Saudi Arabia to launch national strategy at AI summit

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RIYADH: A Saudi artist has signed a deal to bring the world-renowned Inktober art challenge to the Kingdom. Fatima Al-Awad, a certified trainer in art and professional writing, penned the agreement with Inktober's founder Jake Parker to run the skills project in the Red Sea coast city of Yanbu.

"I contacted Jake Parker and told him about the idea of holding a nonprofit social event in a cafe, and he welcomed that very much, and the agreement was signed,“ Al-Awad told Arab News.

Parker created Inktober in 2009 as a challenge to improve his inking skills and develop positive drawing habits and it has since grown into a worldwide endeavor with thousands of artists taking part every October.

Al-Awad said that Parker's goals in setting up the challenge were to strengthen people's drawing