Saudi Arabia’s 2026 year of Artificial Intelligence: Vision 2030, digital sovereignty and the new economics of AI power
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Saudi Arabia’s 2026 year of Artificial Intelligence: Vision 2030, digital sovereignty and the new economics of AI power

Seade CAESAR
Published July 7, 20267 min read

Saudi Arabia’s decision to designate 2026 as the “Year of Artificial Intelligence” is more than a symbolic declaration. It signals a decisive shift in the Kingdom’s economic transformation strategy, placing artificial intelligence at the center of Vision 2030, industrial diversification, public-sector reform, digital infrastructure, Arabic-language innovation and sovereign technology development.

Published by Francis Buetey
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