Alibaba, Saudi Authority Ink Agreement to Develop AI-Driven Smart Cities

Alibaba, Saudi Authority Ink Agreement to Develop AI-Driven Smart Cities

The announcement came at the Global AI Summit, the world's premier platform for dialogue that brings together stakeholders from public sector, academia and private sector, including technology companies, investors, entrepreneurs and startups, to shape the future of AI.

The inaugural edition of the summit organised by the SDAIA, took place virtually from October 21 to 22.

The Saudi entity said the partnership will support kingdom's journey to develop world-class smart cities that can efficiently respond to the citizens needs while improving the quality of life, and to transform KSA to become more socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable.

 

It will also utilize data and AI to make the cities smarter while improving their safety and security, it added.

 

SDAIA said under this agreement, Alibaba Cloud will be working collaboratively to develop digital and AI solutions