(MENAFN- AzerNews) Omar bin Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial
Intelligence, Digital Economy, and Remote Work Applications,
Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office and Chairman of the
UAE Council for Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain, stated that
the UAE, under the leadership of President His Highness Sheikh
Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the directives of His Highness
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime
Minister and ruler of Dubai, embraces artificial intelligence (AI)
solutions and tools across various sectors, with the objective of
accelerating the digital transformation process and enriching
performance standards, ultimately bolstering the readiness and
competitiveness, during a meeting of the UAE Council for Artificial
Intelligence and Blockchain held at the Ministry of Energy and
Infrastructure in Dubai.
The meeting was attended by the council's members, including
Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, Director-General of the
Department of eGovernment - Sharjah Government, Sheikh Mohamed bin
Hamad bin Saif Al Sharqi, Head of the E-Government in Fujairah,
Younis Haji Al Khoori, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Finance,
Abdullah Al Saleh, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Economy, Dr.
Mohammed Salim Al Olama, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Health
and Prevention (MoHAP), Sharif Salim Al-Olama is the
Under-Secretary for Energy and Petroleum Affairs in the Ministry of
Energy and Infastructure, Dr. Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Mualla,
Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Education for Academic Affairs,
Majed Sultan Al Mesmar as the Director-General of the
Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority
(TDRA), Mohammed bin Taliah, Chief of Government Services of the
UAE Government, Her excellency Hanan Mansour Ahli, Director of the
Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre (FCSC), Dr. Mohammed
Abdul Hamid Al Askar, Director-General of the Abu Dhabi Digital
Authority, Hamad Obaid Al Mansouri, Director-General of the Dubai
Digital Authority, Her Excellency Dr. Ohood Ali Abdullah Al
Shuhail, Director-General of the Ajman Digital Government, Ahmed
bin Saeed Al Sayah, General Manager of the eGovernment Authority in
Ras al-Khaimah and Khalid Sultan Al Shamsi, General Manager of the
eGovernment Department in Umm Al Qaiwain.
Al Olama said that the UAE government attaches great importance
to keeping pace with global advancements to proactively address
opportunities and challenges. This commitment entails fostering
collaboration among diverse government entities, with the
overarching objective of expediting the UAE's digital
transformation. By embracing digital best practices and harnessing
the potential of technology, the UAE aims to forge new
opportunities and design innovative models that lay the foundation
for a sustainable economy.
The UAE Council for Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain is
currently focusing on the activation in the second phase of its
work, which aims to adopt AI initiatives to employ AI in government
entities, develop AI systems, and increase the UAE's
competitiveness in priority sectors through the development of
AI-powered customer services, in a way that contributes to
improving the wellbeing, enhancing performance, and establishing an
effective legislative and regulatory environment.
During the Meeting, the Energy Committee reviewed the projects
workflow and examined the workflow of the unified data platform and
the centralisation of federal and local authorities under one
platform.
The Transportation and Logistics Committee as well reviewed the
development and study of the self-driving vehicles project, which
will transform the transportation sector, while the Foreign Trade
Committee discussed the mechanism of the UAE's foreign trade smart
programme, a data platform that incorporates AI features, taking
into consideration data security issues, to predict the future of
the trade sector.
The meeting addressed the challenges associated with data
sharing and emphasised the importance of unifying efforts to share
data securely. The meeting also highlighted the significance of
unifying specific initiatives within the environment and
sustainability sector, in line with the Year of Sustainability 2023
declared by President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al
Nahyan.
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