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Jeddah– The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has participated in the 7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, which is held under the title “The Role of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions in the Spiritual and Social Development of Humanity in the Post-Pandemic Period.” The Congress activities began yesterday in the Kazakh capital, Nur-Sultan.

In his speech during the conference, the Secretary-General of the Organization, Hussein Ibrahim Taha, pointed out that OIC is always keen to play an effective role in enriching dialogue between religions, cultures and civilizations, which would bridge the gap that divides peoples of different religions, cultures and civilizations.

He added that the convening of the Congress provides an opportunity to discuss and review the current global challenges in the post-pandemic period.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh– Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Saudi Cloud Computing Company, the leading provider of cloud computing services and digital transformation in the Kingdom, to join efforts to promote digital transformation and adopt the concept of cloud computing on a larger scale in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

This came on the sidelines of the Global Summit on Artificial Intelligence in its second edition, held at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center in Riyadh from 13-15 September.

Assistant Director of the National Information Center for Cloud Computing, Eng. Nawaf Al-Sahan, said that digital transformation in cloud computing requires a change of concepts, adding that this partnership comes to play this important role, by establishing training programs and exchanging experts, which will enhance opportunities to hone the skills of SDAIA staff and the staff of other government agencies.

He noted that the Saudi Cloud Computing Company is the exclusive partner of Alibaba Cloud in the Kingdom, adding that this cooperation will give the ability to use Alibaba’s cloud services in building and developing the SDAIA-affiliated “DEEM” cloud.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh– The Minister of Commerce, Dr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi, met at the National Competiveness Center, in Riyadh, today the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion of the Sultanate of Oman, Qais bin Mohammed Al-Yousef and his accompanying delegation.

During the meeting, Al-Qasabi stressed the importance of strengthening trade and investment relations between the two countries in various fields in order to achieve the aspirations and directives of the leaders of the two countries, and to benefit from promising opportunities in light of the two countries’ future visions (Kingdom 2030, Oman 2040).

The meeting witnessed the participation of the Deputy Minister of Commerce and CEO of the Center, Dr. Iman bint Habbas Al-Mutairi. They reviewed the efforts of the Center as well as the experience of the Saudi commercial attachés and their role in promoting non-oil exports and attracting investments in international markets.

The Omani minister and his accompanying delegation were briefed on the work of the Saudi Center for Economic Business and the services it provides to the business sector to facilitate the exercise of economic activity.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh– President of the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA), Abdullah bin Sharaf Al-Ghamdi, honored today the winners of the AI Artathon in its second edition, as part of the Global Summit on Artificial Intelligence initiatives, which concludes today at the King Abdulaziz Convention Center in Riyadh.

The two contestants, “Obeid Al-Safi and Elaine Lexba”, won first place for their artwork (Where Loss Goes), which is a simulation of the sound notes of a camel’s nostalgia for the loss of its child and an artificial intelligence algorithm that translated feelings into a sculpture printed with 3D printing technology. The value of the center’s prize amounts to SR300,000.

Team members Reem Al-Ruwaili, Wafaa Al-Ghamdi, and Fatima Al-Ghamdi won second place in the competition for their work (City Of Poems), which is an imitation of the poem “al-Layali” by Prince Badr bin Abdulmohsen bin Abdulaziz, where each verse represented a hypothetical city, per the artificial intelligence translation of the poem and its sentiments. The poem is linked to the narration and description of the beauty of Riyadh, and the prize is worth SR150,000.

The third place went to team members Yasser Sinjab and Firas Seif El-Din for their work (Spatial Of Ecologies). This artwork is based on artificial intelligence in spatial ecology and methods of interaction with the environment represented by biological modalities methods in the internal environment, displaying them in virtual reality and printing them with 3D techniques. The value of the prize amounts to SR100,000.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh– The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Camel Club, Fahd Bin Falah Bin Hathleen, met here yesterday with the Director-General of Royal Omani Camel Corps Humaid Al-Zara’e.

Bin Hathleen welcomed the Omani guest, noting the distinguished relations between the two brotherly countries in various fields, including the camel sector.

During the meeting, they discussed the mechanism of expanding the frameworks of cooperation between the two institutions in various fields, especially spreading camel culture and its heritage.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh– Saudi Electricity Company presented its innovative solutions as part of its strategic plan for digital transformation and benefit from artificial intelligence techniques, during its participation in the Global Summit on Artificial Intelligence organized by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA).
The company, as a strategic partner, set up a pavilion at the exhibition accompanying the summit, to highlight its achievements in providing innovative solutions supported by artificial intelligence techniques, aimed at automating monitoring and maintenance procedures and reducing the occurrence of potential risks to preserve lives and property.
Harnessing the applications of artificial intelligence, the company used the technology of drone technology consisting of 4 image sensors and a digital camera to conduct inspections of the overhead lines of the transport network, which contributed to addressing previous difficulties.
Misc technology provided smart maintenance centers with great support for maintenance teams in exchange for linking with the monitoring systems in all stations and allows access to data, remotely, without the need to dispatch technical teams on the ground to the site of reporting.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh– The General Authority for Foreign Trade (GAFT), represented by the Department for International Organizations and Agreements, has organized a workshop on the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMS) and the Investment Facilitation Initiative for Development.
The workshop was held with the participation of a number of relevant government agencies, and presented by a group of international experts at the World Trade Organization (WTO).
It aimed to maximize the Kingdom’s benefit from international organizations and build the capacities of specialists in government agencies by informing them of the commitments of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMS), and the progress of negotiations on the Investment Facilitation Initiative for Development within the framework of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh– Member of the Shura Council and Chairman of the Saudi-Spanish Parliamentary Friendship Committee of the Shura Council Assaf bin Salem Abu Thanin, met here today with Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Jorge Hevia.
During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral relations and ways of enhancing joint cooperation between the two friendly countries in various fields, especially parliamentary relations between the Shura Council and the Spanish Parliament.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh– Nala Robotics, the leading company in artificial intelligence technologies in the US, signed today a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Saudi Excellence Company to bring robotics services into the Saudi market, on the sidelines of the Global Summit on Artificial Intelligence on its second edition, organized by the Saudi Authority for Data and Artificial Intelligence “SDAIA” at the King Abdulaziz International Center for Conferences in Riyadh from 13 to 15 September.

