى 600 ألف وحدة معالجة رسومية (GPU) خلال ثلاث سنوات."},"entities":["Nvidia","HUMAIN"],"figures":[{"label":"first-tranche chips (GPUs)","label_ar":"شرائح الدفعة الأولى","value":18000,"unit":"count"},{"label":"capacity","label_ar":"السعة","value":500,"unit":"MW"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://siliconangle.com/2025/05/13/nvidia-amd-amazon-cash-saudi-arabias-ai-hub-ambitions/","publisher":"SiliconANGLE","title":"Nvidia, AMD, Amazon cash in on Saudi Arabia's AI hub ambitions","published":"2025-05-13"},{"url":"https://beta.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/technology/2025/05/13/nvidia-amd-sell-chips-to-saudi-arabia-for-ai-data-centers","publisher":"BNN Bloomberg","title":"Nvidia, AMD sell chips to Saudi Arabia for AI data centers","published":"2025-05-13"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/humain-nvidia-18000-chips-2025","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/humain-nvidia-18000-chips-2025","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/humain-nvidia-18000-chips-2025.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/humain-nvidia-18000-chips-2025.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/humain-nvidia-18000-chips-2025.jpg"},{"id":"us-saudi-investment-forum-600bn-2025","event_date":"2025-05-13","published":"2026-10-03","category":"investment","importance":3,"title":{"en":"Saudi Arabia pledges $600bn US investment during Trump visit","ar":"السعودية تتعهد باستثمارات بقيمة 600 مليار دولار في الولايات المتحدة خلال زيارة ترامب"},"summary":{"en":"During President Trump's Gulf visit, Saudi Arabia pledged $600 billion of investments in the United States, with $300 billion of deals reportedly signed at the Saudi-US Investment Forum in Riyadh on 13 May 2025. The US also agreed an arms package valued at about $142 billion. Technology and AI featured prominently, with HUMAIN deals with Nvidia, AMD and AWS, and the Crown Prince indicated that a second phase could lift the total to $1 trillion. The AI-specific US-Saudi memorandum of understanding followed in November 2025.","ar":"خلال زيارة الرئيس ترامب إلى الخليج، تعهدت السعودية باستثمارات بقيمة 600 مليار دولار في الولايات المتحدة، وأُفيد بتوقيع صفقات بقيمة 300 مليار دولار في منتدى الاستثمار السعودي الأمريكي بالرياض في 13 مايو 2025. ووافقت الولايات المتحدة كذلك على حزمة أسلحة تبلغ قيمتها نحو 142 مليار دولار. وبرز قطاع التقنية والذكاء الاصطناعي بصفقات أبرمتها هيوماين مع إنفيديا وإيه إم دي وأمازون ويب سيرفسز، وأشار ولي العهد إلى أن مرحلة ثانية قد ترفع الإجمالي إلى تريليون دولار. وتلتها مذكرة التفاهم السعودية الأمريكية الخاصة بالذكاء الاصطناعي في نوفمبر 2025."},"entities":["Saudi Arabia","United States","Donald Trump","Mohammed bin Salman","HUMAIN"],"figures":[{"label":"pledged US investment","label_ar":"الاستثمار المتعهد به في الولايات المتحدة","value":600,"unit":"USD bn"},{"label":"deals signed at forum","label_ar":"الصفقات الموقعة في المنتدى","value":300,"unit":"USD bn"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.businessday.co.za/bd/world/2025-05-13-trump-praises-saudis-after-dollar600bn-investment-pledge-during-gulf-visit/","publisher":"BusinessDay (South Africa)","title":"Trump praises Saudis after $600bn investment pledge during Gulf visit","published":"2025-05-13"},{"url":"https://www.algemeiner.com/2025/05/13/trump-secures-600-billion-saudi-investment-pledge-gulf-tour/","publisher":"The Algemeiner","title":"Trump Secures $600 Billion Saudi Investment Pledge on Gulf Tour","published":"2025-05-13"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/us-saudi-investment-forum-600bn-2025","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/us-saudi-investment-forum-600bn-2025","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/us-saudi-investment-forum-600bn-2025.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/us-saudi-investment-forum-600bn-2025.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/us-saudi-investment-forum-600bn-2025.jpg"},{"id":"humain-aws-ai-zone-2025","event_date":"2025-05-13","published":"2026-10-03","category":"datacenters","importance":2,"title":{"en":"AWS and HUMAIN announce $5bn-plus 'AI Zone' in Saudi Arabia","ar":"أمازون ويب سيرفسز وهيوماين تعلنان «منطقة للذكاء الاصطناعي» باستثمار يتجاوز 5 مليارات دولار"},"summary":{"en":"Amazon Web Services (AWS) and HUMAIN announced an AI Zone with investment of more than $5 billion, combining AWS infrastructure, semiconductors and UltraCluster networking with services such as SageMaker, Bedrock and Amazon Q, plus a unified AI agent marketplace for government. The AI Zone is separate from AWS's $5.3 billion region commitment. In November 2025 the partners expanded the arrangement with Nvidia infrastructure and an AWS AI-chip deal, and at LEAP 2026 AWS said it will make up to 50 MW available in the AI Zone by 2028.","ar":"أعلنت أمازون ويب سيرفسز (AWS) وهيوماين «منطقة للذكاء الاصطناعي» باستثمار يتجاوز 5 مليارات دولار، تجمع بنية أمازون التحتية وأشباه الموصلات وشبكات UltraCluster مع خدمات مثل SageMaker وBedrock وAmazon Q، إضافة إلى سوق موحدة لوكلاء الذكاء الاصطناعي للجهات الحكومية. وهذه المنطقة منفصلة عن التزام أمازون ببناء منطقة سحابية بقيمة 5.3 مليار دولار. وفي نوفمبر 2025 وسّع الشريكان الاتفاق ببنية تحتية من إنفيديا وصفقة لشرائح الذكاء الاصطناعي من أمازون، وأعلنت أمازون في مؤتمر ليب 2026 أنها ستتيح ما يصل إلى 50 ميغاواط في المنطقة بحلول 2028."},"entities":["AWS","HUMAIN","Nvidia"],"figures":[{"label":"AI Zone investment (more than)","label_ar":"استثمار منطقة الذكاء الاصطناعي (أكثر من)","value":5,"unit":"USD bn"},{"label":"AI Zone capacity by 2028","label_ar":"سعة منطقة الذكاء الاصطناعي بحلول 2028","value":50,"unit":"MW"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/saudi-arabias-new-ai-venture-humain-teams-up-with-aws-for-5bn-ai-zone/","publisher":"DatacenterDynamics","title":"Saudi Arabia's new AI venture Humain teams up with AWS for $5bn AI Zone","published":"2025-05-13"},{"url":"https://siliconangle.com/2025/05/13/nvidia-amd-amazon-cash-saudi-arabias-ai-hub-ambitions/","publisher":"SiliconANGLE","title":"Nvidia, AMD, Amazon cash in on Saudi Arabia's AI hub ambitions","published":"2025-05-13"},{"url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251119637708/en/AWS-and-HUMAIN-Expand-Partnership-with-NVIDIA-AI-Infrastructure-and-AWS-AI-Chip-Deal-to-Drive-Global-AI-Innovation","publisher":"Business Wire","title":"AWS and HUMAIN Expand Partnership with NVIDIA AI Infrastructure and AWS AI Chip Deal","published":"2025-11-19"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/humain-aws-ai-zone-2025","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/humain-aws-ai-zone-2025","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/humain-aws-ai-zone-2025.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/humain-aws-ai-zone-2025.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/humain-aws-ai-zone-2025.jpg"},{"id":"humain-launched-2025","event_date":"2025-05-12","published":"2026-10-03","category":"ai","importance":3,"title":{"en":"Crown Prince launches HUMAIN, PIF's full-stack AI company","ar":"ولي العهد يطلق هيوماين، شركة الذكاء الاصطناعي المتكاملة التابعة لصندوق الاستثمارات العامة"},"summary":{"en":"On 12 May 2025, on the eve of President Trump's visit, the Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, PIF chairman, had launched HUMAIN to operate and invest across the AI value chain: data centers, AI infrastructure and cloud, advanced AI models including a multimodal Arabic large language model, and AI solutions. Tareq Amin was named CEO. HUMAIN's stated ambition is 1.9 GW of data center capacity by 2030.","ar":"أعلن صندوق الاستثمارات العامة في 12 مايو 2025، عشية زيارة الرئيس الأمريكي دونالد ترامب، أن ولي العهد الأمير محمد بن سلمان، رئيس مجلس إدارة الصندوق، أطلق هيوماين للعمل والاستثمار في سلسلة قيمة الذكاء الاصطناعي، من مراكز البيانات والبنية التحتية والحوسبة السحابية إلى النماذج المتقدمة، ومنها نموذج لغوي كبير عربي متعدد الوسائط، والحلول التطبيقية. وعُيّن طارق أمين رئيساً تنفيذياً. وطموح الشركة المعلن هو الوصول إلى سعة مراكز بيانات تبلغ 1.9 غيغاواط بحلول 2030."},"entities":["HUMAIN","PIF","Mohammed bin Salman","Tareq Amin"],"figures":[{"label":"2030 data-centre target","label_ar":"مستهدف مراكز البيانات لعام 2030","value":1.9,"unit":"GW"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.nampa.org/text/22629955","publisher":"NAMPA / AFP","title":"Saudis launch new AI firm ahead of Trump trip (Riyadh, May 12, 2025)","published":"2025-05-12"},{"url":"https://gulfbusiness.com/saudi-crown-prince-launches-humain-a-pif-company/","publisher":"Gulf Business","title":"Saudi Crown Prince launches HUMAIN, a PIF company","published":"2025-05-13"},{"url":"https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/saudi-arabia-humain-ai-powerhouse","publisher":"Middle East AI News","title":"Saudi Arabia creates future AI powerhouse called Humain","published":null}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/humain-launched-2025","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/humain-launched-2025","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/humain-launched-2025.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/humain-launched-2025.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/humain-launched-2025.jpg"},{"id":"tareq-amin-named-humain-ceo-2025","event_date":"2025-05-12","published":"2026-10-03","category":"talent","importance":2,"title":{"en":"Tareq Amin takes the helm as HUMAIN CEO","ar":"طارق أمين يتولى منصب الرئيس التنفيذي لهيوماين"},"summary":{"en":"Tareq Amin was appointed CEO of HUMAIN in May 2025 when the PIF company launched. A Jordanian-American technologist, he had led Aramco Digital since October 2023 and earlier Rakuten Mobile and Rakuten Symphony. Under his leadership HUMAIN organizes its work in four layers: AI infrastructure, AI cloud, data and models, and applications and solutions. He has stated the goal of Saudi Arabia becoming the third-largest AI infrastructure provider after the United States and China.","ar":"عُيّن طارق أمين رئيساً تنفيذياً لهيوماين في مايو 2025 مع إطلاق الشركة التابعة لصندوق الاستثمارات العامة. وهو خبير تقني أردني أمريكي، قاد أرامكو الرقمية منذ أكتوبر 2023، وتولى قبل ذلك قيادة راكوتن موبايل وراكوتن سيمفوني. وتنظم هيوماين عملها في عهده في أربع طبقات هي: البنية التحتية للذكاء الاصطناعي، وسحابة الذكاء الاصطناعي، والبيانات والنماذج، والتطبيقات والحلول. وأعلن أمين هدف أن تصبح السعودية ثالث أكبر مزوّد للبنية التحتية للذكاء الاصطناعي بعد الولايات المتحدة والصين."},"entities":["Tareq Amin","HUMAIN","Aramco Digital"],"figures":[],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.forbesmiddleeast.com/lists/the-middle-easts-top-tech-leaders-2026/tareq-amin/","publisher":"Forbes Middle East","title":"The Middle East's Top Tech Leaders 2026: Tareq Amin","published":null},{"url":"https://www.nampa.org/text/22629955","publisher":"NAMPA / AFP","title":"Saudis launch new AI firm ahead of Trump trip (Riyadh, May 12, 2025)","published":"2025-05-12"},{"url":"https://www.telecomtv.com/content/digital-platforms-services/tareq-amin-joins-aramco-digital-as-ceo-48737/","publisher":"TelecomTV","title":"Tareq Amin joins Aramco Digital as CEO","published":"2023-10-17"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/tareq-amin-named-humain-ceo-2025","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/tareq-amin-named-humain-ceo-2025","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/tareq-amin-named-humain-ceo-2025.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/tareq-amin-named-humain-ceo-2025.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/tareq-amin-named-humain-ceo-2025.jpg"},{"id":"global-ai-hub-law-draft-2025","event_date":"2025-04-14","published":"2026-10-03","category":"policy","importance":3,"title":{"en":"CST publishes draft Global AI Hub Law with 'data embassies'","ar":"هيئة الاتصالات والفضاء والتقنية تنشر مسودة نظام مراكز الذكاء الاصطناعي العالمية و«سفارات البيانات»"},"summary":{"en":"On 14 April 2025 the Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST) opened public consultation, until 14 May 2025, on a draft Global AI Hub Law. It proposes three hub types, Private, Extended and Virtual, and the concept of 'data embassies': private data centers that host a foreign government's or entity's data under that country's laws rather than Saudi law. The Council of Ministers could terminate arrangements for national-security reasons, and the law would take effect 60 days after publication in the Official Gazette. The law remains in draft form.","ar":"فتحت هيئة الاتصالات والفضاء والتقنية في 14 أبريل 2025 باب استطلاع الرأي العام حتى 14 مايو 2025 على مسودة نظام مراكز الذكاء الاصطناعي العالمية. ويقترح النظام ثلاثة أنواع من المراكز هي: الخاص، والموسّع، والافتراضي، إضافة إلى مفهوم «سفارات البيانات»، أي مراكز بيانات خاصة تستضيف بيانات حكومة أجنبية أو جهة أجنبية وفق قوانين تلك الدولة لا النظام السعودي. ويجوز لمجلس الوزراء إنهاء الترتيبات لدواعي الأمن الوطني، ويبدأ سريان النظام بعد 60 يوماً من نشره في الجريدة الرسمية. ولا يزال النظام في صورة مسودة."},"entities":["CST","Global AI Hub Law","Council of Ministers"],"figures":[{"label":"consultation period (days)","label_ar":"مدة الاستطلاع","value":30,"unit":"count"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.clydeco.com/en/insights/2025/05/ksa-release-draft-global-ai-hub-law","publisher":"Clyde & Co","title":"Saudi Arabia releases a draft Global AI Hub Law redefining digital jurisdiction","published":"2025-05-01"},{"url":"https://cm.twobirds.com/en/insights/2025/ksa-public-consultation-on-draft-ai-hub-law","publisher":"Bird & Bird","title":"KSA: Public consultation on Draft AI Hub Law","published":null}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/global-ai-hub-law-draft-2025","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/global-ai-hub-law-draft-2025","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/global-ai-hub-law-draft-2025.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/global-ai-hub-law-draft-2025.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/global-ai-hub-law-draft-2025.jpg"},{"id":"allam-7b-hugging-face-2025","event_date":"2025-03-06","published":"2026-10-03","category":"ai","importance":2,"title":{"en":"SDAIA lists ALLaM 7B on Hugging Face","ar":"سدايا تدرج نموذج «علّام» بحجم 7 مليارات معلمة على منصة «هاجينج فيس»"},"summary":{"en":"The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) announced on 6 March 2025 that its ALLaM 7B model was listed on Hugging Face, making the Arabic-focused model available to developers and researchers worldwide. The model had previously been offered on IBM's watsonx and Microsoft Cloud in 2024 and was added to Qualcomm's AI Cloud in 2025. SDAIA said the move reflects its commitment to fostering innovation, especially in Arabic language processing.","ar":"أعلنت الهيئة السعودية للبيانات والذكاء الاصطناعي (سدايا) في 6 مارس 2025 إدراج نموذج «علّام» بحجم 7 مليارات معلمة على منصة «هاجينج فيس»، ما يتيح النموذج المتخصص في اللغة العربية للمطورين والباحثين حول العالم. وكان النموذج قد أُتيح سابقاً على منصة «واتسون إكس» من آي بي إم وعلى «مايكروسوفت كلاود» في 2024، ثم أُضيف إلى سحابة الذكاء الاصطناعي من كوالكوم في 2025. وقالت سدايا إن الخطوة تعكس التزامها بتعزيز الابتكار، ولا سيما في معالجة اللغة العربية."},"entities":["SDAIA","ALLaM","Hugging Face"],"figures":[{"label":"parameters (count)","label_ar":"المعاملات","value":7000000000,"unit":"count"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://bridgemena.com/news/saudis-allam-model-steps-onto-the-global-stage-via-hugging-face","publisher":"Bridge Middle East","title":"Saudi's ALLaM Model Steps onto the Global Stage via Hugging Face","published":"2025-03-06"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/allam-7b-hugging-face-2025","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/allam-7b-hugging-face-2025","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/allam-7b-hugging-face-2025.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/allam-7b-hugging-face-2025.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/allam-7b-hugging-face-2025.jpg"},{"id":"leap25-opens","event_date":"2025-02-09","published":"2026-10-03","category":"events","importance":3,"title":{"en":"LEAP25 opens with $14.9bn in announced AI and tech investments","ar":"انطلاق ليب 2025 باستثمارات معلنة في الذكاء الاصطناعي والتقنية بقيمة 14.9 مليار دولار"},"summary":{"en":"LEAP 2025 ran from 9 to 12 February 2025 in Riyadh. On opening day Communications Minister Abdullah Alswaha announced $14.9 billion of investments, including $1.5 billion from Groq and Aramco Digital, $2 billion from Alat and Lenovo, $500 million from Salesforce, $300 million from Databricks, $150 million from Tencent Cloud for its first Middle East region and $140 million from SambaNova. Google announced a global AI hub, Qualcomm said it would integrate ALLaM, and KKR and Gulf Data Hub announced a 300 MW data center. The total was described as the largest AI-focused investment announcement in the event's history.","ar":"عُقد مؤتمر ليب 2025 في الرياض من 9 إلى 12 فبراير 2025. وأعلن وزير الاتصالات وتقنية المعلومات عبدالله السواحه في يوم الافتتاح عن استثمارات بقيمة 14.9 مليار دولار، منها 1.5 مليار دولار من جروك (Groq) وأرامكو الرقمية، ومليارا دولار من «آلات» ولينوفو، و500 مليون دولار من سيلزفورس، و300 مليون دولار من داتابريكس، و150 مليون دولار من تينسنت كلاود لأول منطقة لها في الشرق الأوسط، و140 مليون دولار من «سامبانوفا». وأعلنت جوجل مركزاً عالمياً للذكاء الاصطناعي، وقالت كوالكوم إنها ستدمج «علّام»، وأعلنت «كي كي آر» و«غلف داتا هب» مركز بيانات بسعة 300 ميغاواط. ووُصف الإجمالي بأنه أكبر إعلان استثماري في الذكاء الاصطناعي في تاريخ المؤتمر."},"entities":["LEAP","Groq","Aramco Digital","Alat","Lenovo","Salesforce","Databricks","Tencent Cloud","SambaNova","Google","Qualcomm","KKR","Gulf Data Hub"],"figures":[{"label":"announced investments","label_ar":"الاستثمارات المعلنة","value":14.9,"unit":"USD bn"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://gulfbusiness.com/2025/tech/leap-2025-launches-unveis-14-9bn-in-ai-investment/","publisher":"Gulf Business","title":"LEAP 2025 launches, unveils $14.9bn in AI investment","published":"2025-02-09"},{"url":"https://sharikatmubasher.com/media-hub/news/21467621/leap-2025-sees-strategic-investments-exceeding-149bn?lang=en","publisher":"Sharikat Mubasher","title":"LEAP 2025 sees strategic investments exceeding $14.9bn","published":null}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/leap25-opens","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/leap25-opens","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/leap25-opens.