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Oman's National AI Programme
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Oman's National AI Programme

Thursday Deep Dive - 07-Nov-24 - Middle East AI News LIVE

07-Nov-24 - Thursday Deep Dive - Dr. Nasser Mohammed Al-Fannah, Director of Technology Programs at the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology - Oman (MTCIT), joins Carrington Malin to discuss Oman's new National Programme for Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Digital Technologies and some of the country's new AI and remerging technology initiatives!

  • 00:00 Introduction to Middle East AI News LIVE

  • 00:36 Overview of Oman's National AI Programme

  • 02:19 Historical context and recent Developments

  • 07:28 Goals and principles of the AI Programme

  • 11:29 Government collaboration

  • 13:07 AI-enabled voting for 2023 Shura Council elections

  • 16:37 Oman’s national LLM project

  • 17:58 Economic impact and talent development

  • 24:42 BLVOS drone delivery case study

  • 26:14 Digital infrastructure and future plans

  • 30:06 Open Data and AI Studio initiatives

  • 35:02 Plans for a new global startup free zone

  • 36:26 Conclusion

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