{"publisher":"Cicada (cicadaconsultancy.online)","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Cite as: Cicada (cicadaconsultancy.online)","docs":"https://cicadaconsultancy.online/llms.txt","item":{"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"}}