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/leap25-opens.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/leap25-opens.jpg"},{"id":"alat-lenovo-2bn-hub-2025","event_date":"2025-02-09","published":"2026-10-03","category":"investment","importance":2,"title":{"en":"Alat and Lenovo commit $2bn to Riyadh AI and robotics manufacturing hub","ar":"«آلات» ولينوفو تلتزمان بملياري دولار لمركز تصنيع للذكاء الاصطناعي والروبوتات في الرياض"},"summary":{"en":"At LEAP 2025, PIF's Alat and Lenovo announced an advanced manufacturing and technology center integrating AI and robotics in Riyadh, with $2 billion of investment and a Lenovo regional headquarters. Ground was broken in February on 200,000 square meters at the Riyadh Integrated Special Logistics Zone, with production of 'Saudi Made' laptops, desktops and servers expected to start in 2026. The deal was one of the largest manufacturing items in the LEAP 2025 total of $14.9 billion.","ar":"أعلنت «آلات» التابعة لصندوق الاستثمارات العامة ولينوفو في مؤتمر ليب 2025 عن مركز للتصنيع والتقنية المتقدمة يدمج الذكاء الاصطناعي والروبوتات في الرياض، باستثمار قدره ملياران دولار ومقر إقليمي للينوفو. وجرى وضع حجر الأساس في فبراير على مساحة 200 ألف متر مربع في المنطقة اللوجستية الخاصة المتكاملة بالرياض، ومن المتوقع أن يبدأ في 2026 إنتاج حواسيب محمولة ومكتبية وخوادم تحمل علامة «صُنع في السعودية». وكانت الصفقة من أكبر بنود التصنيع ضمن إجمالي استثمارات ليب 2025 البالغ 14.9 مليار دولار."},"entities":["Alat","Lenovo","PIF"],"figures":[{"label":"investment","label_ar":"الاستثمار","value":2,"unit":"USD bn"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://sharikatmubasher.com/news/article/21467669/alat-lenovo-break-ground-on-2bn-manufacturing-facility-in-saudi-arabia?lang=en","publisher":"Sharikat Mubasher","title":"Alat, Lenovo break ground on $2bn manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia","published":null},{"url":"https://gulfbusiness.com/2025/tech/leap-2025-launches-unveis-14-9bn-in-ai-investment/","publisher":"Gulf Business","title":"LEAP 2025 launches, unveils $14.9bn in AI investment","published":"2025-02-09"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/alat-lenovo-2bn-hub-2025","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/alat-lenovo-2bn-hub-2025","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/alat-lenovo-2bn-hub-2025.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/alat-lenovo-2bn-hub-2025.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/alat-lenovo-2bn-hub-2025.jpg"},{"id":"groq-dammam-cluster-opens-2025","event_date":"2025-02-09","published":"2026-10-03","category":"datacenters","importance":2,"title":{"en":"Groq switches on Dammam AI inference cluster, which it calls EMEA's largest","ar":"جروك تشغّل مجمعاً للاستدلال بالذكاء الاصطناعي في الدمام تصفه بالأكبر في أوروبا والشرق الأوسط وأفريقيا"},"summary":{"en":"Groq announced at LEAP 2025 that its second GroqCloud region, in Dammam, built with Aramco Digital, is live, and it called the site the largest AI inferencing facility in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The cluster runs 19,000 LPUs and, according to Groq, was brought online in December 2024. Groq said it secured a $1.5 billion commitment from Saudi Arabia for expanded LPU infrastructure, while the LEAP announcement listed the sum as a Groq and Aramco Digital investment. Groq planned at least 25 million tokens per second of capacity by the end of the first quarter of 2025. Tareq Amin, then Aramco Digital's CEO, said Saudi Arabia now offers the lowest inference cost in the world.","ar":"أعلنت جروك (Groq) في مؤتمر ليب 2025 تشغيل ثاني منطقة لخدمة «جروك كلاود» في الدمام، المبنية بالشراكة مع أرامكو الرقمية، ووصفت الموقع بأنه أكبر منشأة للاستدلال بالذكاء الاصطناعي في أوروبا والشرق الأوسط وأفريقيا. ويعمل المجمع بـ19 ألف وحدة معالجة لغوية، وبحسب جروك بدأ العمل في ديسمبر 2024. وقالت جروك إنها حصلت على التزام من السعودية بقيمة 1.5 مليار دولار لتوسيع بنية وحدات المعالجة اللغوية، بينما أدرجت إعلانات ليب المبلغ بوصفه استثماراً مشتركاً لجروك وأرامكو الرقمية. وخططت الشركة لسعة لا تقل عن 25 مليون رمز في الثانية بحلول نهاية الربع الأول من 2025. وقال طارق أمين، الرئيس التنفيذي لأرامكو الرقمية آنذاك، إن السعودية توفر الآن أقل تكلفة للاستدلال في العالم."},"entities":["Groq","Aramco Digital","GroqCloud","Dammam"],"figures":[{"label":"LPUs (LPUs)","label_ar":"وحدات المعالجة اللغوية","value":19000,"unit":"count"},{"label":"Saudi commitment to Groq (per Groq)","label_ar":"التزام السعودية تجاه «غروك» (بحسب «غروك»)","value":1.5,"unit":"USD bn"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/groq-emea-largest-ai-compute-centre","publisher":"Middle East AI News","title":"Groq opens EMEA's largest AI compute centre in Saudi Arabia","published":"2025-02-09"},{"url":"https://gulfbusiness.com/2025/tech/leap-2025-launches-unveis-14-9bn-in-ai-investment/","publisher":"Gulf Business","title":"LEAP 2025 launches, unveils $14.9bn in AI investment","published":"2025-02-09"}],"verification":"corrected","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/groq-dammam-cluster-opens-2025","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/groq-dammam-cluster-opens-2025","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/groq-dammam-cluster-opens-2025.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/groq-dammam-cluster-opens-2025.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/groq-dammam-cluster-opens-2025.jpg"},{"id":"datavolt-neom-oxagon-5bn-2025","event_date":"2025-02","published":"2026-10-03","category":"gigaprojects","importance":2,"title":{"en":"DataVolt signs $5bn deal for 1.5GW AI data center campus at NEOM's Oxagon","ar":"«داتافولت» توقع صفقة بقيمة 5 مليارات دولار لحرم مراكز بيانات بسعة 1.5 غيغاواط في أوكساجون بنيوم"},"summary":{"en":"In February 2025 NEOM and DataVolt agreed a $5 billion net-zero, AI-focused data center campus at Oxagon, planned to reach 1.5 GW with a first 300 MW phase operational in 2028, powered by renewable energy and using advanced cooling. Oxagon leases the land and supplies infrastructure, and the Red Sea site gives access to subsea fiber. Reporting in 2026 describes a 100 MW phase with HUMAIN within a 360 MW campus at Oxagon.","ar":"اتفقت نيوم و«داتافولت» في فبراير 2025 على إنشاء حرم لمراكز البيانات محايد كربونياً ومخصص للذكاء الاصطناعي في أوكساجون باستثمار 5 مليارات دولار، يُخطط أن تبلغ سعته 1.5 غيغاواط، على أن تدخل مرحلة أولى بسعة 300 ميغاواط الخدمة في 2028، بالاعتماد على الطاقة المتجددة وتقنيات تبريد متقدمة. وتؤجر أوكساجون الأرض وتوفر البنية التحتية، ويتيح موقع البحر الأحمر الوصول إلى الألياف الضوئية البحرية. وتشير تقارير في 2026 إلى مرحلة بسعة 100 ميغاواط مع هيوماين ضمن حرم بسعة 360 ميغاواط في أوكساجون."},"entities":["DataVolt","NEOM","Oxagon"],"figures":[{"label":"investment","label_ar":"الاستثمار","value":5,"unit":"USD bn"},{"label":"planned capacity","label_ar":"السعة المخططة","value":1500,"unit":"MW"},{"label":"first phase","label_ar":"المرحلة الأولى","value":300,"unit":"MW"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://meconstructionnews.com/62668/neom-signs-deal-with-datavolt-to-build-5bn-data-centre-in-oxagon","publisher":"Middle East Construction News","title":"NEOM signs deal with DataVolt to build $5bn data centre in Oxagon","published":null},{"url":"https://www.malaymail.com/news/tech-gadgets/2025/02/12/saudi-firm-to-invest-us5b-in-ai-data-centre-for-futuristic-neom-city/166453","publisher":"Malay Mail (AFP)","title":"Saudi firm to invest US$5b in AI data centre for futuristic NEOM city","published":"2025-02-12"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/datavolt-neom-oxagon-5bn-2025","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/datavolt-neom-oxagon-5bn-2025","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/datavolt-neom-oxagon-5bn-2025.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/datavolt-neom-oxagon-5bn-2025.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/datavolt-neom-oxagon-5bn-2025.jpg"},{"id":"lean-series-b-2024","event_date":"2024-11-13","published":"2026-10-03","category":"startups","importance":1,"title":{"en":"Lean Technologies raises $67.5m Series B led by General Catalyst","ar":"«ليان تكنولوجيز» تجمع 67.5 مليون دولار في جولة من الفئة (ب) بقيادة «جنرال كاتاليست»"},"summary":{"en":"Riyadh-based open-banking and payments infrastructure company Lean Technologies raised a $67.5 million Series B led by General Catalyst, with Bain Capital Ventures, the Duquesne Family Office and Arbor Ventures participating, bringing total funding above $100 million. The round follows a $33 million Series A led by Sequoia Capital India in 2022. Lean reported more than $2 billion in processed volume and nearly one million verified bank accounts.","ar":"جمعت «ليان تكنولوجيز»، شركة البنية التحتية للصيرفة المفتوحة والمدفوعات ومقرها الرياض، 67.5 مليون دولار في جولة من الفئة B بقيادة «جنرال كاتاليست» وبمشاركة «باين كابيتال فنتشرز» ومكتب «دوكين» العائلي و«أربور فنتشرز»، ليتجاوز إجمالي تمويلها 100 مليون دولار. وتأتي الجولة بعد جولة من الفئة A بقيمة 33 مليون دولار بقيادة «سيكويا كابيتال الهند» عام 2022. وأفادت الشركة بأن حجم المعاملات التي عالجتها تجاوز ملياري دولار، وبأنها وثّقت نحو مليون حساب مصرفي."},"entities":["Lean Technologies","General Catalyst","Sequoia Capital India"],"figures":[{"label":"round size","label_ar":"حجم الجولة","value":67.5,"unit":"USD m"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.wamda.com/2024/11/lean-closes-series-b-67-5-million-bringing-total-funding-100-million","publisher":"Wamda","title":"Lean closes Series B of $67.5 million, bringing total funding to $100 million","published":"2024-11-13"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/lean-series-b-2024","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/lean-series-b-2024","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/lean-series-b-2024.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/lean-series-b-2024.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/lean-series-b-2024.jpg"},{"id":"project-transcendence-report-2024","event_date":"2024-11-06","published":"2026-10-03","category":"investment","importance":3,"title":{"en":"Bloomberg: Saudi plans up to $100bn 'Project Transcendence' AI group","ar":"بلومبرغ: السعودية تخطط لمجموعة للذكاء الاصطناعي بتمويل يصل إلى 100 مليار دولار باسم «مشروع ترانسندنس»"},"summary":{"en":"Bloomberg reported on 6 November 2024 that Saudi Arabia was planning a government-backed AI and data-infrastructure group, code-named Project Transcendence, with funding of $50-100 billion, modeled on PIF's Alat. The group would invest in data centers and startups, partner with global technology firms and develop local talent, and a tie-up with Alphabet worth $5-10 billion was reported as a possible precursor. There was no official announcement at the time of the report. HUMAIN, launched in May 2025, is widely seen as the vehicle for the plan, though the link has not been officially confirmed.","ar":"ذكرت «بلومبرغ» في 6 نوفمبر 2024 أن السعودية تخطط لإنشاء مجموعة للبنية التحتية للذكاء الاصطناعي والبيانات بدعم حكومي، تحمل الاسم الرمزي «مشروع ترانسندنس» وبتمويل يتراوح بين 50 و100 مليار دولار، على غرار شركة «آلات» التابعة لصندوق الاستثمارات العامة. وستستثمر المجموعة في مراكز البيانات والشركات الناشئة، وتشارك شركات تقنية عالمية، وتطوّر الكفاءات المحلية، فيما أُشير إلى شراكة مع ألفابت بقيمة تتراوح بين 5 و10 مليارات دولار بوصفها تمهيداً محتملاً. ولم يكن هناك إعلان رسمي وقت نشر التقرير. وتُعد هيوماين، التي أُطلقت في مايو 2025، الأداة المرجّحة لتنفيذ المشروع بحسب كثيرين، وإن لم يؤكد ذلك رسمياً."},"entities":["PIF","Project Transcendence","Alphabet","Bloomberg"],"figures":[{"label":"reported funding upper bound","label_ar":"الحد الأعلى للتمويل المُفاد عنه","value":100,"unit":"USD bn"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-06/saudis-plan-100-billion-ai-powerhouse-to-rival-uae-s-tech-hub","publisher":"Bloomberg","title":"Saudis Plan $100 Billion AI Powerhouse to Rival UAE Tech Hub","published":"2024-11-06"},{"url":"https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/saudi-government-plans-100-billion","publisher":"Middle East AI News","title":"Saudi government plans $100 billion AI and data infrastructure group","published":null}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/project-transcendence-report-2024","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/project-transcendence-report-2024","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/project-transcendence-report-2024.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/project-transcendence-report-2024.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/project-transcendence-report-2024.jpg"},{"id":"pif-google-cloud-ai-hub-announced-2024","event_date":"2024-10-30","published":"2026-10-03","category":"investment","importance":3,"title":{"en":"PIF and Google Cloud sign deal for Saudi global AI hub near Dammam","ar":"صندوق الاستثمارات العامة وجوجل كلاود يوقعان اتفاقاً لإنشاء مركز عالمي للذكاء الاصطناعي قرب الدمام"},"summary":{"en":"At FII8, the Public Investment Fund (PIF) and Google Cloud announced a partnership to create a global AI hub near Dammam in the Eastern Province, with research on Arabic models and Saudi-specific AI applications and AI programs for millions of students and professionals. The announcement cited a GDP contribution of up to $71 billion over eight years. In May 2025 the partners said the hub, to be launched with HUMAIN, would be a $10 billion joint investment expanding Google's Dammam region, with TPUs and GPUs.","ar":"أعلن صندوق الاستثمارات العامة وجوجل كلاود في النسخة الثامنة من مبادرة مستقبل الاستثمار شراكة لإنشاء مركز عالمي للذكاء الاصطناعي قرب الدمام في المنطقة الشرقية، يشمل أبحاثاً حول النماذج العربية وتطبيقات الذكاء الاصطناعي الخاصة بالمملكة وبرامج للذكاء الاصطناعي لملايين الطلاب والمهنيين. وأشار الإعلان إلى مساهمة محتملة في الناتج المحلي الإجمالي تصل إلى 71 مليار دولار خلال ثماني سنوات. وفي مايو 2025 أوضح الشريكان أن المركز، الذي سيُطلق مع هيوماين، سيكون استثماراً مشتركاً بقيمة 10 مليارات دولار يوسّع منطقة جوجل السحابية في الدمام، ويعتمد على وحدات TPU ووحدات المعالجة الرسومية (GPU)."},"entities":["PIF","Google Cloud","HUMAIN","Dammam"],"figures":[{"label":"joint investment (stated May 2025)","label_ar":"الاستثمار المشترك (وفق بيان مايو 2025)","value":10,"unit":"USD bn"},{"label":"GDP contribution estimate","label_ar":"تقدير المساهمة في الناتج المحلي","value":71,"unit":"USD bn"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.googlecloudpresscorner.com/2024-10-30-PIF-and-Google-Cloud-to-create-advanced-AI-hub-in-Saudi-Arabia","publisher":"Google Cloud Press Corner","title":"PIF and Google Cloud to create advanced AI hub in Saudi Arabia","published":"2024-10-30"},{"url":"https://www.googlecloudpresscorner.com/2025-05-13-Google-Cloud-and-PIF-Advance-AI-Hub-in-Saudi-Arabia","publisher":"Google Cloud Press Corner","title":"Google Cloud and PIF Advance AI Hub in Saudi Arabia","published":"2025-05-13"},{"url":"https://w.media/pif-and-google-cloud-join-forces-to-create-advanced-ai-hub-in-saudi-arabia/","publisher":"W.Media","title":"PIF and Google Cloud join forces to create advanced AI hub in Saudi Arabia","published":null}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/pif-google-cloud-ai-hub-announced-2024","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/pif-google-cloud-ai-hub-announced-2024","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/pif-google-cloud-ai-hub-announced-2024.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/pif-google-cloud-ai-hub-announced-2024.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/pif-google-cloud-ai-hub-announced-2024.jpg"},{"id":"fii8-riyadh-2024","event_date":"2024-10-29","published":"2026-10-03","category":"events","importance":2,"title":{"en":"FII8 closes in Riyadh with $70bn of announced deals","ar":"ختام النسخة الثامنة من مبادرة مستقبل الاستثمار في الرياض بإعلان صفقات بنحو 70 مليار دولار"},"summary":{"en":"The eighth Future Investment Initiative ran from 29 to 31 October 2024 in Riyadh, with organizers expecting 7,000 participants and about 520 global CEOs. Before the event, FII chief Richard Attias said deals worth around $28 billion were expected across food, entertainment, renewables, cybersecurity and sports. At the close, the FII Institute said more than 30 announcements worth $70 billion had been made. The forum also hosted the signing of the partnership between PIF and Google Cloud on an AI hub.","ar":"عُقدت النسخة الثامنة من مبادرة مستقبل الاستثمار في الرياض من 29 إلى 31 أكتوبر 2024، وتوقع المنظمون مشاركة نحو 7,000 شخص وقرابة 520 رئيساً تنفيذياً عالمياً. وقبل انطلاق الحدث قال رئيس المبادرة ريتشارد أتياس إن صفقات بنحو 28 مليار دولار متوقعة في قطاعات الأغذية والترفيه والطاقة المتجددة والأمن السيبراني والرياضة. وعند الختام قال معهد المبادرة إنه أُعلن عن أكثر من 30 صفقة بقيمة 70 مليار دولار. واحتضن المنتدى كذلك توقيع الشراكة بين صندوق الاستثمارات العامة وجوجل كلاود لإنشاء مركز للذكاء الاصطناعي."},"entities":["FII","PIF","Google Cloud","Richard Attias"],"figures":[{"label":"deals announced (per FII Institute)","label_ar":"الصفقات المعلنة (وفق معهد المبادرة)","value":70,"unit":"USD bn"},{"label":"expected deals (pre-event)","label_ar":"الصفقات المتوقعة (قبل الحدث)","value":28,"unit":"USD bn"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.aap.com.au/aapreleases/cision20241102ae47119","publisher":"AAP / Cision (FII Institute press release)","title":"FII8 Day Three Ends with $70 Billion in Deals Announced","published":"2024-11-02"},{"url":"https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2575367","publisher":"Arab News Pakistan","title":"Deals worth $28bn across various sectors expected at FII8, says Attias","published":null},{"url":"https://www.arabnews.pk/business/global-leaders-experts-descend-on-riyadh-for-fii8-2577072","publisher":"Arab News Pakistan","title":"Global leaders, experts descend on Riyadh for FII8","published":null},{"url":"https://www.googlecloudpresscorner.com/2024-10-30-PIF-and-Google-Cloud-to-create-advanced-AI-hub-in-Saudi-Arabia","publisher":"Google Cloud Press Corner","title":"PIF and Google Cloud to create advanced AI hub in Saudi Arabia","published":"2024-10-30"}],"verification":"corrected","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/fii8-riyadh-2024","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/fii8-riyadh-2024","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/fii8-riyadh-2024.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/fii8-riyadh-2024.