SPA - Geneva:

The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) has won two excellence certificates in the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Awards 2026, organized by the International Telecommunication Union in Geneva, Switzerland, in recognition of the excellence of its national projects and its contributions to adopting and enabling data and artificial intelligence according to best global practices.

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The first excellence certificate was for the Open Data Platform project in the category of access to information and knowledge, for its contribution to enhancing the availability of government data, raising transparency, supporting innovation, and enabling researchers, entrepreneurs, and various entities to benefit from open data, which contributes to developing services and creating digital solutions.

SDAIA also received the second excellence certificate for the Artificial Intelligence Index in the enabling environment category, in recognition of its role in measuring the readiness of entities, enhancing the adoption of AI technologies, supporting decision-making, and contributing to building an integrated national system based on data and innovation, which enhances the Kingdom's competitiveness in this field.