RIYADH – Saudi Arabia’s Data and Artificial Intelligence Agency (SDAIA) has launched the first phase of its ‘Elevate Program’ in partnership with Google Cloud. This is the world’s first program aimed at training her 1,000 women representing 28 countries with data. and artificial intelligence (AI) domains.
Running until August 30, 2023, the Elevate program was first announced at the 2nd Global AI Summit in Riyadh in September 2022.
The SDAIA states that the first phase of the program will be delivered through two tracks, one for technical professionals and one for non-professionals who wish to develop their skills, under the supervision of the agency’s 16 female and male trainers. I showed that. The program offers free training sessions designed to equip participants with the skills and experience needed for roles such as cloud engineer, data engineer, machine learning (ML) engineer, cloud business, and more .
By training over 25,000 women over the next five years, we aim to empower women in emerging markets around the world to pursue new jobs in AI and ML domains.
The program is aimed at women in tech and science who are interested in pursuing a career in the fields of data, AI, and ML, and are prepared to pursue the increasing employment opportunities in such fields. increase.
Additionally, it seeks to bridge the gender gap in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), especially in emerging markets.
The launch of the Elevate program comes within the framework of SDAIA’s efforts to advance the Kingdom towards global leadership in the field of AI by raising awareness and certifying data and AI executives.
This is achieved by providing them with the necessary knowledge and skills through professional programs in accordance with the latest international practices offered by the SDAIA Academy to achieve the objectives of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030.
