Riyadh - Sharikat Mubasher: Shared Services Program, a provider of shared services to government entities in Saudi Arabia, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) to utilize the government cloud Deem to offer services to government entities.

The agreement was signed during the Global AI Summit that took place in Riyadh from 10 to 12 September, in the presence of representatives of both parties.

The MoU aims to create a collaborative framework between SDAIA and the program to raise awareness of services and programs provided by both parties.

This collaboration targets increasing the awareness of the potential of data and AI technologies and enhancing human capabilities to drive digital transformation in the Kingdom.

Deem is a government cloud-computing platform that provides government and semi-governmental entities with promptly accessible, highly reliable, flexible, and efficient technological assets to achieve digital transformation and improve the technological services provided in the Kingdom.

The third edition of the Global AI Summit gathered global figures, economic policymakers, and artificial intelligence (AI) specialists from 100 countries.

It aimed to tackle challenges in AI development and address several issues such as human capacities, technical infrastructure, ethics, bias and fairness, national security, information security, and the economic and social impacts of AI.