Saudi Arabia joins the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI)
- Saudi Arabia formally joined GPAI, hosted under the OECD, becoming the first Arab country to join.
- SDAIA led the accession; announcement made during the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi.
- Membership gives Saudi access to multilateral AI research, governance working groups, and international policy forums—strengthening its digital governance profile.
SPA (Saudi Press Agency) · 2026-02-21
Global AI summit produces ‘Call for safe, trustworthy, robust AI’; Saudi supports the declaration
- The India AI Impact Summit concluded with a multi‑country declaration (backed by ~86 countries) calling for safe, trustworthy and robust AI.
- Saudi publicly endorsed the declaration—consistent with SDAIA’s emphasis on governance, safety and international cooperation.
- Declaration may accelerate Saudi participation in international standards, risk frameworks, and multi‑national research collaborations.
Asharq Al-Awsat / Aawsat · 2026-02-22
AI data‑centre investment boom pushes up hard‑disk prices
- Regional/industry reporting notes rapid AI data‑centre investment has driven a sharp rise in demand for high‑capacity HDDs and RAM.
- Supply pressure is translating into higher procurement costs for hyperscalers and government cloud projects.
- Implications for Saudi projects: budgeting, procurement timing, and local storage‑capacity planning should be re‑assessed.
Tech-WD / عالم التقنية · 2026-02-22