Jeddah, July 16, 2022, SPA -- The AI leader Saudi Company for Artificial Intelligence (SCAI), the lead digital enabler in the region, STC, and the AI Platform and technology provider DataRobot have signed a strategic partnership agreement to enable the innovation of the AI ecosystem in Saudi Arabia. DataRobot plans to establish its regional HQ in Saudi Arabia to create an AI development hub and regional R&D center. This will support deploying R&D capabilities in Saudi to grow locally developed IP and innovative solutions and deliver them to the rest of the region. It includes solutions that focus on important areas; such as, green tech and net zero targets, oil and gas, and healthcare; and developing a compelling go-to-market strategy to enable distribution of AI-enabled solutions and managed services from Saudi to the local market, the rest of the region and the world. Strategic Partners will accelerate the stages of AI adaption and transformation to the digital economy in alignment with Vision 2030. In addition, it will build the AI capability of local Saudi talent, including through a DataRobot University and other innovative programs, with the goal of impacting million or more people locally through upskilling and job creation. --SPA 13:41 LOCAL TIME 10:41 GMT 0008 www.spa.gov.sa/w1761739