JEDDAH: Northern Border Gov. Prince Faisal bin Khalid bin Sultan will receive the first batch of Iraqi pilgrims arriving, on Saturday, in Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj rituals.
Prince Faisal called on all government sectors to harness all their efforts to cater to the needs of the pilgrims and to provide the best services for them so as to facilitate their arrival to perform Hajj rituals.
He underscored that Saudi Arabia is exerting all its efforts to improve the level of services offered to the pilgrims, in line with the directives of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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First batch of Iraqi Hajj pilgrims arrive on Saturday
First batch of Iraqi Hajj pilgrims arrive on Saturday
Riyadh forum to discuss AI impact on education, jobs
- The exhibition will give young people direct access to educational, training, career, and technological opportunities while enabling them to learn from leading local and international experiences to shape their future careers
RIYADH: Experts from more than 50 international and local organizations in education, employment, and artificial intelligence will gather in Riyadh from Jan. 28-29 for the International Conference on Data and AI Capacity Building to explore the future of education during rapid AI advances.
Discussions will examine how AI is transforming work, its implications for current and future generations, and the new opportunities it creates, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Monday.
Organized by the Saudi Data and AI Authority, the conference aims to redefine work and human capacity building to meet future labor market demands.
Participants will present practical solutions for empowering young people with AI skills, integrating AI into education, and aligning learning outcomes with the most in-demand future skills locally and globally.
By addressing AI’s evolving impact on the job market, the conference offers academics, AI and data professionals, policymakers, and students a platform to exchange insights and explore the latest innovations for societal benefit and national development.
An accompanying exhibition will highlight cutting-edge educational and digital transformation solutions from public and private sector organizations.
The exhibition will give young people direct access to educational, training, career, and technological opportunities while enabling them to learn from leading local and international experiences to shape their future careers.
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