RIYADH: More than 300,000 Saudi families have so far benefited from the Ministry of Housing’s Sakani program, according to the ministry.
The Sakani program offers Saudi nationals access to land and residential housing across eight regions of the Kingdom through various financing solutions with the aim of enabling families to own their first home, whether through prefabricated units, under-construction builds, or self-construction.
The ministry announced that 11 projects were delivered last month for villas in Shaqra and Al-Uyaynah in Riyadh; the Al-Khorma housing project in Makkah; the Unaizah housing project in Qassim; Alkhobar, Hafr Al-Batin and Al-Ahsa in the Eastern Region; the Rafha housing project in the Northern Border Region; the Hail housing project; the Qurayyat housing project in Al-Jouf; and the Najran housing project.
The ministry also reported that 42 prefabricated housing projects providing around 14,000 residential villas have so far been completed.
Housing boost for more than 300,000 Saudi families
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Housing boost for more than 300,000 Saudi families
SDAIA president says Saudi Arabia is building an integrated AI ecosystem
RIYADH: Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority President Abdullah Al-Ghamdi says that Saudi Arabia is moving steadily to establish artificial intelligence as a trusted national capability, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Guided by the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030, Al-Ghamdi said the goal is to use AI to help develop government services, enhance competitiveness, build human capacity and improve quality of life through a comprehensive strategy based on three main pillars that unlock the potential of this technology and achieve sustainable developmental impact.
“The first pillar focuses on building human capacity and enhancing readiness to engage with AI technologies,” he said.
The second pillar is building an integrated national AI ecosystem that drives expansion and innovation by developing advanced digital infrastructure that enables various sectors to adopt AI applications efficiently, consistently and with effective governance, Al-Ghamdi said.
The third pillar, he said, is governance that ensures responsible and measurable AI through a national framework aligned with international standards.
This came during Al-Ghamdi’s speech at a high-level ministerial session held on Thursday on the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi.
He is heading the Saudi delegation, and the session saw broad participation from heads of state, decision-makers and technology leaders from around the world.
Al-Ghamdi also had a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday evening, discussed AI cooperation and expressed his gratitude for hosting the summit and for the hospitality extended to the participants.
