Business leaders have been given training to harness the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI), as part of the UAE’s strategy to become a world-leader by 2031.
They took part in a four-day training programme on AI implementation in industry, which aims to help accelerate the adoption of 4IR solutions in the UAE’s industrial sector.
The Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) and the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) collaborated to provide the training, to boost national industrial capacity in Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies.
Now in its second year, the programme provides decision makers with the necessary technical knowledge to harness the power of AI in industry by determining optimum 4IR adoption strategies.
The skills gained allows leaders accelerate industrial transformation within their organisations.
Director of Science and Technology Adoption and Development at the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology, Mohammed Al-Qasim, said: “Part of our mission is to help national industrial companies unlock the full potential of 4IR solutions by bringing together the public, private, and academic sectors.
“By arming industrial leaders with skills and knowledge we are boosting the country’s industrial capacity and accelerating its transformation.”
AI has become an integral tool for the delivery of the national priorities and vision in line with the UAE’s AI Strategy, to become the world leader in AI by 2031.
Vice President for Public Affairs and Alumni Relations at MBZUAI, Sultan Al Hajji, added:“AI today has a significant impact on every industry, from product development to manufacturing to service delivery and policymaking.”
The training’s objectives are aligned with UAE Industry 4.0, which aims to raise the level of industrial productivity in the nation by 30 percent and add AED 25 billion to the national economy over the next 10 years.
The initiative is designed to accelerate the integration of 4IR solutions and applications across the UAE’s industrial sector, enhancing industrial competitiveness, increasing productivity and efficiency, enhancing quality and creating new jobs.
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