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/fii8-riyadh-2024.jpg"},{"id":"waed-100m-ai-startups-2024","event_date":"2024-10-28","published":"2026-10-03","category":"investment","importance":1,"title":{"en":"Aramco's Wa'ed Ventures earmarks $100m for AI startups","ar":"«وعد فنتشرز» التابعة لأرامكو تخصص 100 مليون دولار للشركات الناشئة في الذكاء الاصطناعي"},"summary":{"en":"Wa'ed Ventures, Aramco's wholly owned venture arm, allocated $100 million from its $500 million fund to early-stage AI investments, aiming to position Saudi Arabia as a global AI hub. It formed an advisory board of experts from institutions including Meta, MIT and Oxford, and it had already backed Rebellions and AiXplain. The announcement cited PwC's projection that AI could add $135 billion, about 12% of GDP, by 2030.","ar":"خصصت «وعد فنتشرز»، ذراع الاستثمار الجريء المملوكة بالكامل لأرامكو، 100 مليون دولار من صندوقها البالغ 500 مليون دولار للاستثمارات المبكرة في الذكاء الاصطناعي، بهدف ترسيخ مكانة المملكة مركزاً عالمياً للذكاء الاصطناعي. وشكّلت مجلساً استشارياً من خبراء في مؤسسات منها ميتا ومعهد ماساتشوستس للتقنية وأكسفورد، وكانت قد استثمرت بالفعل في «ريبيليونز» و«إيه آي إكسبلين». واستشهد الإعلان بتوقعات «برايس ووترهاوس كوبرز» (PwC) بأن يضيف الذكاء الاصطناعي 135 مليار دولار، أي نحو 12 في المائة من الناتج المحلي الإجمالي، بحلول 2030."},"entities":["Wa'ed Ventures","Aramco"],"figures":[{"label":"AI allocation","label_ar":"المخصصات للذكاء الاصطناعي","value":100,"unit":"USD m"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.wamda.com/2024/10/waed-ventures-earmarks-100-million-invest-saudi-ai-sector","publisher":"Wamda","title":"Wa'ed Ventures earmarks $100 million to invest in Saudi AI sector","published":"2024-10-28"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/waed-100m-ai-startups-2024","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/waed-100m-ai-startups-2024","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/waed-100m-ai-startups-2024.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/waed-100m-ai-startups-2024.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/waed-100m-ai-startups-2024.jpg"},{"id":"groq-aramco-digital-inference-plan-2024","event_date":"2024-09-17","published":"2026-10-03","category":"datacenters","importance":2,"title":{"en":"Groq and Aramco Digital plan 'world's largest' AI inference center","ar":"جروك وأرامكو الرقمية تخططان لما تصفانه بأكبر مركز للاستدلال بالذكاء الاصطناعي في العالم"},"summary":{"en":"In September 2024 Groq and Aramco Digital disclosed a plan to build what they called the world's largest AI inference data center in Saudi Arabia, starting with 19,000 language processing units (LPUs) and potentially expanding to 200,000. Groq's CEO said it should be running by the end of 2024, and the cost was put in the nine-figure range with Aramco funding. The CEO also said the site offers low-latency access to four billion people within 100 milliseconds. The partnership had been announced at LEAP 2024.","ar":"كشفت جروك (Groq) وأرامكو الرقمية في سبتمبر 2024 عن خطة لإنشاء ما وصفتاه بأكبر مركز بيانات للاستدلال بالذكاء الاصطناعي في العالم داخل السعودية، يبدأ بـ19 ألف وحدة معالجة لغوية ويمكن أن يتوسع إلى 200 ألف. وقال الرئيس التنفيذي لجروك إنه سيعمل بحلول نهاية 2024، وقُدّرت التكلفة بمئات الملايين بتمويل من أرامكو. وأضاف أن الموقع يتيح وصولاً بزمن استجابة منخفض إلى أربعة مليارات شخص خلال 100 ميلي ثانية. وكانت الشراكة قد أُعلنت في مؤتمر ليب 2024."},"entities":["Groq","Aramco Digital"],"figures":[{"label":"initial LPUs (LPUs)","label_ar":"وحدات المعالجة اللغوية الأولية","value":19000,"unit":"count"},{"label":"possible LPUs (LPUs)","label_ar":"وحدات المعالجة اللغوية المحتملة","value":200000,"unit":"count"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://the-decoder.com/oil-giant-builds-worlds-largest-ai-inference-center-in-saudi-arabia-with-us-chipmaker-groq/","publisher":"The Decoder","title":"Oil giant builds world's largest AI inference center in Saudi Arabia with US chipmaker Groq","published":"2024-09-17"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/groq-aramco-digital-inference-plan-2024","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/groq-aramco-digital-inference-plan-2024","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/groq-aramco-digital-inference-plan-2024.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/groq-aramco-digital-inference-plan-2024.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/groq-aramco-digital-inference-plan-2024.jpg"},{"id":"un-egdi-2024-saudi-sixth","event_date":"2024-09-17","published":"2026-10-03","category":"govtech","importance":2,"title":{"en":"Saudi Arabia jumps to sixth in UN e-government ranking","ar":"المملكة تقفز إلى المركز السادس عالمياً في مؤشر الأمم المتحدة للحكومة الإلكترونية"},"summary":{"en":"The 2024 UN E-Government Survey placed Saudi Arabia in the 'Very High' category, sixth worldwide in the E-Government Development Index (EGDI), up 25 places from 31st in 2022, and fourth globally on the Online Service Index. Riyadh ranked third among 193 cities on local online services. Communications Minister Abdullah Alswaha credited Vision 2030 for the progress.","ar":"وضع مسح الأمم المتحدة للحكومة الإلكترونية لعام 2024 المملكة في الفئة «المرتفعة جداً»، إذ حلّت في المركز السادس عالمياً في مؤشر تطور الحكومة الإلكترونية، بعد قفزة 25 مركزاً عن المركز 31 في 2022، وفي المركز الرابع عالمياً في مؤشر الخدمات الإلكترونية، فيما جاءت الرياض ثالثة بين 193 مدينة في الخدمات الإلكترونية المحلية. ونسب وزير الاتصالات وتقنية المعلومات عبدالله السواحه هذا التقدم إلى رؤية السعودية 2030."},"entities":["UN","DGA","Riyadh"],"figures":[{"label":"EGDI rank (overall) (rank)","label_ar":"الترتيب العام في مؤشر الحكومة الإلكترونية","value":6,"unit":"count"},{"label":"Online Service Index rank (rank)","label_ar":"الترتيب في مؤشر الخدمات الإلكترونية","value":4,"unit":"count"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://enterpriseam.com/ksa/2024/09/26/saudi-arabia-sixth-globally-in-e-government-ranking-un-report-says/","publisher":"Enterprise","title":"Saudi Arabia sixth globally in e-government ranking, UN report says","published":"2024-09-26"},{"url":"https://www.argaam.com/en/article/articledetail/id/1755229","publisher":"Argaam","title":"Saudi Arabia rises to 4th position globally in UN e-government index","published":"2024-09-17"}],"verification":"corrected","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/un-egdi-2024-saudi-sixth","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/un-egdi-2024-saudi-sixth","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/un-egdi-2024-saudi-sixth.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/un-egdi-2024-saudi-sixth.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/un-egdi-2024-saudi-sixth.jpg"},{"id":"ai-adoption-framework-2024","event_date":"2024-09-12","published":"2026-10-03","category":"policy","importance":2,"title":{"en":"SDAIA publishes national AI Adoption Framework","ar":"سدايا تنشر الإطار الوطني لتبني الذكاء الاصطناعي"},"summary":{"en":"The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) published its AI Adoption Framework on 12 September 2024, during the Global AI Summit. The framework is a practical lifecycle playbook with readiness-assessment templates and maturity levels for public- and private-sector adoption. It starts with foundations such as defining priorities, setting up AI units and assessing readiness.","ar":"نشرت الهيئة السعودية للبيانات والذكاء الاصطناعي (سدايا) إطار تبني الذكاء الاصطناعي في 12 سبتمبر 2024 خلال القمة العالمية للذكاء الاصطناعي. ويُعد الإطار دليلاً عملياً لدورة حياة التبني، ويتضمن قوالب لتقييم الجاهزية ومستويات للنضج لتبني القطاعين العام والخاص. ويبدأ بمرحلة التأسيس التي تشمل تحديد الأولويات وإنشاء وحدات للذكاء الاصطناعي وتقييم الجاهزية."},"entities":["SDAIA","AI Adoption Framework"],"figures":[],"sources":[{"url":"https://digitalpolicyalert.org/event/24158-adopted-national-framework-for-ai-adoption","publisher":"Digital Policy Alert","title":"Adopted National Framework for AI Adoption","published":"2024-09-12"},{"url":"https://regulations.ai/regulations/RAI-SA-NA-SUMMARY-2026","publisher":"regulations.ai","title":"Saudi Arabia AI Regulation Overview","published":null}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/ai-adoption-framework-2024","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/ai-adoption-framework-2024","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/ai-adoption-framework-2024.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/ai-adoption-framework-2024.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/ai-adoption-framework-2024.jpg"},{"id":"icaire-unesco-category-2-2024","event_date":"2024-09-11","published":"2026-10-03","category":"policy","importance":2,"title":{"en":"SDAIA announces UNESCO Category 2 status for ICAIRE at Global AI Summit","ar":"سدايا تعلن تصنيف المركز الدولي لأبحاث وأخلاقيات الذكاء الاصطناعي مركزاً من الفئة الثانية لدى اليونسكو"},"summary":{"en":"The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) announced on 11 September 2024 at the Global AI Summit that the International Center for AI Research and Ethics (ICAIRE) had been classified as a UNESCO Category 2 center, through a tripartite agreement between the Kingdom, UNESCO and ICAIRE. The release said the status underscores Saudi Arabia's role in international and regional cooperation on AI policy, ethics and research. ICAIRE has since supported research, ethics awareness, policy coordination and capacity building, and Riyadh hosted the UNESCO Global Forum on the Ethics of AI in September 2026.","ar":"أعلنت الهيئة السعودية للبيانات والذكاء الاصطناعي (سدايا) في 11 سبتمبر 2024 خلال القمة العالمية للذكاء الاصطناعي تصنيف المركز الدولي لأبحاث وأخلاقيات الذكاء الاصطناعي مركزاً من الفئة الثانية لدى اليونسكو، بموجب اتفاقية ثلاثية بين المملكة واليونسكو والمركز. وذكر البيان أن هذه الصفة تؤكد دور المملكة في التعاون الدولي والإقليمي في سياسات الذكاء الاصطناعي وأخلاقياته وأبحاثه. ويدعم المركز منذ ذلك الحين الأبحاث والتوعية الأخلاقية وتنسيق السياسات وبناء القدرات، فيما استضافت الرياض المنتدى العالمي لأخلاقيات الذكاء الاصطناعي التابع لليونسكو في سبتمبر 2026."},"entities":["ICAIRE","UNESCO","SDAIA"],"figures":[],"sources":[{"url":"https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/release/202409116203","publisher":"Kyodo News PR Wire","title":"Announcement of ICAIRE's Classification as a UNESCO Category 2 Center at the Global AI Summit","published":"2024-09-11"},{"url":"https://www.arabnews.com/node/2654642/saudi-arabia","publisher":"Arab News","title":"Riyadh to host 4th global forum on AI ethics","published":null}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/icaire-unesco-category-2-2024","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/icaire-unesco-category-2-2024","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/icaire-unesco-category-2-2024.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/icaire-unesco-category-2-2024.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/icaire-unesco-category-2-2024.jpg"},{"id":"gain-2024-third-edition","event_date":"2024-09-10","published":"2026-10-03","category":"events","importance":3,"title":{"en":"Third Global AI Summit draws 30,000 delegates to Riyadh","ar":"القمة العالمية للذكاء الاصطناعي تستقطب 30 ألف مشارك في نسختها الثالثة بالرياض"},"summary":{"en":"The third Global AI Summit, organized by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA), ran from 10 to 12 September 2024 and reported more than 30,000 delegates, more than 450 speakers from 100 countries, 150 sessions, more than 25 launches and more than 80 agreements and MoUs. Outcomes included the Riyadh Charter on AI for the Islamic World with ICESCO, the UNESCO Category 2 classification of ICAIRE, the SAMAI one-million-Saudis program, the AI Adoption Framework, Microsoft's Arabic-model center with ALLaM on Azure, and MoUs with IBM, Dell, Oracle and Nvidia. The next edition was set for 2026.","ar":"عقدت الهيئة السعودية للبيانات والذكاء الاصطناعي (سدايا) النسخة الثالثة من القمة العالمية للذكاء الاصطناعي من 10 إلى 12 سبتمبر 2024، وأعلنت مشاركة أكثر من 30 ألف مشارك وأكثر من 450 متحدثاً من 100 دولة، و150 جلسة، وأكثر من 25 إطلاقاً، وأكثر من 80 اتفاقية ومذكرة تفاهم. وشملت المخرجات ميثاق الرياض للذكاء الاصطناعي للعالم الإسلامي مع الإيسيسكو، وتصنيف المركز الدولي لأبحاث وأخلاقيات الذكاء الاصطناعي مركزاً من الفئة الثانية لدى اليونسكو، وبرنامج «سماي» لتدريب مليون سعودي، وإطار تبني الذكاء الاصطناعي، ومركز مايكروسوفت للنماذج العربية مع إتاحة «علّام» على أزور، ومذكرات تفاهم مع آي بي إم وديل وأوراكل وإنفيديا. وحُدد موعد النسخة التالية في 2026."},"entities":["SDAIA","Global AI Summit","ICESCO","Microsoft","IBM","Nvidia","Oracle","Dell"],"figures":[{"label":"delegates","label_ar":"المندوبون","value":30000,"unit":"people"},{"label":"agreements and MoUs (agreements)","label_ar":"الاتفاقيات ومذكرات التفاهم","value":80,"unit":"count"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.arabnews.com/node/2570848/media","publisher":"Arab News","title":"Third edition of Global AI Summit launches in Riyadh","published":"2024-09-10"},{"url":"https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/release/202409146467","publisher":"Kyodo News PR Wire (SDAIA press release)","title":"Global AI Summit Calls for Global Action to Guarantee AI Innovation is for the Good of Humanity","published":"2024-09-14"},{"url":"https://www.aap.com.au/aapreleases/cision20240913ae05918/","publisher":"AAP / Cision (SDAIA press release)","title":"Global AI Summit 2024 continued to transform data and AI landscape on final day","published":"2024-09-13"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/gain-2024-third-edition","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/gain-2024-third-edition","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/gain-2024-third-edition.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/gain-2024-third-edition.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/gain-2024-third-edition.jpg"},{"id":"samai-one-million-saudis-launched-2024","event_date":"2024-09","published":"2026-10-03","category":"talent","importance":2,"title":{"en":"SDAIA launches 'One Million Saudis in AI' (SAMAI) program","ar":"سدايا تطلق مبادرة «مليون سعودي في الذكاء الاصطناعي» (سماي)"},"summary":{"en":"In September 2024, at the third Global AI Summit, Education Minister Yousef Al-Benyan and SDAIA President Abdullah Alghamdi launched the One Million Saudis in AI initiative, known as SAMAI, with the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development. It aimed to teach one million Saudis how AI works, its uses and its ethics, through a platform developed with major technology companies. SAMAI was billed as the largest initiative of its kind in the Kingdom and reached its target in November 2025.","ar":"أطلق وزير التعليم يوسف البنيان ورئيس الهيئة السعودية للبيانات والذكاء الاصطناعي (سدايا) عبدالله الغامدي في سبتمبر 2024، خلال النسخة الثالثة من القمة العالمية للذكاء الاصطناعي، مبادرة «مليون سعودي في الذكاء الاصطناعي» المعروفة باسم «سماي»، بالتعاون مع وزارة الموارد البشرية والتنمية الاجتماعية. واستهدفت المبادرة تعريف مليون سعودي بآلية عمل الذكاء الاصطناعي واستخداماته وأخلاقياته عبر منصة طُورت بالتعاون مع شركات تقنية كبرى. ووُصفت بأنها أكبر مبادرة من نوعها في المملكة، وبلغت هدفها في نوفمبر 2025."},"entities":["SDAIA","SAMAI","Ministry of Education"],"figures":[{"label":"training target","label_ar":"مستهدف التدريب","value":1000000,"unit":"people"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://oecd.ai/en/dashboards/policy-initiatives/one-million-saudi-in-artificial-intelligence","publisher":"OECD.AI Policy Navigator","title":"One Million Saudi in Artificial Intelligence","published":null},{"url":"https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/landmark-samai-initiative-trains","publisher":"Middle East AI News","title":"Landmark SAMAI initiative trains over one million Saudis in AI","published":"2025-11-09"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/samai-one-million-saudis-launched-2024","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/samai-one-million-saudis-launched-2024","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/samai-one-million-saudis-launched-2024.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/samai-one-million-saudis-launched-2024.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/samai-one-million-saudis-launched-2024.jpg"},{"id":"oracle-riyadh-region-live-2024","event_date":"2024-08-06","published":"2026-10-03","category":"datacenters","importance":2,"title":{"en":"Oracle opens second Saudi public cloud region in Riyadh","ar":"أوراكل تفتتح منطقتها السحابية العامة الثانية في السعودية بالرياض"},"summary":{"en":"Oracle announced on 6 August 2024 that its second public cloud region in the Kingdom, in Riyadh, was open, as part of a $1.5 billion investment. The region joins Jeddah, with a NEOM region and a Dammam facility planned, and Oracle partnered with stc on a sovereign cloud for government. Oracle's separate Mostaqbali program, launched in December 2023, aims to train and certify 50,000 Saudis in AI and cloud technologies by 2027.","ar":"أعلنت أوراكل في 6 أغسطس 2024 بدء تشغيل منطقتها السحابية العامة الثانية في المملكة بالرياض، ضمن استثمار قدره 1.5 مليار دولار. وتنضم المنطقة إلى منطقة جدة، مع خطط لإنشاء منطقة في نيوم ومنشأة في الدمام، وقد تعاونت أوراكل مع stc في مجال السحابة السيادية للجهات الحكومية. أما برنامج «مستقبلي» المنفصل الذي أطلقته أوراكل في ديسمبر 2023، فيستهدف تدريب 50 ألف سعودي وتأهيلهم في تقنيات الذكاء الاصطناعي والحوسبة السحابية بحلول 2027."},"entities":["Oracle","stc","NEOM"],"figures":[{"label":"investment","label_ar":"الاستثمار","value":1.5,"unit":"USD bn"},{"label":"AI training target","label_ar":"مستهدف التدريب على الذكاء الاصطناعي","value":50000,"unit":"people"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/news/announcement/oracle-strengthens-saudi-arabias-ai-economy-with-opening-of-second-public-cloud-region-2024-08-06","publisher":"Oracle Newsroom","title":"Oracle Strengthens Saudi Arabia's AI Economy with Opening of Second Public Cloud Region","published":"2024-08-06"},{"url":"https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2576267","publisher":"Arab News Pakistan","title":"Oracle's 2nd public cloud region in Riyadh now live, part of $1.5bn investment","published":"2024-10-22"}],"verification":"corrected","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/oracle-riyadh-region-live-2024","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/oracle-riyadh-region-live-2024","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/oracle-riyadh-region-live-2024.