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

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

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.

Francis Buetey·
Same system, different plumbing

Same system, different plumbing

Across Ghana, every Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assembly is expected to manage public resources using the Ghana Integrated Financial Management Information System, widely known as GIFMIS.

Christabel Danso·
Financial Security (FinSec) Series with Dr Philip Takyi:

Financial Security (FinSec) Series with Dr Philip Takyi:

A quiet but powerful transformation is unfolding across Africa’s automotive landscape. Budget-friendly, digitally enabled electric vehicles (EVs), some now being designed with Swahili-speaking voice assistants, are rapidly gaining attention in key African markets, particularly in Kenya and South Africa.

Christabel Danso·

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