RIYADH,
Saudi Arabia and ARMONK,
N.Y., Sept. 27, 2022 /CNW/ -- Saudi Data and
Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) and IBM (NYSE: IBM)
announced today the signing of a strategic agreement to drive
adoption of artificial intelligence in the carbon capture and
industrial domains across the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia.
Announced at the second Global AI summit in the Kingdom, the
first use case under this agreement will be in collaboration with
the Ministry of Energy in Saudi
Arabia. SDAIA, Ministry of Energy and IBM will use
artificial intelligence technology to detect, map, and eventually
reduce carbon emissions across the country.
Dr. Majid Al-Tuwaijri, the CEO
for the National Center for AI, said, "This agreement with IBM will
contribute to creating opportunities by addressing key challenges
in circular carbon economy, petrochemical and industrial domains,
through the development of innovative solutions in the field of
data and artificial intelligence, and the exchange of shared
experiences and investment opportunities in this vital area to
support achieving the goals of Vision 2030."
"This agreement would allow us to leverage IBM's expertise in
technologies like artificial intelligence," Eng. Ahmed Al-Zahrani, Ministry of Energy's Assistant
Minister for Development and Excellence, said, "which will play a
key role in promoting the adoption of the Circular Carbon Economy,
achieving the goals announced during the Saudi Green
Initiative."
The management of greenhouse gas emissions is critical to the
Kingdom's reaching its objective of net zero," said Dina Abo-Onoq,
Managing Partner, IBM Consulting Saudi Arabia. "Using multiple
satellites and different types of imaging technologies, we will
train an AI model to recognize and pinpoint different forms of gas
across the entire country. By doing so, this will help with earlier
and better visibility of the problem which has not been possible
with conventional measurement approaches."
As part of the overall agreement, IBM will work with SDAIA to
identify high value applications of artificial intelligence and
machine learning to solve challenges in public and private sector
organizations in the Kingdom, with a focus on supporting the
Kingdom's sustainability and industrialization objectives.
Saudi Arabia is currently
undergoing a major transformation program to become a global
logistics hub and industrial powerhouse. The Kingdom has also set a
target of achieving net zero in emissions by 2060 and to support
the global effort to cut emissions. New cities and infrastructure
being built in the Kingdom, such as NEOM or the Red Sea, are being
designed with sustainability objectives in mind.
Contact:
Preeti Gupta
preetig@sg.ibm.com
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