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/oracle-riyadh-region-live-2024.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/oracle-riyadh-region-live-2024.jpg"},{"id":"intelmatix-series-a-2024","event_date":"2024-07-30","published":"2026-10-03","category":"startups","importance":2,"title":{"en":"Intelmatix raises $20m Series A for EDIX decision-intelligence platform","ar":"«إنتلماتكس» تجمع 20 مليون دولار في جولة من الفئة A لمنصتها «إديكس» لذكاء القرار"},"summary":{"en":"Saudi deep-tech company Intelmatix raised a $20 million Series A on 30 July 2024, led by Shorooq Partners. Participants included Saudi Venture Capital Company (SVC), Saudi Technology Ventures (STV), Olayan Financing, Sultan Holdings, Zain Ventures and the Rua Growth Fund. Founded in 2021 by MIT graduates, the company sells the EDIX enterprise decision-intelligence platform.","ar":"جمعت «إنتلماتكس»، الشركة السعودية للتقنيات العميقة، 20 مليون دولار في جولة من الفئة A في 30 يوليو 2024 بقيادة «شروق بارتنرز». وشارك في الجولة الشركة السعودية للاستثمار الجريء و«إس تي في» وشركة العليان للتمويل و«سلطان القابضة» و«زين فنتشرز» وصندوق «روى للنمو». وتأسست الشركة عام 2021 على يد خريجين من معهد ماساتشوستس للتقنية، وتقدّم منصة «إديكس» لذكاء القرار في المؤسسات."},"entities":["Intelmatix","Shorooq Partners","SVC","STV"],"figures":[{"label":"round size","label_ar":"حجم الجولة","value":20,"unit":"USD m"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.wamda.com/2024/07/saudi-deeptech-intelmatix-scores-20-million-series-a","publisher":"Wamda","title":"Saudi deeptech Intelmatix scores $20 million Series A","published":"2024-07-30"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/intelmatix-series-a-2024","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/intelmatix-series-a-2024","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/intelmatix-series-a-2024.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/intelmatix-series-a-2024.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/intelmatix-series-a-2024.jpg"},{"id":"kaust-genai-centre-of-excellence-2024","event_date":"2024-07-01","published":"2026-10-03","category":"ai","importance":2,"title":{"en":"KAUST launches Center of Excellence on Generative AI","ar":"كاوست تطلق مركز التميز للذكاء الاصطناعي التوليدي"},"summary":{"en":"KAUST announced its Center of Excellence on Generative AI on 1 July 2024, chaired by Bernard Ghanem with Jürgen Schmidhuber as co-chair. The center targets four national priority areas set by the Research, Development and Innovation Authority: health and wellness, sustainability and essential needs, energy and industrials, and economies of the future. Planned work includes specialized models for clinical imaging, drug design, Earth observation and educational technology.","ar":"أعلنت كاوست في 1 يوليو 2024 عن مركز التميز للذكاء الاصطناعي التوليدي برئاسة برنارد غانم وبمشاركة يورغن شميدهوبر نائباً للرئيس. ويستهدف المركز أربعة مجالات ذات أولوية وطنية حددتها هيئة البحث والتطوير والابتكار، هي: الصحة والعافية، والاستدامة والاحتياجات الأساسية، والطاقة والصناعات، واقتصادات المستقبل. ويشمل العمل المخطط نماذج متخصصة للتصوير السريري وتصميم الأدوية ورصد الأرض وتقنيات التعليم."},"entities":["KAUST","Bernard Ghanem","Jürgen Schmidhuber"],"figures":[],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.arabnews.com/node/2548216","publisher":"Arab News","title":"How Saudi Arabia's KAUST is pushing the envelope on Generative AI possibilities","published":"2024-07-12"},{"url":"https://cemse.kaust.edu.sa/articles/2024/09/12/kaust-center-excellence-generative-ai","publisher":"KAUST CEMSE","title":"KAUST Center of Excellence for Generative AI","published":"2024-09-12"},{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Abdullah_University_of_Science_and_Technology","publisher":"Wikipedia","title":"King Abdullah University of Science and Technology","published":null}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/kaust-genai-centre-of-excellence-2024","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/kaust-genai-centre-of-excellence-2024","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/kaust-genai-centre-of-excellence-2024.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/kaust-genai-centre-of-excellence-2024.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/kaust-genai-centre-of-excellence-2024.jpg"},{"id":"allam-on-ibm-watsonx-2024","event_date":"2024-05-21","published":"2026-10-03","category":"ai","importance":3,"title":{"en":"SDAIA and IBM launch ALLaM Arabic LLM on watsonx","ar":"سدايا وآي بي إم تطلقان نموذج «علّام» اللغوي الكبير للغة العربية على منصة «واتسون إكس»"},"summary":{"en":"On 21 May 2024, at IBM's Think Boston, SDAIA and IBM announced that SDAIA's Arabic large language model ALLaM is available on IBM's watsonx platform, where clients can train, tune and deploy it through watsonx.ai. ALLaM was developed by SDAIA's National Center for AI and trained on one of the largest Arabic datasets, supplemented by English content. The announcement was made on the main stage by Esam Alwagait, director of SDAIA's National Information Center, alongside IBM CEO Arvind Krishna, and NCAI CEO Yaser Alonaizan also took part in the conference. ALLaM later reached Microsoft Azure, Hugging Face and, via HUMAIN, a commercial chat product.","ar":"أعلنت الهيئة السعودية للبيانات والذكاء الاصطناعي (سدايا) وآي بي إم في 21 مايو 2024، خلال مؤتمر «ثينك بوسطن» الذي تنظمه آي بي إم، توافر نموذج «علّام» اللغوي الكبير للغة العربية التابع لسدايا على منصة «واتسون إكس»، حيث يستطيع العملاء تدريبه وضبطه ونشره عبر «واتسون إكس إيه آي». وطوّر النموذجَ المركز الوطني للذكاء الاصطناعي في سدايا، ودُرّب على واحدة من أكبر مجموعات البيانات العربية مع محتوى إنجليزي مكمّل. وأُعلن الخبر على المسرح الرئيسي على لسان مدير مركز المعلومات الوطني في سدايا الدكتور عصام الوقيت إلى جانب الرئيس التنفيذي لآي بي إم أرفيند كريشنا، كما شارك الرئيس التنفيذي للمركز الوطني للذكاء الاصطناعي الدكتور ياسر العنزان في المؤتمر. ووصل «علّام» لاحقاً إلى منصة «مايكروسوفت أزور» وموقع «هاجينج فيس»، وإلى منتج دردشة تجاري عبر هيوماين."},"entities":["SDAIA","NCAI","IBM","ALLaM","watsonx"],"figures":[],"sources":[{"url":"https://communicateonline.me/news/saudi-data-and-ai-authority-sdaia-joins-forces-with-ibm-launches-new-arabic-ai-model/","publisher":"Communicate Online","title":"SDAIA joins forces with IBM, launches new Arabic AI model","published":null},{"url":"https://mea.newsroom.ibm.com/sdaia-launches-allam-on-watsonx","publisher":"IBM Middle East & Africa Newsroom","title":"SDAIA launches ALLaM on watsonx","published":"2024-05-21"}],"verification":"corrected","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/allam-on-ibm-watsonx-2024","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/allam-on-ibm-watsonx-2024","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/allam-on-ibm-watsonx-2024.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/allam-on-ibm-watsonx-2024.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/allam-on-ibm-watsonx-2024.jpg"},{"id":"pif-40bn-ai-fund-report-2024","event_date":"2024-03-20","published":"2026-10-03","category":"investment","importance":2,"title":{"en":"Report: PIF in talks with a16z on a $40bn AI investment fund","ar":"تقرير: صندوق الاستثمارات العامة يبحث مع «أندريسن هورويتز» إنشاء صندوق للذكاء الاصطناعي بنحو 40 مليار دولار"},"summary":{"en":"On 19-20 March 2024 The New York Times reported that the Public Investment Fund (PIF) was in talks with Andreessen Horowitz and possibly other firms on a roughly $40 billion fund to invest in AI, with a16z and PIF Governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan discussing a Riyadh office. PIF's assets were cited at about $925 billion. The report relied on unnamed sources, and no official PIF confirmation of a fund of that structure has been published.","ar":"ذكرت «نيويورك تايمز» في 19-20 مارس 2024 أن صندوق الاستثمارات العامة يجري محادثات مع «أندريسن هورويتز» وربما شركات أخرى لإنشاء صندوق بنحو 40 مليار دولار للاستثمار في الذكاء الاصطناعي، وأن الشركة الأمريكية ومحافظ الصندوق ياسر الرميان ناقشا افتتاح مكتب في الرياض. وقُدّرت أصول الصندوق بنحو 925 مليار دولار. واستند التقرير إلى مصادر لم تُسمَّ، ولم يصدر عن صندوق الاستثمارات العامة تأكيد رسمي لوجود صندوق بهذه الصيغة."},"entities":["PIF","Andreessen Horowitz","Yasir Al-Rumayyan"],"figures":[{"label":"reported fund size","label_ar":"حجم الصندوق المُفاد عنه","value":40,"unit":"USD bn"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2024/03/20/saudi-arabia-in-talks-with-andreessen-horowitz-to-create-ai-fund.html","publisher":"CNBC","title":"Saudi Arabia reportedly in talks with VC firms like Andreessen Horowitz to create mammoth $40 billion AI fund","published":"2024-03-20"},{"url":"https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2479666/business-economy","publisher":"Arab News Pakistan","title":"Saudi Arabia plans $40bn push into artificial intelligence, NYT reports","published":null}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/pif-40bn-ai-fund-report-2024","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/pif-40bn-ai-fund-report-2024","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/pif-40bn-ai-fund-report-2024.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/pif-40bn-ai-fund-report-2024.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/pif-40bn-ai-fund-report-2024.jpg"},{"id":"aramco-metabrain-2024","event_date":"2024-03-04","published":"2026-10-03","category":"ai","importance":3,"title":{"en":"Aramco unveils Metabrain, a 250bn-parameter industrial AI model","ar":"أرامكو تكشف عن «ميتابرين»، نموذج ذكاء اصطناعي صناعي بـ250 مليار معلمة"},"summary":{"en":"At LEAP 2024 Aramco unveiled Aramco Metabrain AI, which the company describes as the industry's first generative AI model, with 250 billion parameters trained on 7 trillion data points from its roughly 90-year history. Aramco said the model combines language models, quantum computing and real-time analytics to assist with tasks such as analyzing drilling plans and geological data, and that it planned a 1 trillion-parameter version by the end of 2024. Aramco CEO Amin Nasser said tasks that took hours can now be completed in seconds.","ar":"كشفت أرامكو في مؤتمر ليب 2024 عن «أرامكو ميتابرين للذكاء الاصطناعي»، الذي تصفه الشركة بأنه أول نموذج للذكاء الاصطناعي التوليدي في القطاع الصناعي، بحجم 250 مليار معلمة، وقد دُرّب على 7 تريليونات نقطة بيانات من نحو 90 عاماً من تاريخ الشركة. وقالت أرامكو إن النموذج يجمع بين النماذج اللغوية والحوسبة الكمية والتحليلات الفورية للمساعدة في مهام مثل تحليل خطط الحفر والبيانات الجيولوجية، وإنها تخطط لإطلاق نسخة بتريليون معلمة بنهاية 2024. وقال الرئيس التنفيذي لأرامكو أمين الناصر إن مهاماً كانت تستغرق ساعات يمكن إنجازها الآن في ثوانٍ."},"entities":["Aramco","Metabrain","Amin Nasser"],"figures":[{"label":"parameters (count)","label_ar":"المعاملات","value":250000000000,"unit":"count"},{"label":"training data points (count)","label_ar":"نقاط بيانات التدريب","value":7000000000000,"unit":"count"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://gulfnews.com/business/markets/saudi-aramco-introduces-worlds-first-industrial-ai-model-1.1709801947071","publisher":"Gulf News","title":"Saudi Aramco introduces world's first industrial AI model","published":"2024-03-07"},{"url":"https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/aramco-reveals-250b-llm-gaia-backed","publisher":"Middle East AI News","title":"Aramco reveals 250B LLM; GAIA backed by $1 billion funding","published":"2024-03-07"}],"verification":"corrected","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/aramco-metabrain-2024","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/aramco-metabrain-2024","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/aramco-metabrain-2024.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/aramco-metabrain-2024.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/aramco-metabrain-2024.jpg"},{"id":"aws-5-3bn-saudi-region-announced-2024","event_date":"2024-03-04","published":"2026-10-03","category":"datacenters","importance":3,"title":{"en":"AWS commits $5.3bn to a Saudi cloud region","ar":"أمازون ويب سيرفسز تلتزم باستثمار 5.3 مليار دولار في منطقة سحابية سعودية"},"summary":{"en":"Announced at LEAP 2024, Amazon Web Services (AWS) committed more than $5.3 billion (SAR 19.88 billion) to build its first infrastructure region in Saudi Arabia, initially slated for 2026. AWS confirmed at LEAP 2026 that the region is on track to launch in December 2026 with three availability zones from day one, expanding its network to 40 regions. An IDC study commissioned by AWS estimates that AI could contribute $130 billion to the Saudi economy by 2030.","ar":"أعلنت أمازون ويب سيرفسز (AWS) في مؤتمر ليب 2024 التزامها باستثمار أكثر من 5.3 مليار دولار (19.88 مليار ريال) لإنشاء أول منطقة للبنية التحتية لها في السعودية، وكان الموعد المبدئي لها عام 2026. وأكدت الشركة في ليب 2026 أن المنطقة في طريقها للإطلاق في ديسمبر 2026 بثلاث مناطق توافر منذ اليوم الأول، لتصل شبكتها إلى 40 منطقة. وتقدّر دراسة أعدّتها «آي دي سي» بتكليف من الشركة أن يسهم الذكاء الاصطناعي بنحو 130 مليار دولار في الاقتصاد السعودي بحلول 2030."},"entities":["AWS","Amazon"],"figures":[{"label":"investment","label_ar":"الاستثمار","value":5.3,"unit":"USD bn"},{"label":"AI contribution by 2030 (IDC)","label_ar":"مساهمة الذكاء الاصطناعي بحلول 2030 (آي دي سي)","value":130,"unit":"USD bn"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://gulfbusiness.com/leap-2024-aws-ibm-dell-commit-11bn-investments/","publisher":"Gulf Business","title":"LEAP 2024: AWS, IBM, Dell and other tech firms commit massive $11.9bn in investments","published":"2024-03-05"},{"url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/aws-cloud-region-saudi-arabia","publisher":"Amazon (About Amazon)","title":"AWS cloud region in Saudi Arabia","published":null},{"url":"https://w.media/aws-saudi-arabia-cloud-region-set-for-december-2026-launch/","publisher":"W.Media","title":"AWS Saudi Arabia cloud region set for December 2026 launch","published":null}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/aws-5-3bn-saudi-region-announced-2024","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/aws-5-3bn-saudi-region-announced-2024","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/aws-5-3bn-saudi-region-announced-2024.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/aws-5-3bn-saudi-region-announced-2024.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/aws-5-3bn-saudi-region-announced-2024.jpg"},{"id":"datavolt-5bn-datacentres-leap24","event_date":"2024-03-04","published":"2026-10-03","category":"datacenters","importance":2,"title":{"en":"DataVolt pledges $5bn for 300MW+ of Saudi data centers","ar":"«داتافولت» تتعهد بـ5 مليارات دولار لمراكز بيانات سعودية بسعة تتجاوز 300 ميغاواط"},"summary":{"en":"At LEAP 2024, DataVolt, a Riyadh-based developer founded in 2023, committed $5 billion to build new data centers in the Kingdom with combined capacity above 300 megawatts. The company later signed a $5 billion Oxagon campus deal with NEOM in February 2025 and, in May 2025, a memorandum with Supermicro under which Supermicro estimated the minimum market value of the products contemplated at $20 billion. That figure is the value of equipment, not DataVolt investment.","ar":"تعهدت «داتافولت»، وهي شركة تطوير مقرها الرياض تأسست عام 2023، في مؤتمر ليب 2024 باستثمار 5 مليارات دولار لإنشاء مراكز بيانات جديدة في المملكة بسعة إجمالية تتجاوز 300 ميغاواط. ووقّعت الشركة لاحقاً صفقة بقيمة 5 مليارات دولار مع نيوم لإنشاء حرمها في أوكساجون في فبراير 2025، ثم مذكرة تفاهم مع «سوبرمايكرو» في مايو 2025 قدّرت بموجبها «سوبرمايكرو» الحد الأدنى للقيمة السوقية للمنتجات المشمولة بـ20 مليار دولار. وهذا الرقم يمثل قيمة معدات وليس استثماراً من «داتافولت»."},"entities":["DataVolt","LEAP"],"figures":[{"label":"investment","label_ar":"الاستثمار","value":5,"unit":"USD bn"},{"label":"capacity","label_ar":"السعة","value":300,"unit":"MW"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://gulfbusiness.com/leap-2024-aws-ibm-dell-commit-11bn-investments/","publisher":"Gulf Business","title":"LEAP 2024: AWS, IBM, Dell and other tech firms commit massive $11.9bn in investments","published":"2024-03-05"}],"verification":"corrected","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/datavolt-5bn-datacentres-leap24","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/datavolt-5bn-datacentres-leap24","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/datavolt-5bn-datacentres-leap24.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/datavolt-5bn-datacentres-leap24.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/datavolt-5bn-datacentres-leap24.jpg"},{"id":"leap24-opens","event_date":"2024-03-04","published":"2026-10-03","category":"events","importance":2,"title":{"en":"LEAP24 opens in Riyadh with $11.9bn in announced investments","ar":"انطلاق ليب 2024 في الرياض باستثمارات معلنة بقيمة 11.9 مليار دولار"},"summary":{"en":"LEAP 2024 ran from 4 to 7 March 2024 at the Riyadh Exhibition and Convention Center. Communications Minister Abdullah Alswaha announced $11.9 billion in new investments, led by the $5.3 billion AWS cloud region and DataVolt's $5 billion data center plan, plus IBM ($250 million) and ServiceNow ($500 million). Aramco unveiled its Metabrain industrial AI model at the event. Other reports put total announcements at more than $13 billion and at about $12 billion.","ar":"عُقد مؤتمر ليب 2024 من 4 إلى 7 مارس 2024 في مركز الرياض للمعارض والمؤتمرات. وأعلن وزير الاتصالات وتقنية المعلومات عبدالله السواحه عن استثمارات جديدة بقيمة 11.9 مليار دولار، تصدّرتها منطقة أمازون ويب سيرفسز السحابية بـ5.3 مليار دولار وخطة «داتافولت» لمراكز البيانات بـ5 مليارات دولار، إضافة إلى آي بي إم (250 مليون دولار) وسيرفس ناو (500 مليون دولار). وكشفت أرامكو خلال المؤتمر عن نموذجها الصناعي «ميتابرين». وأشارت تقارير أخرى إلى أن إجمالي الإعلانات تجاوز 13 مليار دولار، وإلى أنه بلغ نحو 12 مليار دولار في تقارير غيرها."},"entities":["LEAP","AWS","DataVolt","IBM","ServiceNow","Aramco"],"figures":[{"label":"announced investments","label_ar":"الاستثمارات المعلنة","value":11.9,"unit":"USD bn"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://gulfbusiness.com/leap-2024-aws-ibm-dell-commit-11bn-investments/","publisher":"Gulf Business","title":"LEAP 2024: AWS, IBM, Dell and other tech firms commit massive $11.9bn in investments","published":"2024-03-05"},{"url":"https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/aramco-reveals-250b-llm-gaia-backed","publisher":"Middle East AI News","title":"Aramco reveals 250B LLM; GAIA backed by $1 billion funding","published":"2024-03-07"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/leap24-opens","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/leap24-opens","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/leap24-opens.