Under the MoU, Nala Robotics will provide robotics equipment and software necessary to operate them with artificial intelligence to help Saudi food companies achieve more efficiency and speed in production and higher levels of quality. The US-based company will also explore the possibility of establishing a training and development center for artificial intelligence and machine learning products in the Kingdom to serve the Saudi and Arabian food markets.

Head of Artificial Intelligence Technology at the Saudi Excellence Company Omar Mian, said: “This partnership will help us serve international and new customers in the Kingdom, and our company is committed to helping the Saudi food sector achieve the goal of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 of adopting the latest artificial intelligence technologies given the importance of the Kingdom’s location as a center for global trade connecting Asia, Europe, and Africa.”

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh– The Minister of Education, Dr. Hamad bin Mohammad Al Al-Sheikh, will participate tomorrow, in the Transforming Education Summit, which will be held in New York City, USA, and will last from16 to 19 September.
The summit aims to establish a greater political commitment to education as a public good, and to develop a new vision for education in the future, as the summit will include providing innovative solutions to transform education and those solutions into a tangible reality aimed at recovering from the educational gap resulting from the effects of the Corona virus pandemic, and supporting the plans of countries in achieving the sustainable development goals and education-related targets in the 2030 Agenda.
The agenda of the summit includes the Mobilization Day, a day led and organized by a group of young people from different countries of the world, in partnership with a number of stakeholders from international organizations and civil society institutions, and aims to communicate the vision of young people on transforming education to decision and policy makers, and announcing the Youth Statement for the Summit. The summit agenda also includes the activities of the Solutions Day, during which seminars and lectures are held that showcase solutions to transforming education to achieve the sustainable development goals and objectives related to the education sector, with the aim of reaching international partnerships and alliances in this framework.
The work of the Transforming Education Summit concludes on Leaders Day, which focuses on the presentation by the leaders of member states of statements of their countries’ national commitments and holding a number of high-level sessions on the topics of the Summit.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh– The Director of the National Information Center (NIC), Dr. Essam Al-Wagait, said that the second edition of the Global Summit on Artificial Intelligence witnessed the signing of several agreements and MoUs that are in the interest of artificial intelligence techniques and their reflection on the service of humanity, with distinguished participation of technology experts from around the world.
In his speech at the conclusion of the summit today, Dr. Al-Wagait reviewed the past three days of the summit, citing the large participation of attendees and speakers that enriched the summit.
“The summit celebrated the joint electronic creativity between humans and machines, as the winners of this year’s Artificial Intelligence Artathon were announced, which is a distinguished international experience in the art of artificial intelligence,” he said.
Dr. Al-Wagait expressed his appreciation to the attendees, for their active participation in what he described as the largest and most important event in artificial intelligence, and the most influential in the world. He also thanked the knowledge and technology partners for their important role in the success of the summit.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Kazakhstan— Minister of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance, head of the Kingdom’s delegation to the 7th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions in Kazakhstan, Dr. Abdullatif bin Abdulaziz Al-Sheikh, stressed the importance of religious leaders in advancing common human values, in addition to the importance of their role in consolidating the principles of moderation and rejection of extremism.
This came during the Kingdom’s speech, which he delivered at the conclusion of the Congress meeting, which was held in the Kazakh capital, Nur-Sultan, today, in the presence of the Kazakh President, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, and the participation of about 100 delegations from 60 countries from around the world.
Al-Sheikh highlighted the Kingdom’s role in supporting joint international efforts in combating terrorism and extremism, and its effective contribution to promoting communication between civilizations, through its lofty Islamic message based on peace, justice, tolerance, and moderation, and promoting the values ​​of coexistence among religions, civilizations, and nations.
For his part, the Kazakh President, in his closing speech, cited the ideas and suggestions discussed by the Congress, especially those aimed at strengthening the bonds of confidence and cooperation, pointing to the need for humanity to exploit the energies of peace inherent in religions, and to unify efforts to achieve social and economic development and long-term stability, and the role of religion in achieving equality and overcoming social differences.
Pope Francis stressed that pseudo-religious terrorism, extremism, radicalism, and holiness-covered nationalism continue to raise fears and concerns about religion, as this meeting confirms the true and indispensable essence of religions.
The Grand Imam of al-Azhar indicated that the message of religions will not achieve its goal, unless they unite and become a force that purifies the religious feeling of grudges and hatred, adding that the way to this lies in directing the religious activity of the different religions towards serving humanity instead of directing it towards fueling the conflict between religions and the religious individuals.
The Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions concluded its seventh session by issuing a final communique that focused on the importance of common human values ​​in the spiritual and social development of humanity, which guarantees peace, security, and stability at the global level, and the importance of preserving the richness of religious and cultural diversity of human civilization, and rejecting the causes of disunity, unrest, and tensions.
The participants condemned extremism, radicalism, and terrorist acts, which would undermine world peace and coexistence, and called for dialogue to adopt a sound approach to rapprochement and the dissemination of justice and tolerance, by dedicating the true concepts of religions.

Source: Saudi Press Agency