Global AI Summit will foster international collaboration in AI technologies

The third Global Artificial Intelligence Summit will be held from Sept. 10 to 12 in Riyadh. (globalaisummit.org)
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Updated 22 August 2024
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Global AI Summit will foster international collaboration in AI technologies

  • Summit will include more than 120 dialogue sessions and workshops during which speakers will review the international interest in data and AI

RIYADH: The third Global Artificial Intelligence Summit will be held from Sept. 10 to 12 with more than 300 speakers and experts in artificial intelligence from about 100 countries.

Organized by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority, the summit will be held at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center in Riyadh.

The event marks a milestone in the journey of technological advancement the Kingdom is undergoing thanks to innovations in data and artificial intelligence technologies.   

Riyadh will welcome an international gathering of specialists in AI technologies, influential policy and system makers in building these technologies, and heads of technology companies.

Among these experts is Stefan Schnorr, state secretary at the German Federal Ministry of Digital Affairs and Transport, Julie Sweet, CEO of Accenture, and Doug Schmitt, CEO of Dell Technologies Services.

Several agreements and memoranda of understanding are expected to be signed at the summit.

The Saudi leadership aspires for the Kingdom to become a prominent global example in AI, equipped with advanced capabilities to embrace the latest advancements and innovations and to contribute to global initiatives in the field.

The summit will include more than 120 dialogue sessions and workshops during which speakers will review the international interest in data and artificial intelligence.

The summit will play an important role in advancing the objectives set under Saudi Vision 2030, which is focused on developing a knowledge and technology-driven economy. It is also part of the accelerated efforts to fulfill the ambitious goals of the data and AI authority, with 66 of 96 goals directly or indirectly linked to the vision.


KSrelief transfers Gaza girl to Jordan for cancer treatment

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KSrelief transfers Gaza girl to Jordan for cancer treatment

  • Roza Al-Dreimli in Jordan because Israel destroyed Gaza hospitals
  • Under assessment, monitoring at the King Hussein Cancer Center

AMMAN: A cancer-stricken Palestinian girl from Gaza is now undergoing clinical observation prior to treatment at a specialist hospital in Jordan, thanks to Saudi Arabia’s aid agency KSrelief.

Roza Al-Dreimli was transported to Amman from the Gaza Strip through the initiative of KSrelief, as a part of Saudi Arabia’s continued medical support for Palestinians, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Friday.

Al-Dreimli was prioritized because assessments indicated the need for advanced treatment of cancerous cells at the base of her brain. She is at the King Hussein Cancer Center, and being treated by a team of pediatricians.

She is currently undergoing “intensive clinical monitoring” to “ensure control of the condition, and prevent any potential neurological or visual complications resulting from the tumor’s location,” the SPA reported.

Al-Dreimli’s family expressed profound gratitude for KSrelief’s swift intervention, and hoped the specialized care would ensure a full recovery.

Such specialized care is currently unavailable in the Gaza Strip because of Israel’s alleged genocidal destruction of hospitals and killing of medical workers since Oct. 7, 2023.

Israel has systematically destroyed homes and commercial buildings and infrastructure in the Palestinian enclave, killing over 70,000 Palestinians, many of them unarmed men, women and children, and injuring more than 170,000.

Tel Aviv has stated that its actions were in retaliation to a raid by Hamas of Israeli border villages, during which the militant group reportedly killed more than 1,200 people and took 254 hostages.