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/leap24-opens.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/leap24-opens.jpg"},{"id":"salla-pre-ipo-130m-2024","event_date":"2024-03-04","published":"2026-10-03","category":"startups","importance":1,"title":{"en":"Salla raises $130m pre-IPO round led by Investcorp and Sanabil","ar":"«سلة» تجمع 130 مليون دولار في جولة ما قبل الاكتتاب بقيادة «إنفستكورب» و«سنابل»"},"summary":{"en":"Saudi e-commerce enablement platform Salla raised $130 million in a pre-IPO equity round co-led by Investcorp and Sanabil Investments, with participation from STV, Bloomberg reported on 4 March 2024. The company said the round was a milestone toward going public. It described the regional e-commerce market as worth about $20 billion.","ar":"جمعت «سلة»، منصة تمكين التجارة الإلكترونية السعودية، 130 مليون دولار في جولة أسهم ما قبل الاكتتاب بقيادة مشتركة من «إنفستكورب» و«سنابل للاستثمارات» وبمشاركة «إس تي في»، بحسب ما نشرته «بلومبرغ» في 4 مارس 2024. وقالت الشركة إن الجولة محطة نحو الإدراج في السوق المالية. ووصفت سوق التجارة الإلكترونية الإقليمي بأنه تبلغ قيمته نحو 20 مليار دولار."},"entities":["Salla","Investcorp","Sanabil Investments","STV"],"figures":[{"label":"round size","label_ar":"حجم الجولة","value":130,"unit":"USD m"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-04/investcorp-backs-salla-in-130-million-fundraise-ahead-of-ipo","publisher":"Bloomberg","title":"Investcorp, Sanabil Back Salla's $130 Million Pre-IPO Fundraise","published":"2024-03-04"},{"url":"https://lw.com/en/news/latham-advises-salla-on-its-pre-ipo-equity-financing","publisher":"Latham & Watkins","title":"Latham Advises Salla on its US$130 Million Pre-IPO Equity Financing","published":"2024-03-08"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/salla-pre-ipo-130m-2024","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/salla-pre-ipo-130m-2024","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/salla-pre-ipo-130m-2024.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/salla-pre-ipo-130m-2024.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/salla-pre-ipo-130m-2024.jpg"},{"id":"alat-launched-2024","event_date":"2024-02","published":"2026-10-03","category":"investment","importance":2,"title":{"en":"PIF unveils Alat, an advanced technology company with $100bn planned by 2030","ar":"صندوق الاستثمارات العامة يكشف عن «آلات» باستثمارات مخططة بـ100 مليار دولار بحلول 2030"},"summary":{"en":"In February 2024 Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced Alat, a new company of the Public Investment Fund (PIF) intended to build the Kingdom's electronics and advanced-industry base, with $100 billion of planned investment by 2030 and 39,000 jobs targeted. Alat targets seven areas, including semiconductors, smart devices, smart health and next-generation infrastructure. Early partnerships included a joint venture with Dahua (about $200 million), a SoftBank robotics facility ($150 million) and a partnership with Carrier. Alat later signed a $2 billion advanced-manufacturing deal with Lenovo at LEAP 2025.","ar":"أعلن ولي العهد الأمير محمد بن سلمان في فبراير 2024 عن «آلات»، وهي شركة جديدة تابعة لصندوق الاستثمارات العامة تستهدف بناء قاعدة الإلكترونيات والصناعات المتقدمة في المملكة، باستثمارات مخططة قدرها 100 مليار دولار بحلول 2030 وتوفير 39 ألف وظيفة. وتستهدف «آلات» سبعة مجالات، منها أشباه الموصلات والأجهزة الذكية والصحة الذكية والبنية التحتية من الجيل القادم. وشملت الشراكات المبكرة مشروعاً مشتركاً مع داهوا بنحو 200 مليون دولار، ومنشأة للروبوتات مع سوفت بنك بقيمة 150 مليون دولار، وشراكة مع كاريير. ووقّعت «آلات» لاحقاً صفقة للتصنيع المتقدم بقيمة ملياري دولار مع لينوفو في مؤتمر ليب 2025."},"entities":["Alat","PIF","Lenovo","Dahua","SoftBank"],"figures":[{"label":"planned investment by 2030","label_ar":"الاستثمار المخطط بحلول 2030","value":100,"unit":"USD bn"},{"label":"jobs (jobs)","label_ar":"الوظائف","value":39000,"unit":"count"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://equalocean.com/news/2024022220536-saudi-pif-subsidiary-takes-dahua-throws-out-100-billion-investment-plan","publisher":"EqualOcean","title":"Saudi PIF Subsidiary Takes on Dahua, Throws Out $100 Billion Investment Plan","published":"2024-02-22"},{"url":"https://www.meed.com/riyadh-unveils-100bn-tech-hub","publisher":"MEED","title":"Riyadh unveils $100bn tech hub","published":null}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/alat-launched-2024","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/alat-launched-2024","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/alat-launched-2024.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/alat-launched-2024.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/alat-launched-2024.jpg"},{"id":"genai-guidelines-2024","event_date":"2024-01-10","published":"2026-10-03","category":"policy","importance":2,"title":{"en":"SDAIA issues generative AI guidelines for government and the public","ar":"سدايا تصدر إرشادات الذكاء الاصطناعي التوليدي للجهات الحكومية والأفراد"},"summary":{"en":"The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) published its Generative AI Guidelines for government entities on 10 January 2024 and a companion version for the public on 11 January. The guidelines set principles, risk classifications, data-handling rules and role definitions, including the role of data offices in overseeing the ethical and legal aspects of AI tools used with government data. They complement existing AI-ethics, data-governance and privacy rules and are non-binding.","ar":"نشرت الهيئة السعودية للبيانات والذكاء الاصطناعي (سدايا) في 10 يناير 2024 إرشادات استخدام الذكاء الاصطناعي التوليدي للجهات الحكومية، ثم نسخة موجهة للأفراد في 11 يناير. وتتضمن الإرشادات مبادئ وتصنيفات للمخاطر وقواعد للتعامل مع البيانات وتحديداً للأدوار، ومنها دور مكاتب البيانات في الإشراف على الجوانب الأخلاقية والقانونية لأدوات الذكاء الاصطناعي المستخدمة مع البيانات الحكومية. وتكمّل الإرشادات القواعد القائمة في أخلاقيات الذكاء الاصطناعي وحوكمة البيانات والخصوصية، وهي غير ملزمة."},"entities":["SDAIA","Generative AI"],"figures":[],"sources":[{"url":"https://digitalpolicyalert.org/event/17277-published-sdaia-generative-artificial-intelligence-guidelines-for-optimal-adoption-in-government-entities","publisher":"Digital Policy Alert","title":"Published SDAIA Generative AI Guidelines for optimal adoption in government entities","published":"2024-01-10"},{"url":"https://sharikatmubasher.com/news/article/21395136/sdaia-unveils-guidelines-on-generative-ai-safe-use","publisher":"Sharikat Mubasher","title":"SDAIA unveils guidelines on generative AI safe use","published":"2024-01-11"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/genai-guidelines-2024","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/genai-guidelines-2024","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/genai-guidelines-2024.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/genai-guidelines-2024.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/genai-guidelines-2024.jpg"},{"id":"tamara-series-c-unicorn-2023","event_date":"2023-12-18","published":"2026-10-03","category":"startups","importance":2,"title":{"en":"Tamara raises $340m Series C, becomes Saudi fintech unicorn","ar":"«تمارا» تجمع 340 مليون دولار في جولة من الفئة C وتصبح أول «يونيكورن» تقنية مالية سعودية"},"summary":{"en":"Tamara announced a $340 million Series C on 18 December 2023, co-led by SNB Capital and Sanabil Investments at a $1 billion valuation, making it the Kingdom's first homegrown fintech unicorn. Shorooq Partners, Pinnacle Capital and Impulse joined, alongside Coatue, Endeavor Catalyst and Checkout.com. The company reported more than 10 million users and more than 30,000 merchants across Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Kuwait.","ar":"أعلنت «تمارا» في 18 ديسمبر 2023 عن جولة من الفئة C بقيمة 340 مليون دولار بقيادة مشتركة من «إس إن بي كابيتال» و«سنابل للاستثمارات» وبتقييم بلغ مليار دولار، لتصبح أول شركة تقنية مالية سعودية النشأة تحقق وضع «اليونيكورن». وشاركت في الجولة «شروق بارتنرز» و«بينكل كابيتال» و«إمبلس»، إلى جانب «كواتو» و«إنديفر كاتاليست» و«تشيك أوت دوت كوم». وذكرت الشركة أن لديها أكثر من 10 ملايين مستخدم وأكثر من 30 ألف تاجر في السعودية والإمارات والكويت."},"entities":["Tamara","SNB Capital","Sanabil Investments"],"figures":[{"label":"round size","label_ar":"حجم الجولة","value":340,"unit":"USD m"},{"label":"valuation","label_ar":"التقييم","value":1000,"unit":"USD m"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://fintech.global/2023/12/18/340m-series-c-funding-elevates-tamara-to-unicorn-status/","publisher":"FinTech Global","title":"$340m Series C funding elevates Tamara to unicorn status","published":"2023-12-18"},{"url":"https://www.fintechfutures.com/bnpl-payments/saudi-bnpl-fintech-tamara-lands-340m-series-c-funding-at-1bn-valuation","publisher":"Fintech Futures","title":"Saudi BNPL fintech Tamara lands $340m Series C funding at $1bn valuation","published":"2023-12-18"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/tamara-series-c-unicorn-2023","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/tamara-series-c-unicorn-2023","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/tamara-series-c-unicorn-2023.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/tamara-series-c-unicorn-2023.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/tamara-series-c-unicorn-2023.jpg"},{"id":"google-cloud-dammam-region-2023","event_date":"2023-11-15","published":"2026-10-03","category":"datacenters","importance":2,"title":{"en":"Google Cloud opens Dammam region in Saudi Arabia","ar":"جوجل كلاود تفتتح منطقتها السحابية في الدمام بالمملكة"},"summary":{"en":"Google Cloud announced the opening of its Dammam cloud region on 15 November 2023 at a launch attended by CEO Thomas Kurian, with services sold in the Kingdom through the reseller CNTXT. Research commissioned from Access Partnership estimated the region could add a cumulative $109 billion to Saudi gross economic output between 2024 and 2030 and support 148,600 jobs in 2030. The Dammam region became the base for the PIF-Google Cloud AI hub announced a year later.","ar":"أعلنت جوجل كلاود افتتاح منطقتها السحابية في الدمام في 15 نوفمبر 2023 خلال حفل حضره رئيسها التنفيذي توماس كوريان، على أن تُباع الخدمات داخل المملكة عبر الموزّع «سي إن تي إكس تي». وقدّرت دراسة أعدّتها «أكسس بارتنرشيب» بتكليف من جوجل أن المنطقة قد تضيف 109 مليارات دولار تراكمياً إلى الناتج الاقتصادي السعودي بين 2024 و2030، وأن تدعم 148,600 وظيفة في 2030. وأصبحت منطقة الدمام قاعدة لمركز الذكاء الاصطناعي المشترك بين صندوق الاستثمارات العامة وجوجل كلاود، الذي أُعلن عنه بعد عام."},"entities":["Google Cloud","Dammam","CNTXT"],"figures":[{"label":"estimated GDP contribution 2024-2030","label_ar":"المساهمة المقدرة في الناتج 2024-2030","value":109,"unit":"USD bn"},{"label":"jobs in 2030 (jobs)","label_ar":"الوظائف في 2030","value":148600,"unit":"count"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.googlecloudpresscorner.com/2023-11-15-Google-Cloud-Expands-Regional-Presence-with-Opening-of-Dammam-Cloud-Region-Forecast-to-Boost-Economy-by-USD-109-Billion-by-2030","publisher":"Google Cloud Press Corner","title":"Google Cloud Expands Regional Presence with Opening of Dammam Cloud Region","published":"2023-11-15"},{"url":"https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2409331","publisher":"Arab News Pakistan","title":"Google launches new cloud region in Saudi Arabia","published":"2023-11-15"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/google-cloud-dammam-region-2023","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/google-cloud-dammam-region-2023","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/google-cloud-dammam-region-2023.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/google-cloud-dammam-region-2023.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/google-cloud-dammam-region-2023.jpg"},{"id":"tareq-amin-joins-aramco-digital-2023","event_date":"2023-10-17","published":"2026-10-03","category":"talent","importance":2,"title":{"en":"Tareq Amin, ex-Rakuten Symphony chief, joins Aramco Digital as CEO","ar":"طارق أمين ينضم إلى أرامكو الرقمية رئيساً تنفيذياً قادماً من راكوتن سيمفوني"},"summary":{"en":"Tareq Amin, previously CEO of Rakuten Mobile and Rakuten Symphony, joined Aramco Digital as CEO, as reported on 17 October 2023. Aramco Digital had been launched in January 2023 with a pledge of $1.9 billion in digital-transformation investments over three years and five innovation centers. Amin went on to lead Aramco Digital's partnership with Groq and was named CEO of PIF's HUMAIN in 2025.","ar":"انضم طارق أمين، الذي شغل سابقاً منصب الرئيس التنفيذي لراكوتن موبايل وراكوتن سيمفوني، إلى أرامكو الرقمية رئيساً تنفيذياً، بحسب ما أُفيد في 17 أكتوبر 2023. وكانت أرامكو الرقمية قد أُطلقت في يناير 2023 مع التزام باستثمارات في التحول الرقمي بقيمة 1.9 مليار دولار على مدى ثلاث سنوات وخمسة مراكز ابتكار. وقاد أمين لاحقاً شراكة أرامكو الرقمية مع جروك (Groq)، ثم عُيّن رئيساً تنفيذياً لشركة هيوماين التابعة لصندوق الاستثمارات العامة عام 2025."},"entities":["Tareq Amin","Aramco Digital","Rakuten","HUMAIN"],"figures":[{"label":"digital investment pledge","label_ar":"التزام الاستثمار الرقمي","value":1.9,"unit":"USD bn"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.telecomtv.com/content/digital-platforms-services/tareq-amin-joins-aramco-digital-as-ceo-48737/","publisher":"TelecomTV","title":"Tareq Amin joins Aramco Digital as CEO","published":"2023-10-17"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/tareq-amin-joins-aramco-digital-2023","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/tareq-amin-joins-aramco-digital-2023","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/tareq-amin-joins-aramco-digital-2023.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/tareq-amin-joins-aramco-digital-2023.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/tareq-amin-joins-aramco-digital-2023.jpg"},{"id":"pdpl-in-force-2023","event_date":"2023-09-14","published":"2026-10-03","category":"policy","importance":3,"title":{"en":"PDPL takes effect; full enforcement follows in September 2024","ar":"بدء نفاذ نظام حماية البيانات الشخصية تمهيداً لتطبيقه الكامل في سبتمبر 2024"},"summary":{"en":"The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) published the Implementing Regulations of the Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) and the Personal Data Transfer Regulations on 7 September 2023, a week before the amended law took effect on 14 September 2023. Organizations received a 12-month grace period, and full enforcement began on 14 September 2024. The regulations require breach notification to SDAIA within 72 hours, responses to data-subject requests within 30 days, and explicit consent for sensitive data and automated decisions.","ar":"نشرت الهيئة السعودية للبيانات والذكاء الاصطناعي (سدايا) في 7 سبتمبر 2023 اللائحة التنفيذية لنظام حماية البيانات الشخصية ولائحة نقل البيانات الشخصية، قبل أسبوع من بدء نفاذ النظام المعدّل في 14 سبتمبر 2023. ومُنحت الجهات مهلة امتثال مدتها 12 شهراً، وبدأ التطبيق الكامل في 14 سبتمبر 2024. وتشترط اللوائح إبلاغ سدايا عن حوادث تسرب البيانات خلال 72 ساعة، والرد على طلبات أصحاب البيانات خلال 30 يوماً، والحصول على موافقة صريحة لمعالجة البيانات الحساسة واتخاذ القرارات الآلية."},"entities":["PDPL","SDAIA"],"figures":[{"label":"breach notification window (hours)","label_ar":"مهلة الإبلاغ عن الاختراق","value":72,"unit":"count"},{"label":"grace period (months)","label_ar":"مهلة الامتثال","value":12,"unit":"count"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.clydeco.com/en/insights/2023/09/saudi-arabia-issues-implementing-regulations","publisher":"Clyde & Co","title":"Saudi Arabia issues Implementing Regulations to the Personal Data Protection Law","published":null},{"url":"https://insightplus.bakermckenzie.com/bm/data-technology/saudi-arabia-new-amendments-have-been-introduced-to-the-personal-data-protection-law","publisher":"Baker McKenzie","title":"Saudi Arabia: New amendments have been introduced to the Personal Data Protection Law","published":null}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/pdpl-in-force-2023","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/pdpl-in-force-2023","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/pdpl-in-force-2023.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/pdpl-in-force-2023.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/pdpl-in-force-2023.jpg"},{"id":"ai-ethics-principles-v2-2023","event_date":"2023-09-14","published":"2026-10-03","category":"policy","importance":2,"title":{"en":"SDAIA publishes AI Ethics Principles version 2.0","ar":"سدايا تنشر الإصدار الثاني من مبادئ أخلاقيات الذكاء الاصطناعي"},"summary":{"en":"The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) published version 2.0 of its AI Ethics Principles on 14 September 2023. The framework rests on seven principles: fairness, privacy and security, humanity, social and environmental benefits, reliability and safety, transparency and explainability, and accountability and responsibility. It applies to public, private and non-profit entities that design, develop, deploy or use AI in the Kingdom and is meant to be applied across the AI project lifecycle. It remains guidance rather than binding law.","ar":"نشرت الهيئة السعودية للبيانات والذكاء الاصطناعي (سدايا) في 14 سبتمبر 2023 الإصدار الثاني من مبادئ أخلاقيات الذكاء الاصطناعي، وهو يرتكز على سبعة مبادئ هي: العدالة، والخصوصية والأمن، والإنسانية، والمنافع الاجتماعية والبيئية، والموثوقية والسلامة، والشفافية وقابلية التفسير، والمساءلة والمسؤولية. وتنطبق المبادئ على الجهات العامة والخاصة وغير الربحية التي تصمم أنظمة الذكاء الاصطناعي أو تطورها أو تنشرها أو تستخدمها في المملكة، ويُفترض تطبيقها على مدى دورة حياة المشروع. وتظل إرشادية وليست نظاماً ملزماً."},"entities":["SDAIA","AI Ethics Principles"],"figures":[],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.tamimi.com/news/ai-ethics-principles-version-2-0","publisher":"Al Tamimi & Company","title":"AI Ethics Principles Version 2.0","published":null},{"url":"https://insightplus.bakermckenzie.com/bm/data-technology/saudi-arabia-saudi-data-and-artificial-intelligence-authority-reveals-ai-ethics-principles-20","publisher":"Baker McKenzie","title":"Saudi Arabia: SDAIA reveals AI Ethics Principles 2.0","published":null},{"url":"https://regulations.ai/regulations/RAI-SA-NA-SUMMARY-2026","publisher":"regulations.ai","title":"Saudi Arabia AI Regulation Overview","published":null}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/ai-ethics-principles-v2-2023","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/ai-ethics-principles-v2-2023","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/ai-ethics-principles-v2-2023.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/ai-ethics-principles-v2-2023.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/ai-ethics-principles-v2-2023.jpg"},{"id":"icaire-cabinet-approval-2023","event_date":"2023-07-25","published":"2026-10-03","category":"policy","importance":2,"title":{"en":"Cabinet approves International Center for AI Research and Ethics","ar":"مجلس الوزراء يوافق على إنشاء المركز الدولي لأبحاث وأخلاقيات الذكاء الاصطناعي"},"summary":{"en":"On 25 July 2023 the Cabinet approved the creation of the International Center for AI Research and Ethics (ICAIRE) in Riyadh, with legal personality and financial and administrative independence. UNESCO's General Conference approved Category 2 status for the center on 16 November 2023, and the tripartite agreement was announced at the Global AI Summit on 11 September 2024, signed by Abdullah Alghamdi, President of the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA), and UNESCO's Director-General. The center is Saudi Arabia's vehicle for international diplomacy on AI ethics.","ar":"وافق مجلس الوزراء في 25 يوليو 2023 على إنشاء المركز الدولي لأبحاث وأخلاقيات الذكاء الاصطناعي في الرياض، بشخصية اعتبارية واستقلال مالي وإداري. ووافق المؤتمر العام لليونسكو في 16 نوفمبر 2023 على منح المركز صفة مركز من الفئة الثانية، وأُعلنت الاتفاقية الثلاثية في القمة العالمية للذكاء الاصطناعي في 11 سبتمبر 2024، ووقّعها رئيس الهيئة السعودية للبيانات والذكاء الاصطناعي (سدايا) عبدالله الغامدي والمديرة العامة لليونسكو. ويمثل المركز أداة المملكة في دبلوماسيتها الدولية بشأن أخلاقيات الذكاء الاصطناعي."},"entities":["ICAIRE","UNESCO","SDAIA"],"figures":[],"sources":[{"url":"https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/release/202409116203","publisher":"Kyodo News PR Wire","title":"Announcement of ICAIRE's Classification as a UNESCO Category 2 Center at the Global AI Summit","published":"2024-09-11"},{"url":"https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/saudi-cabinet-approves-icaire-statute","publisher":"Middle East AI News","title":"Saudi cabinet approves ICAIRE statute","published":null}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/icaire-cabinet-approval-2023","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/icaire-cabinet-approval-2023","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/icaire-cabinet-approval-2023.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/icaire-cabinet-approval-2023.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/icaire-cabinet-approval-2023.jpg"},{"id":"pdpl-amended-2023","event_date":"2023-03-27","published":"2026-10-03","category":"policy","importance":2,"title":{"en":"Royal decree amends the Personal Data Protection Law","ar":"مرسوم ملكي بتعديل نظام حماية البيانات الشخصية"},"summary":{"en":"Royal Decree M/148 of 27 March 2023 amended the Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL). The changes widened the circumstances in which controllers may collect data from third parties and process it for other purposes, and introduced an updated regime for transferring personal data outside the Kingdom. The amendments set the stage for the Implementing Regulations and the entry into force in September 2023.","ar":"عدّل المرسوم الملكي رقم (م/148) الصادر في 27 مارس 2023 نظام حماية البيانات الشخصية. وتوسعت التعديلات في الحالات التي يجوز فيها لجهات التحكم جمع البيانات من أطراف أخرى ومعالجتها لأغراض مختلفة، وأدخلت نظاماً محدّثاً لنقل البيانات الشخصية خارج المملكة. وهيّأت التعديلات الطريق أمام اللائحة التنفيذية وبدء النفاذ الفعلي في سبتمبر 2023."},"entities":["PDPL","SDAIA"],"figures":[],"sources":[{"url":"https://insightplus.bakermckenzie.com/bm/data-technology/saudi-arabia-new-amendments-have-been-introduced-to-the-personal-data-protection-law","publisher":"Baker McKenzie","title":"Saudi Arabia: New amendments have been introduced to the Personal Data Protection Law","published":null},{"url":"https://www.clydeco.com/en/insights/2023/09/saudi-arabia-issues-implementing-regulations","publisher":"Clyde & Co","title":"Saudi Arabia issues Implementing Regulations to the Personal Data Protection Law","published":null}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/pdpl-amended-2023","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/pdpl-amended-2023","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/pdpl-amended-2023.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/pdpl-amended-2023.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/pdpl-amended-2023.jpg"},{"id":"leap23-opens","event_date":"2023-02-06","published":"2026-10-03","category":"events","importance":2,"title":{"en":"LEAP23 in Riyadh announces about $9bn of tech investments","ar":"مؤتمر ليب 2023 في الرياض يعلن استثمارات تقنية بنحو 9 مليارات دولار"},"summary":{"en":"LEAP 2023 ran from 6 to 9 February 2023 in Riyadh and announced about $9 billion of investments; a later organizer recap puts the total at more than $9.5 billion. Highlights were Microsoft's $2.1 billion for a hyperscale cloud, Oracle's $1.5 billion for new cloud regions, Huawei's $400 million for cloud infrastructure and a cloud region from Zoom with Aramco. Meta launched its first Metaverse Academy in the region, and organizers reported more than 250,000 visitors.","ar":"عُقد مؤتمر ليب 2023 في الرياض من 6 إلى 9 فبراير 2023، وأعلن عن استثمارات بنحو 9 مليارات دولار، فيما يشير ملخص لاحق للمنظمين إلى أن الإجمالي تجاوز 9.5 مليار دولار. وشملت أبرز الإعلانات 2.1 مليار دولار من مايكروسوفت لسحابة فائقة النطاق، و1.5 مليار دولار من أوراكل لمناطق سحابية جديدة، و400 مليون دولار من هواوي للبنية التحتية السحابية، ومنطقة سحابية من «زوم» بالتعاون مع أرامكو. وأطلقت «ميتا» أول أكاديمية للميتافيرس في المنطقة، وأفاد المنظمون بأن عدد الزوار تجاوز 250 ألف زائر."},"entities":["LEAP","Microsoft","Oracle","Huawei","Zoom","Aramco","Meta"],"figures":[{"label":"announced investments","label_ar":"الاستثمارات المعلنة","value":9,"unit":"USD bn"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://mena.entrepreneur.com/technology/leap23-announces-us9-billion-investments-in-tech-sectors/444444","publisher":"Entrepreneur Middle East","title":"LEAP 2023 in Riyadh sees US$9 billion worth of investments","published":"2023-02-07"},{"url":"https://www.leapforward.onegiantleap.com/leap-2023-brings-over-us9-5-billion-worth-of-investments-to-saudi-arabias-tech-sector/","publisher":"LEAP Forward (Tahaluf)","title":"LEAP 2023 brings over US$9.5 billion worth of investments to Saudi Arabia's tech sector","published":"2023-06"},{"url":"https://ussaudi.org/u-s-companies-launch-new-investments-at-leap-2023/","publisher":"US-Saudi Business Council","title":"U.S. companies launch new investments at LEAP 2023","published":"2023-03-03"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/leap23-opens","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/leap23-opens","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/leap23-opens.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/leap23-opens.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/leap23-opens.jpg"},{"id":"microsoft-2-1bn-cloud-leap23","event_date":"2023-02-06","published":"2026-10-03","category":"investment","importance":2,"title":{"en":"Microsoft announces $2.1bn for a hyperscale cloud in Saudi Arabia","ar":"مايكروسوفت تعلن استثمار 2.1 مليار دولار في سحابة فائقة النطاق بالسعودية"},"summary":{"en":"At LEAP 2023 Microsoft announced $2.1 billion for a hyperscale cloud in the Kingdom. It was the largest single item in the conference's headline total of about $9 billion. The company confirmed in 2026 that the resulting Saudi Arabia East Azure region, with three availability zones, will be available to customers in November 2026.","ar":"أعلنت مايكروسوفت في مؤتمر ليب 2023 استثمار 2.1 مليار دولار في سحابة فائقة النطاق داخل المملكة. وكان أكبر بند منفرد ضمن حصيلة المؤتمر المعلنة البالغة نحو 9 مليارات دولار. وأكدت الشركة في 2026 أن منطقة «السعودية الشرقية» على أزور، بثلاث مناطق توافر، ستكون متاحة للعملاء في نوفمبر 2026."},"entities":["Microsoft","Azure","LEAP"],"figures":[{"label":"investment","label_ar":"الاستثمار","value":2.1,"unit":"USD bn"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://mena.entrepreneur.com/technology/leap23-announces-us9-billion-investments-in-tech-sectors/444444","publisher":"Entrepreneur Middle East","title":"LEAP 2023 in Riyadh sees US$9 billion worth of investments","published":"2023-02-07"},{"url":"https://www.leapforward.onegiantleap.com/leap-2023-brings-over-us9-5-billion-worth-of-investments-to-saudi-arabias-tech-sector/","publisher":"LEAP Forward (Tahaluf)","title":"LEAP 2023 brings over US$9.5 billion worth of investments to Saudi Arabia's tech sector","published":"2023-06"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/microsoft-2-1bn-cloud-leap23","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/microsoft-2-1bn-cloud-leap23","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/microsoft-2-1bn-cloud-leap23.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/microsoft-2-1bn-cloud-leap23.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/microsoft-2-1bn-cloud-leap23.jpg"},{"id":"oracle-1-5bn-saudi-cloud-2023","event_date":"2023-02-06","published":"2026-10-03","category":"investment","importance":2,"title":{"en":"Oracle commits $1.5bn to Saudi cloud regions, including Riyadh","ar":"أوراكل تلتزم باستثمار 1.5 مليار دولار في مناطق سحابية سعودية، منها الرياض"},"summary":{"en":"Oracle signed a memorandum with Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Communications and Information Technology to invest $1.5 billion in the Kingdom, adding a Riyadh public cloud region to its Jeddah region and a planned NEOM region. Investment Minister Khalid Al-Falih said the Kingdom is building the digital infrastructure that will underpin future economies. IDC data cited at the time showed 73 percent of Saudi CIOs willing to move critical applications to the public cloud if data stayed in the country. The Riyadh region went live in 2024.","ar":"وقّعت أوراكل مذكرة مع وزارة الاتصالات وتقنية المعلومات السعودية للاستثمار بقيمة 1.5 مليار دولار في المملكة، بإضافة منطقة سحابة عامة في الرياض إلى منطقتها في جدة، ومنطقة مخططة في نيوم. وقال وزير الاستثمار خالد الفالح إن المملكة تبني البنية الرقمية التي ستدعم اقتصادات المستقبل. وأظهرت بيانات «آي دي سي» حينها أن 73 في المائة من مديري تقنية المعلومات في السعودية مستعدون لنقل التطبيقات الحرجة إلى السحابة العامة إذا بقيت البيانات داخل البلاد. وبدأ تشغيل منطقة الرياض عام 2024."},"entities":["Oracle","MCIT","Khalid Al-Falih"],"figures":[{"label":"investment","label_ar":"الاستثمار","value":1.5,"unit":"USD bn"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://gulfnews.com/business/markets/us-big-tech-oracle-to-build-3rd-cloud-region-in-saudi-arabia-part-of-a-15b-investment-1.1675670402790","publisher":"Gulf News","title":"US Big Tech Oracle to build 3rd cloud 'region' in Saudi Arabia, part of a $1.5b investment","published":"2023-02-06"},{"url":"https://cyprus-mail.com/2023/02/06/oracle-to-invest-1-5-bln-in-saudi-arabia-open-data-centre-in-riyadh","publisher":"Cyprus Mail (Reuters)","title":"Oracle to invest $1.5 bln in Saudi Arabia, open data centre in Riyadh","published":"2023-02-06"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/oracle-1-5bn-saudi-cloud-2023","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/oracle-1-5bn-saudi-cloud-2023","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/oracle-1-5bn-saudi-cloud-2023.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/oracle-1-5bn-saudi-cloud-2023.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/oracle-1-5bn-saudi-cloud-2023.jpg"},{"id":"fii6-2022","event_date":"2022-10-25","published":"2026-10-03","category":"events","importance":1,"title":{"en":"FII6 closes with more than $9bn of deals","ar":"ختام النسخة السادسة لمبادرة مستقبل الاستثمار بصفقات تتجاوز 9 مليارات دولار"},"summary":{"en":"The sixth Future Investment Initiative ran from 25 to 27 October 2022 in Riyadh. On 28 October the FII Institute reported more than 28 investment deals and agreements worth over $9 billion. The three-day conference hosted more than 400 speakers and 6,000 delegates, with sessions on sustainability, energy and AI, as well as an Africa-focused summit.","ar":"عُقدت النسخة السادسة من مبادرة مستقبل الاستثمار في الرياض من 25 إلى 27 أكتوبر 2022، وأعلن معهد المبادرة في 28 أكتوبر توقيع أكثر من 28 صفقة واتفاقية تتجاوز قيمتها 9 مليارات دولار. واستضاف المؤتمر على مدى ثلاثة أيام أكثر من 400 متحدث و6,000 مشارك، مع جلسات عن الاستدامة والطاقة والذكاء الاصطناعي، وقمة خُصصت لأفريقيا."},"entities":["FII","FII Institute"],"figures":[{"label":"deal value","label_ar":"قيمة الصفقات","value":9,"unit":"USD bn"},{"label":"deals (deals)","label_ar":"الصفقات","value":28,"unit":"count"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.aap.com.au/aapreleases/cision20221028ae18267/","publisher":"AAP / Cision (FII Institute press release)","title":"FII 6th Edition closes with more than $9 billion worth of investments","published":"2022-10-28"}],"verification":"corrected","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/fii6-2022","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/fii6-2022","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/fii6-2022.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/fii6-2022.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/fii6-2022.jpg"},{"id":"gain-2022-second-edition","event_date":"2022-09-13","published":"2026-10-03","category":"events","importance":2,"title":{"en":"Second Global AI Summit draws 15,000 participants in Riyadh","ar":"القمة العالمية للذكاء الاصطناعي تجمع 15 ألف مشارك في نسختها الثانية بالرياض"},"summary":{"en":"The second Global AI Summit, organized by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA), ran for three days from 13 September 2022 at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center, with more than 15,000 participants and more than 200 speakers from more than 90 countries. Outcomes included the Digital Cooperation Organization's Riyadh AI Call for Action Declaration, Saudi Arabia's accession to the World Bank's Digital Development Partnership, and an SDAIA and Google Cloud program to train 25,000 women in AI over five years. SDAIA's own release cited more than 40 agreements and MoUs.","ar":"عقدت الهيئة السعودية للبيانات والذكاء الاصطناعي (سدايا) النسخة الثانية من القمة العالمية للذكاء الاصطناعي على مدى ثلاثة أيام ابتداءً من 13 سبتمبر 2022 في مركز الملك عبدالعزيز الدولي للمؤتمرات، بمشاركة أكثر من 15 ألف مشارك وما يزيد على 200 متحدث من أكثر من 90 دولة. وشملت المخرجات «إعلان الرياض للعمل في الذكاء الاصطناعي» الصادر عن منظمة التعاون الرقمي، وانضمام المملكة إلى الشراكة الرقمية للتنمية التابعة للبنك الدولي، وبرنامجاً مشتركاً بين سدايا وجوجل كلاود لتدريب 25 ألف امرأة على الذكاء الاصطناعي خلال خمس سنوات. وأشار بيان سدايا إلى أكثر من 40 اتفاقية ومذكرة تفاهم."},"entities":["SDAIA","Global AI Summit","Google Cloud","World Bank","Digital Cooperation Organization"],"figures":[{"label":"participants","label_ar":"المشاركون","value":15000,"unit":"people"},{"label":"women to be trained","label_ar":"عدد النساء المستهدف تدريبهن","value":25000,"unit":"people"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.aap.com.au/aapreleases/cision20220916ae75898","publisher":"AAP / Cision (SDAIA press release)","title":"The Global AI Summit Wraps Up in Riyadh, Reaffirming Saudi Arabia's Growing Stake in Shaping the Future of AI","published":"2022-09-16"},{"url":"https://saudipedia.com/en/global-ai-summit","publisher":"Saudipedia","title":"Global AI Summit","published":null}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/gain-2022-second-edition","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/gain-2022-second-edition","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/gain-2022-second-edition.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/gain-2022-second-edition.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/gain-2022-second-edition.jpg"},{"id":"tamara-series-b-2022","event_date":"2022-08-22","published":"2026-10-03","category":"startups","importance":1,"title":{"en":"Tamara raises $100m Series B led by Sanabil","ar":"«تمارا» تجمع 100 مليون دولار في جولة من الفئة (ب) بقيادة «سنابل»"},"summary":{"en":"Saudi buy-now-pay-later fintech Tamara raised a $100 million Series B equity round led by Sanabil Investments. Coatue, Shorooq Partners and Endeavor Catalyst participated, with a follow-on investment from Checkout.com. The capital is earmarked for entering new markets and launching new financial products.","ar":"جمعت «تمارا»، شركة التقنية المالية السعودية المتخصصة في خدمة «اشترِ الآن وادفع لاحقاً»، جولة أسهم من الفئة B بقيمة 100 مليون دولار بقيادة «سنابل للاستثمارات». وشاركت في الجولة «كواتو» و«شروق بارتنرز» و«إنديفر كاتاليست»، إضافة إلى استثمار إضافي من «تشيك أوت دوت كوم». وخُصصت الأموال لدخول أسواق جديدة وإطلاق منتجات مالية جديدة."},"entities":["Tamara","Sanabil Investments","Coatue","Checkout.com"],"figures":[{"label":"round size","label_ar":"حجم الجولة","value":100,"unit":"USD m"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.wamda.com/2022/08/tamara-raises-100-million-series-b-round","publisher":"Wamda","title":"Tamara raises $100 million Series B round","published":"2022-08-22"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/tamara-series-b-2022","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/tamara-series-b-2022","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/tamara-series-b-2022.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/tamara-series-b-2022.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/tamara-series-b-2022.jpg"},{"id":"foodics-series-c-2022","event_date":"2022-04-20","published":"2026-10-03","category":"startups","importance":1,"title":{"en":"Foodics raises $170m Series C led by Prosus and Sanabil","ar":"«فودكس» تجمع 170 مليون دولار في جولة من الفئة (ج) بقيادة «بروسوس» و«سنابل»"},"summary":{"en":"Saudi restaurant-technology and fintech platform Foodics closed a $170 million Series C co-led by Prosus and Sanabil Investments, with participation from Sequoia Capital India and existing investors STV and Endeavor Catalyst. The round took total funding to $198 million. Foodics said it would use the capital for regional and international expansion, mergers and acquisitions, and new fintech and micro-lending products.","ar":"أغلقت «فودكس»، المنصة السعودية لتقنية المطاعم والتقنية المالية، جولة من الفئة C بقيمة 170 مليون دولار شاركت في قيادتها «بروسوس» و«سنابل للاستثمارات»، بمشاركة «سيكويا كابيتال الهند» والمستثمرَين الحاليين «إس تي في» و«إنديفر كاتاليست». ورفعت الجولة إجمالي التمويل إلى 198 مليون دولار. وأعلنت الشركة أنها ستوظف الأموال في التوسع إقليمياً ودولياً، وعمليات الاندماج والاستحواذ، ومنتجات التقنية المالية والتمويل متناهي الصغر."},"entities":["Foodics","Prosus","Sanabil Investments","STV"],"figures":[{"label":"round size","label_ar":"حجم الجولة","value":170,"unit":"USD m"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.wamda.com/2022/04/foodics-raises-170-million-series-c-round-expansion","publisher":"Wamda","title":"FOODICS raises $170 million Series C round for expansion","published":"2022-04-20"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/foodics-series-c-2022","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/foodics-series-c-2022","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/foodics-series-c-2022.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/foodics-series-c-2022.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/foodics-series-c-2022.jpg"},{"id":"mozn-series-a-2022","event_date":"2022-02-04","published":"2026-10-03","category":"startups","importance":2,"title":{"en":"Saudi AI firm Mozn raises $10m Series A led by Raed Ventures","ar":"شركة «مزن» السعودية للذكاء الاصطناعي تجمع 10 ملايين دولار في جولة من الفئة A بقيادة «رائد فنتشرز»"},"summary":{"en":"Mozn, a Riyadh-based AI company focused on Arabic natural-language understanding and risk management, raised a $10 million Series A led by Raed Ventures, with Shorooq Partners, VentureSouq, Sukna Ventures and others participating. Its products include the FOCAL financial-crime suite and the OSOS Arabic natural-language understanding platform. Raed Ventures' founding partner said Mozn could become a flagship AI company in natural-language understanding and risk-management technologies.","ar":"جمعت «مزن»، وهي شركة ذكاء اصطناعي مقرها الرياض تركز على فهم اللغة العربية وإدارة المخاطر، 10 ملايين دولار في جولة من الفئة A بقيادة «رائد فنتشرز» وبمشاركة «شروق بارتنرز» و«فنتشر سوق» و«سكنى فنتشرز» وآخرين. وتشمل منتجاتها منظومة «فوكال» لمكافحة الجرائم المالية ومنصة «أوسوس» لفهم اللغة العربية. وقال الشريك المؤسس في «رائد فنتشرز» إن «مزن» قد تصبح شركة رائدة في الذكاء الاصطناعي في مجالي فهم اللغة الطبيعية وتقنيات إدارة المخاطر."},"entities":["Mozn","Raed Ventures","Shorooq Partners"],"figures":[{"label":"round size","label_ar":"حجم الجولة","value":10,"unit":"USD m"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.wamda.com/2022/02/saudi-ai-startup-mozn-raises-10-million-series-funding","publisher":"Wamda","title":"Saudi AI startup Mozn raises $10 million Series A funding","published":"2022-02-04"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/mozn-series-a-2022","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/mozn-series-a-2022","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/mozn-series-a-2022.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/mozn-series-a-2022.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/mozn-series-a-2022.jpg"},{"id":"prosperity7-launch-leap22","event_date":"2022-02-02","published":"2026-10-03","category":"investment","importance":2,"title":{"en":"Aramco launches $1bn Prosperity7 Ventures at LEAP22","ar":"أرامكو تطلق صندوق «بروسبيريتي 7 فنتشرز» بمليار دولار في ليب 2022"},"summary":{"en":"Aramco publicly launched Prosperity7 Ventures, a $1 billion venture fund, on 2 February 2022 at LEAP22, although it had operated for more than a year. Announced by Aramco Chief Technology Officer Ahmad Al-Khowaiter, the fund invests globally in early-stage technology, from enterprise tech and fintech to industrial tech and health care, and is headquartered in Dhahran with offices in the United States and China. Its name refers to Dammam Well No. 7, Saudi Arabia's first commercially productive oil well. Prosperity7 has since become a significant backer of AI companies.","ar":"أطلقت أرامكو علناً صندوق «بروسبيريتي 7 فنتشرز» برأس مال مليار دولار في 2 فبراير 2022 خلال مؤتمر ليب 2022، رغم أنه كان يعمل منذ أكثر من عام. وأعلن عن الصندوق كبير مسؤولي التقنية في أرامكو أحمد الخويطر، ويستثمر الصندوق عالمياً في الشركات التقنية في مراحلها المبكرة، من تقنيات المؤسسات والتقنية المالية إلى التقنية الصناعية والرعاية الصحية، ومقره الظهران وله مكاتب في الولايات المتحدة والصين. ويشير اسمه إلى بئر الدمام رقم 7، أول بئر نفط منتجة تجارياً في المملكة. وأصبح الصندوق منذ ذلك الحين من الداعمين المهمين لشركات الذكاء الاصطناعي."},"entities":["Aramco","Prosperity7 Ventures"],"figures":[{"label":"fund size","label_ar":"حجم الصندوق","value":1,"unit":"USD bn"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.unlock-bc.com/en/aramco-launches-a-1-billion-usd-vc-fund-to-invest-in-blockchain-and-other-tech","publisher":"Unlock Blockchain","title":"Aramco launches a 1 billion USD VC fund (Prosperity7 Ventures)","published":null},{"url":"https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/saudi-commits-64b-to-future-tech","publisher":"Middle East AI News","title":"Saudi commits $6.4b to future tech (LEAP22)","published":null}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/prosperity7-launch-leap22","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/prosperity7-launch-leap22","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/prosperity7-launch-leap22.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/prosperity7-launch-leap22.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/prosperity7-launch-leap22.jpg"},{"id":"leap22-opens","event_date":"2022-02-01","published":"2026-10-03","category":"events","importance":2,"title":{"en":"LEAP22 opens in Riyadh; $6.4bn of tech investments reported","ar":"انطلاق ليب 2022 في الرياض باستثمارات تقنية أُفيد بأنها بلغت 6.4 مليار دولار"},"summary":{"en":"The first LEAP technology conference opened in Riyadh on 1 February 2022 and was reported to have secured $6.4 billion of investments in future technologies. Announcements included Aramco's Prosperity7 Ventures with $1 billion, a $1.1 billion program for the Ignite digital-content initiative, NEOM Tech's XVRS metaverse, a planned spin-off of stc's data center and cable businesses valued at SAR 2.1 billion, and cooperation between Huawei and stc on data centers. The event featured more than 350 speakers from 80 countries. LEAP was held in February or March from 2022 to 2025 and moved to 31 August-3 September in 2026.","ar":"افتُتحت النسخة الأولى من مؤتمر ليب التقني في الرياض في 1 فبراير 2022، وأُفيد بأنها استقطبت استثمارات في التقنيات المستقبلية بقيمة 6.4 مليار دولار. وشملت الإعلانات صندوق «بروسبيريتي 7 فنتشرز» التابع لأرامكو برأس مال مليار دولار، وبرنامجاً بقيمة 1.1 مليار دولار لمبادرة «إجنايت» للمحتوى الرقمي، ومنصة «إكس في آر إس» للميتافيرس من نيوم تك، وفصلاً مخططاً لأعمال مراكز البيانات والكابلات في stc بقيمة 2.1 مليار ريال، إضافة إلى تعاون بين هواوي وstc في مجال مراكز البيانات. وشارك في المؤتمر أكثر من 350 متحدثاً من 80 دولة. وعُقد ليب في فبراير أو مارس بين 2022 و2025، ثم انتقل إلى الفترة من 31 أغسطس إلى 3 سبتمبر في 2026."},"entities":["LEAP","Aramco","stc","Huawei","NEOM"],"figures":[{"label":"announced investments","label_ar":"الاستثمارات المعلنة","value":6.4,"unit":"USD bn"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/saudi-commits-64b-to-future-tech","publisher":"Middle East AI News","title":"Saudi commits $6.4b to future tech (LEAP22)","published":null}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/leap22-opens","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/leap22-opens","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/leap22-opens.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/leap22-opens.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/leap22-opens.jpg"},{"id":"pdpl-royal-decree-2021","event_date":"2021-09-16","published":"2026-10-03","category":"policy","importance":3,"title":{"en":"Saudi Arabia issues its first Personal Data Protection Law","ar":"المملكة تصدر نظام حماية البيانات الشخصية، وهو الأول من نوعه فيها"},"summary":{"en":"Royal Decree M/19 of 16 September 2021, approving Cabinet Resolution 98 of 14 September, issued the Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL), which was published in the Official Gazette on 24 September 2021. Penalties include up to two years' imprisonment and fines of up to SAR 5 million, and the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) oversees implementation. The original text took effect on 23 March 2022 with a one-year compliance window, but it was later amended and effectively relaunched in September 2023.","ar":"صدر المرسوم الملكي رقم (م/19) وتاريخ 16 سبتمبر 2021 بالموافقة على قرار مجلس الوزراء رقم 98 وتاريخ 14 سبتمبر، متضمناً نظام حماية البيانات الشخصية، ونُشر في الجريدة الرسمية في 24 سبتمبر 2021. وتصل العقوبات إلى السجن مدة سنتين وغرامة قدرها 5 ملايين ريال، وتتولى الهيئة السعودية للبيانات والذكاء الاصطناعي (سدايا) الإشراف على التنفيذ. وبدأ سريان النص الأصلي في 23 مارس 2022 مع مهلة امتثال مدتها عام، لكنه عُدّل لاحقاً وأُعيد إطلاقه عملياً في سبتمبر 2023."},"entities":["PDPL","SDAIA","Council of Ministers"],"figures":[{"label":"maximum fine","label_ar":"الحد الأقصى للغرامة","value":0.005,"unit":"SAR bn"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.clydeco.com/en/insights/2021/09/saudi-arabia-issues-personal-data-protection-law","publisher":"Clyde & Co","title":"Saudi Arabia issues Personal Data Protection Law","published":"2021-09-28"},{"url":"https://www.scconline.com/blog/post/2021/09/28/saudi-arabia-royal-court-publishes-new-personal-data-protection-law/","publisher":"SCC Online","title":"Saudi Arabia: Royal Court publishes new Personal Data Protection Law","published":"2021-09-28"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/pdpl-royal-decree-2021","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/pdpl-royal-decree-2021","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/pdpl-royal-decree-2021.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/pdpl-royal-decree-2021.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/pdpl-royal-decree-2021.jpg"},{"id":"nsdai-launched-gain-2020","event_date":"2020-10-21","published":"2026-10-03","category":"policy","importance":3,"title":{"en":"SDAIA launches National Strategy for Data and AI at first Global AI Summit","ar":"سدايا تطلق الاستراتيجية الوطنية للبيانات والذكاء الاصطناعي في النسخة الأولى من القمة العالمية للذكاء الاصطناعي"},"summary":{"en":"The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) unveiled the National Strategy for Data and AI (NSDAI) on 21 October 2020 at the first Global AI Summit, held virtually. Its 2030 targets include ranking among the top 15 countries in AI, attracting about SAR 75 billion (roughly $20 billion) of investment, building a pool of more than 20,000 data and AI specialists and helping create 300 startups. The strategy prioritizes health care, mobility, education, government and energy, and sets a 2020-2025 phase followed by a 2025-2030 phase of building internationally competitive capabilities.","ar":"كشفت الهيئة السعودية للبيانات والذكاء الاصطناعي (سدايا) في 21 أكتوبر 2020 عن الاستراتيجية الوطنية للبيانات والذكاء الاصطناعي خلال النسخة الأولى من القمة العالمية للذكاء الاصطناعي، التي عُقدت افتراضياً. وتشمل مستهدفات 2030 الدخول ضمن أفضل 15 دولة في الذكاء الاصطناعي، وجذب استثمارات تبلغ نحو 75 مليار ريال (قرابة 20 مليار دولار)، وبناء قاعدة تضم أكثر من 20 ألف متخصص في البيانات والذكاء الاصطناعي، والمساهمة في إنشاء 300 شركة ناشئة. وتمنح الاستراتيجية الأولوية للرعاية الصحية والتنقل والتعليم والقطاع الحكومي والطاقة، وتقسّم التنفيذ إلى مرحلة 2020-2025 تعقبها مرحلة 2025-2030 لبناء قدرات تنافسية دولياً."},"entities":["SDAIA","NSDAI","GAIN Summit"],"figures":[{"label":"2030 investment target","label_ar":"مستهدف الاستثمار لعام 2030","value":20,"unit":"USD bn"},{"label":"AI specialists target","label_ar":"مستهدف متخصصي الذكاء الاصطناعي","value":20000,"unit":"people"},{"label":"startups target (startups)","label_ar":"مستهدف الشركات الناشئة","value":300,"unit":"count"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://gulfbusiness.com/en/2020/uncategorized/saudi-arabia-lays-out-ambitious-national-ai-strategy","publisher":"Gulf Business","title":"Saudi Arabia lays out ambitious national AI strategy","published":"2020-10-21"},{"url":"https://dgagroup.com/insight/asg-analysis-saudi-arabia-unveils-national-strategy-data-and-artificial-intelligence-nsdai","publisher":"DGA Group (ASG)","title":"ASG Analysis: Saudi Arabia Unveils National Strategy for Data and Artificial Intelligence (NSDAI)","published":"2020-10-27"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/nsdai-launched-gain-2020","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/nsdai-launched-gain-2020","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/nsdai-launched-gain-2020.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/nsdai-launched-gain-2020.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/nsdai-launched-gain-2020.jpg"},{"id":"tawakkalna-launched-2020","event_date":"2020-05","published":"2026-10-03","category":"govtech","importance":2,"title":{"en":"SDAIA's Tawakkalna app, launched in 2020, is reported to serve 34m users","ar":"تطبيق «توكلنا» الذي أطلقته سدايا عام 2020 يخدم أكثر من 34 مليون مستخدم بحسب تقارير"},"summary":{"en":"The Tawakkalna app was launched in May 2020, originally for COVID-19 management, and is built and operated by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA). It has since grown into one of the Kingdom's main government platforms, consolidating services from ministries such as Interior, Health, Hajj, Transport and Justice under one login. It was reported in July 2025 to serve more than 34 million users. The app is a flagship example of SDAIA's operational role alongside its regulatory one.","ar":"أُطلق تطبيق «توكلنا» في مايو 2020 في الأصل لإدارة جائحة كوفيد-19، وهو من تطوير الهيئة السعودية للبيانات والذكاء الاصطناعي (سدايا) وتشغيلها. ونما ليصبح إحدى أبرز المنصات الحكومية في المملكة، إذ يجمع خدمات وزارات مثل الداخلية والصحة والحج والنقل والعدل في تسجيل دخول واحد. وأفادت تقارير في يوليو 2025 بأنه يخدم أكثر من 34 مليون مستخدم. ويُعد التطبيق مثالاً بارزاً على دور سدايا التشغيلي إلى جانب دورها التنظيمي."},"entities":["Tawakkalna","SDAIA"],"figures":[{"label":"users","label_ar":"المستخدمون","value":34000000,"unit":"people"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.middleeastainews.com/p/new-sandbox-opens-saudi-superapp","publisher":"Middle East AI News","title":"New sandbox opens Saudi superapp to private sector","published":"2025-07-21"},{"url":"https://blog.wego.com/tawakkalna-app-saudi-arabia/","publisher":"Wego","title":"Tawakkalna App: Saudi Arabia Guide for Expats & Visitors 2026","published":"2026-05-12"}],"verification":"corrected","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/tawakkalna-launched-2020","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/tawakkalna-launched-2020","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/tawakkalna-launched-2020.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/tawakkalna-launched-2020.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/tawakkalna-launched-2020.jpg"},{"id":"oracle-jeddah-region-live-2020","event_date":"2020-02-04","published":"2026-10-03","category":"datacenters","importance":1,"title":{"en":"Oracle opens Jeddah region, first public cloud region in Saudi Arabia","ar":"أوراكل تفتتح منطقتها السحابية في جدة، أول منطقة سحابة عامة في السعودية"},"summary":{"en":"Oracle launched its Generation 2 Cloud region in Jeddah, becoming the first public cloud provider with a region inside Saudi Arabia, and said it planned a further region in the Kingdom. The launch addressed data-residency requirements of Saudi enterprises and government entities. It was the starting point for the wave of hyperscale cloud regions that followed from Google, Microsoft and Amazon Web Services (AWS).","ar":"أطلقت أوراكل منطقتها السحابية من الجيل الثاني في جدة، لتصبح أول مزوّد للحوسبة السحابية العامة لديه منطقة داخل المملكة، وأعلنت عزمها إقامة منطقة أخرى فيها. ولبّى الإطلاق متطلبات إقامة البيانات داخل البلاد لدى الشركات والجهات الحكومية السعودية. وكان نقطة انطلاق لموجة المناطق السحابية فائقة النطاق التي تلتها من جوجل ومايكروسوفت وأمازون ويب سيرفسز (AWS)."},"entities":["Oracle","Oracle Cloud Jeddah"],"figures":[],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.cio.com/article/3519069/oracle-opens-cloud-region-in-jeddah-with-more-gulf-sites-to-come.html","publisher":"CIO.com","title":"Oracle opens cloud region in Jeddah with more Gulf sites to come","published":"2020-02-04"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/oracle-jeddah-region-live-2020","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/oracle-jeddah-region-live-2020","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/oracle-jeddah-region-live-2020.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/oracle-jeddah-region-live-2020.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/oracle-jeddah-region-live-2020.jpg"},{"id":"sdaia-established-2019","event_date":"2019-08-30","published":"2026-10-03","category":"policy","importance":3,"title":{"en":"Royal decree establishes SDAIA as national data and AI authority","ar":"أمر ملكي بإنشاء الهيئة السعودية للبيانات والذكاء الاصطناعي (سدايا)"},"summary":{"en":"A royal decree dated 30 August 2019 established the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA), linked directly to the Prime Minister. The decree created two affiliated bodies, the National Data Management Office (NDMO) and the National Center for Artificial Intelligence (NCAI), and transferred the National Information Center (NIC) to SDAIA. The authority was given the mandate to set the national strategy for data and AI and to oversee its implementation.","ar":"صدر أمر ملكي مؤرخ في 30 أغسطس 2019 بإنشاء الهيئة السعودية للبيانات والذكاء الاصطناعي (سدايا) وربطها مباشرة برئيس مجلس الوزراء. وأنشأ الأمر جهتين تابعتين لها هما مكتب إدارة البيانات الوطنية والمركز الوطني للذكاء الاصطناعي، كما نقل مركز المعلومات الوطني إلى سدايا. وأُسند إلى الهيئة وضع الاستراتيجية الوطنية للبيانات والذكاء الاصطناعي والإشراف على تنفيذها."},"entities":["SDAIA","NDMO","NCAI","NIC"],"figures":[],"sources":[{"url":"https://english.ajel.sa/new-saudi-center-for-artificial-intelligence-and-national-data-management","publisher":"Ajel","title":"New Saudi center for artificial intelligence and national data management","published":"2019-08-30"},{"url":"https://regulations.ai/regulations/saudi-arabia-2019-08-sdaia-establishment","publisher":"regulations.ai","title":"Saudi Arabia - National AI Authority (2019)","published":null}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/sdaia-established-2019","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/sdaia-established-2019","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/sdaia-established-2019.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/sdaia-established-2019.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/sdaia-established-2019.jpg"},{"id":"alghamdi-leads-sdaia","event_date":"2019-08","published":"2026-10-03","category":"talent","importance":2,"title":{"en":"Abdullah Alghamdi appointed to lead SDAIA by royal order","ar":"أمر ملكي بتعيين الدكتور عبدالله الغامدي رئيساً لسدايا"},"summary":{"en":"Dr. Abdullah bin Sharaf Alghamdi was appointed by royal order in 2019, with the rank of minister, as President of the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA). A software-engineering professor with a 1997 doctorate from the University of Sheffield, he previously directed the National Information Center and led the team that drafted the authority's founding proposal. He has led SDAIA since its creation and chairs the board of the International Center for AI Research and Ethics (ICAIRE).","ar":"عُيّن الدكتور عبدالله بن شرف الغامدي بأمر ملكي عام 2019 بمرتبة وزير رئيساً للهيئة السعودية للبيانات والذكاء الاصطناعي (سدايا). وهو أستاذ في هندسة البرمجيات وحاصل على الدكتوراه من جامعة شيفيلد عام 1997، وكان قد أدار مركز المعلومات الوطني وقاد الفريق الذي أعدّ مقترح إنشاء الهيئة. ويقود سدايا منذ تأسيسها، ويرأس مجلس إدارة المركز الدولي لأبحاث وأخلاقيات الذكاء الاصطناعي."},"entities":["SDAIA","Abdullah Alghamdi","ICAIRE"],"figures":[],"sources":[{"url":"https://saudipedia.com/en/abdullah-sharaf-al-ghamdi","publisher":"Saudipedia","title":"Abdullah Sharaf al-Ghamdi","published":null},{"url":"https://www.forbesmiddleeast.com/lists/the-middle-easts-top-tech-leaders-2026/abdullah-bin-sharaf-alghamdi/","publisher":"Forbes Middle East","title":"The Middle East's Top Tech Leaders 2026: Abdullah bin Sharaf Alghamdi","published":null}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/alghamdi-leads-sdaia","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/alghamdi-leads-sdaia","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/alghamdi-leads-sdaia.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/alghamdi-leads-sdaia.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/alghamdi-leads-sdaia.jpg"},{"id":"sophia-robot-citizenship","event_date":"2017-10-25","published":"2026-10-03","category":"ai","importance":3,"title":{"en":"Saudi Arabia grants citizenship to humanoid robot Sophia","ar":"السعودية تمنح الجنسية للروبوت الشبيه بالإنسان «صوفيا»"},"summary":{"en":"During a panel at the first Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh, moderator Andrew Ross Sorkin announced that Sophia, a humanoid robot built by Hong Kong-based Hanson Robotics, had been granted Saudi citizenship, making Saudi Arabia the first country to do so for a robot. Sophia replied that it was historic to be the first robot recognized with citizenship. The announcement drew wide international coverage and came a day after NEOM was unveiled at the same forum.","ar":"خلال جلسة حوارية في النسخة الأولى من مبادرة مستقبل الاستثمار بالرياض، أعلن مدير الحوار أندرو روس سوركين منح الروبوت «صوفيا»، الذي صنعته شركة هانسون روبوتيكس ومقرها هونغ كونغ، الجنسية السعودية، لتصبح المملكة أول دولة تمنح جنسيتها لروبوت. وردّت صوفيا بأن من التاريخي أن تكون أول روبوت يحصل على الجنسية. ونال الإعلان تغطية دولية واسعة، وجاء بعد يوم من الكشف عن نيوم في المنتدى نفسه."},"entities":["Sophia","Hanson Robotics","FII"],"figures":[],"sources":[{"url":"https://roboticslawjournal.com/news/saudi-arabia-first-country-to-grant-a-robot-citizenship-74061279","publisher":"Robotics Law Journal","title":"Saudi Arabia first country to grant a robot citizenship","published":"2017-10-31"},{"url":"https://www.livescience.com/60815-saudi-arabia-citizen-robot.html","publisher":"Live Science","title":"Lifelike 'Sophia' Robot Granted Citizenship to Saudi Arabia","published":null}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/sophia-robot-citizenship","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/sophia-robot-citizenship","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/sophia-robot-citizenship.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/sophia-robot-citizenship.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/sophia-robot-citizenship.jpg"},{"id":"neom-announced-fii-2017","event_date":"2017-10-24","published":"2026-10-03","category":"gigaprojects","importance":3,"title":{"en":"Crown Prince unveils NEOM, a $500bn tech-led megacity zone","ar":"ولي العهد يعلن مشروع نيوم بتكلفة 500 مليار دولار منطقةً مستقبلية قائمة على التقنية"},"summary":{"en":"At the first Future Investment Initiative, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced NEOM, a planned business and industrial zone of about 26,500 square kilometers on the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba. The government, the Public Investment Fund (PIF) and international investors were expected to contribute more than $500 billion, with sectors including energy and water, biotechnology, food, advanced manufacturing and entertainment. NEOM later became the host of the Kingdom's cognitive-technology ambitions and, through Oxagon, of a planned AI data center campus.","ar":"أعلن ولي العهد الأمير محمد بن سلمان خلال النسخة الأولى من مبادرة مستقبل الاستثمار عن مشروع «نيوم»، وهو منطقة أعمال وصناعة مخططة بمساحة نحو 26,500 كيلومتر مربع على البحر الأحمر وخليج العقبة. ومن المتوقع أن تسهم الحكومة وصندوق الاستثمارات العامة ومستثمرون دوليون بأكثر من 500 مليار دولار، مع التركيز على قطاعات الطاقة والمياه والتقنية الحيوية والغذاء والتصنيع المتقدم والترفيه. وأصبحت نيوم لاحقاً حاضنة لطموحات المملكة في التقنيات المعرفية، وتضم من خلال أوكساجون حرماً مخططاً لمراكز البيانات مخصصاً للذكاء الاصطناعي."},"entities":["NEOM","PIF","Mohammed bin Salman","FII"],"figures":[{"label":"planned investment","label_ar":"الاستثمار المخطط","value":500,"unit":"USD bn"},{"label":"area","label_ar":"المساحة","value":26500,"unit":"sq km"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://gulfbusiness.com/en/2017/economy/saudi-unveils-500bn-plan-develop-border-region-jordan-egypt","publisher":"Gulf Business","title":"Saudi unveils $500bn plan to develop border region with Jordan, Egypt","published":"2017-10-24"},{"url":"https://english.alarabiya.net/business/economy/2017/10/24/Saudi-Crown-Prince-announces-launch-of-NEOM-destination-for-the-future-.html","publisher":"Al Arabiya English","title":"Saudi Crown Prince launches NEOM, a '$500bn investment in the future'","published":"2017-10-24"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/neom-announced-fii-2017","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/neom-announced-fii-2017","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/neom-announced-fii-2017.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/neom-announced-fii-2017.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/neom-announced-fii-2017.jpg"},{"id":"fii-2017-first-edition","event_date":"2017-10-24","published":"2026-10-03","category":"events","importance":2,"title":{"en":"First Future Investment Initiative opens in Riyadh","ar":"انطلاق النسخة الأولى من مبادرة مستقبل الاستثمار في الرياض"},"summary":{"en":"The inaugural Future Investment Initiative (FII), organized by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), ran from 24 to 26 October 2017 at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center and the Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh, with more than 2,000 attendees. The forum was announced on 18 September 2017 and is best remembered for the launch of NEOM and the announcement of citizenship for the robot Sophia. FII has since become an annual platform where Saudi Arabia announces investment and technology partnerships.","ar":"عُقدت النسخة الأولى من مبادرة مستقبل الاستثمار، التي ينظمها صندوق الاستثمارات العامة، في الفترة من 24 إلى 26 أكتوبر 2017 في مركز الملك عبدالعزيز الدولي للمؤتمرات وفندق ريتز كارلتون بالرياض، بحضور أكثر من ألفي مشارك. وكان قد أُعلن عن المبادرة في 18 سبتمبر 2017، وارتبط اسمها بإطلاق نيوم والإعلان عن منح الجنسية للروبوت «صوفيا». وأصبحت المبادرة منذ ذلك الحين منصة سنوية تعلن من خلالها المملكة عن شراكات استثمارية وتقنية."},"entities":["FII","PIF"],"figures":[],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.tradearabia.com/news/IND_330403.html","publisher":"TradeArabia","title":"Saudi PIF to host top Future Investment Initiative","published":null},{"url":"https://gulfbusiness.com/en/2017/economy/saudi-unveils-500bn-plan-develop-border-region-jordan-egypt","publisher":"Gulf Business","title":"Saudi unveils $500bn plan to develop border region with Jordan, Egypt","published":"2017-10-24"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/fii-2017-first-edition","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/fii-2017-first-edition","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/fii-2017-first-edition.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/fii-2017-first-edition.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/fii-2017-first-edition.jpg"},{"id":"pif-softbank-vision-fund-mou","event_date":"2016-10-14","published":"2026-10-03","category":"investment","importance":2,"title":{"en":"PIF and SoftBank sign MoU for tech-focused Vision Fund","ar":"صندوق الاستثمارات العامة وسوفت بنك يوقعان مذكرة تفاهم لإنشاء «صندوق الرؤية» للاستثمار التقني"},"summary":{"en":"Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) and Japan's SoftBank Group signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding on 14 October 2016 to create the SoftBank Vision Fund for global technology investment. SoftBank would commit at least $25 billion over five years, while PIF would consider investing up to $45 billion, and the fund could reach $100 billion with other investors. The deal was the first large-scale link between PIF capital and global technology and AI investing.","ar":"وقّع صندوق الاستثمارات العامة السعودي ومجموعة سوفت بنك اليابانية في 14 أكتوبر 2016 مذكرة تفاهم غير ملزمة لإنشاء «صندوق الرؤية» التابع لسوفت بنك للاستثمار التقني عالمياً. وتعهدت سوفت بنك بضخ ما لا يقل عن 25 مليار دولار على مدى خمس سنوات، فيما سينظر صندوق الاستثمارات العامة في الاستثمار بما يصل إلى 45 مليار دولار، مع إمكانية أن يبلغ حجم الصندوق 100 مليار دولار بمشاركة مستثمرين آخرين. وشكّلت الصفقة أول ارتباط واسع النطاق بين رأس مال صندوق الاستثمارات العامة والاستثمار التقني والذكاء الاصطناعي عالمياً."},"entities":["PIF","SoftBank Group","SoftBank Vision Fund"],"figures":[{"label":"PIF potential commitment","label_ar":"التزام صندوق الاستثمارات العامة المحتمل","value":45,"unit":"USD bn"},{"label":"SoftBank commitment","label_ar":"التزام سوفت بنك","value":25,"unit":"USD bn"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.arabnews.com/business/japans-softbank-signs-mou-with-public-investment-fund-of-saudi-arabia-997671","publisher":"Arab News","title":"Japan's SoftBank signs MoU with Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia","published":"2016-10-14"}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/pif-softbank-vision-fund-mou","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/pif-softbank-vision-fund-mou","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/pif-softbank-vision-fund-mou.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/pif-softbank-vision-fund-mou.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/pif-softbank-vision-fund-mou.jpg"},{"id":"vision-2030-launched","event_date":"2016-04-25","published":"2026-10-03","category":"policy","importance":3,"title":{"en":"Mohammed bin Salman unveils Saudi Vision 2030","ar":"الأمير محمد بن سلمان يعلن رؤية السعودية 2030"},"summary":{"en":"On 25 April 2016 the then Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced Saudi Vision 2030, approved by the Council of Ministers, in a television interview with Al Arabiya. The plan aims to reduce dependence on oil and diversify the economy around three themes: a vibrant society, a thriving economy and an ambitious nation. Vision 2030 is the policy umbrella for the Kingdom's later technology, data and AI programs, from the technology investments of the Public Investment Fund (PIF) to the national strategy of the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA).","ar":"في 25 أبريل 2016 أعلن ولي ولي العهد آنذاك الأمير محمد بن سلمان رؤية السعودية 2030، التي أقرّها مجلس الوزراء، وذلك في مقابلة تلفزيونية مع قناة «العربية». وتهدف الرؤية إلى تقليل الاعتماد على النفط وتنويع الاقتصاد حول ثلاثة محاور هي: مجتمع حيوي، واقتصاد مزدهر، ووطن طموح. وتمثل الرؤية المظلة العامة لسياسات المملكة وبرامجها اللاحقة في التقنية والبيانات والذكاء الاصطناعي، بدءاً من استثمارات صندوق الاستثمارات العامة التقنية وصولاً إلى الاستراتيجية الوطنية للهيئة السعودية للبيانات والذكاء الاصطناعي (سدايا)."},"entities":["Vision 2030","Mohammed bin Salman","Council of Ministers"],"figures":[],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.arabnews.com/node/1661491","publisher":"Arab News","title":"Unveiling Saudi Vision 2030","published":"2020-04-19"},{"url":"https://www.arabnews.com/node/2597308/amp","publisher":"Arab News","title":"2016 - Saudi Vision 2030 unveiled to the world","published":null}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/vision-2030-launched","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/vision-2030-launched","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/vision-2030-launched.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/vision-2030-launched.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/vision-2030-launched.jpg"},{"id":"kaust-opens-2009","event_date":"2009-09-23","published":"2026-10-03","category":"ai","importance":2,"title":{"en":"KAUST opens as Saudi Arabia's graduate research university","ar":"كاوست تفتتح أبوابها جامعةً سعودية للدراسات العليا والبحث العلمي"},"summary":{"en":"King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) was established and inaugurated on 23 September 2009 at Thuwal on the Red Sea coast, the Kingdom's first mixed-gender university campus. It opened with a reported endowment of about $10 billion and operates the Shaheen supercomputer, once the fastest in the Middle East. KAUST has since become the Kingdom's main research base for computing and AI, and in 2024 it added Centers of Excellence, including one on generative AI.","ar":"تأسست جامعة الملك عبدالله للعلوم والتقنية (كاوست) وافتُتحت رسمياً في 23 سبتمبر 2009 في ثول على ساحل البحر الأحمر، وكان حرمها أول حرم جامعي مختلط في المملكة. وبدأت الجامعة بوقف تُقدَّر قيمته بنحو 10 مليارات دولار، وتشغّل الحاسوب الفائق «شاهين» الذي كان في وقت سابق الأسرع في الشرق الأوسط. وأصبحت كاوست لاحقاً القاعدة البحثية الرئيسية للحوسبة والذكاء الاصطناعي في المملكة، وأطلقت عام 2024 مراكز تميز، من بينها مركز للذكاء الاصطناعي التوليدي."},"entities":["KAUST"],"figures":[{"label":"initial endowment","label_ar":"الوقف الأولي","value":10,"unit":"USD bn"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Abdullah_University_of_Science_and_Technology","publisher":"Wikipedia","title":"King Abdullah University of Science and Technology","published":null},{"url":"https://saudipedia.com/en/king-abdullah-university-of-science-and-technology-kaust","publisher":"Saudipedia","title":"King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)","published":null}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/kaust-opens-2009","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/kaust-opens-2009","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/kaust-opens-2009.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/kaust-opens-2009.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/kaust-opens-2009.jpg"},{"id":"kacst-established-1977","event_date":"1977-11-29","published":"2026-10-03","category":"ai","importance":1,"title":{"en":"Saudi Arabia creates national science center that became KACST","ar":"المملكة تنشئ المركز الوطني للعلوم والتقنية الذي تحوّل إلى مدينة الملك عبدالعزيز للعلوم والتقنية"},"summary":{"en":"On 29 November 1977 a royal directive created the National Center for Science and Technology, which a royal decree converted on 31 December 1985 into the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST). KACST became the Kingdom's main applied-research organization, responsible for technology advice, turning research outputs into industrial products and supporting universities and research centers. It is the institutional root of the Kingdom's later computing and AI work.","ar":"في 29 نوفمبر 1977 صدر توجيه ملكي بإنشاء المركز الوطني للعلوم والتقنية، الذي حُوِّل بمرسوم ملكي في 31 ديسمبر 1985 إلى مدينة الملك عبدالعزيز للعلوم والتقنية. وأصبحت المدينة الجهة الرئيسية للبحث التطبيقي في المملكة، وتتولى تقديم المشورة التقنية، وتحويل مخرجات البحوث إلى منتجات صناعية، ودعم الجامعات ومراكز الأبحاث. وتُعد المدينة الأصل المؤسسي لأعمال الحوسبة والذكاء الاصطناعي اللاحقة في المملكة."},"entities":["KACST"],"figures":[],"sources":[{"url":"https://saudipedia.com/en/king-abdulaziz-city-for-science-and-technology-kacst","publisher":"Saudipedia","title":"King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)","published":null},{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Abdulaziz_City_for_Science_and_Technology","publisher":"Wikipedia","title":"King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology","published":null}],"verification":"verified","urls":{"en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/kacst-established-1977","ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/kacst-established-1977","markdown_en":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/kacst-established-1977.md","markdown_ar":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/ar/news/kacst-established-1977.md"},"image":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/images/articles/kacst-established-1977.jpg"}]}