The UAE is one of the first countries to adopt a strategy for artificial intelligence

Within the annual conference of the World Economic Forum in Davos, which was held from January 20 to 24, global leaders in business, charitable work and policies met to participate in a high session entitled “Artificial Intelligence and the Social Sector: Ensuring the continuity in the influence of smart innovations”, moderated by a center Development Affairs at the UAE Presidential Court with Badr Jaafar, Special Envoy for Business and Charitable Affairs in the UAE. The speakers discussed the ability of artificial intelligence to improve the efforts of charitable initiatives and the broader social sector to address global challenges, and highlighted the noticeable disparity in the development of artificial intelligence and its applications from one geographical region to another.
More than 75 influential leader, including John Kerry, the 68th Foreign Minister of the United States of America, participated in the discussion And the second Ahmed Al-Zyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade in the UAE, Hoda Al Hashemi, Assistant Minister of Cabinet Affairs for Strategic Affairs in the UAE, and Mansour Al Mansouri, President of the Department of Health-Abu Dhabi; Professor Majiri Woods, Dean of the Blavatnik College of Government Administration; David Miliband, Chairman of the International Rescue Committee and its CEO; Angiela Williams, United Wei World Wade and her executive president; Catherine Russell, executive director of UNICEF; Sherry Blair, CBE, KC, Participating Foundation and Head of Strategic Security; friendship. Vladimir Klitschko, Foundation for the Cleckeko Company; Hana Al -Rostamani, CEO of the first Abu Dhabi Bank Group; Jagan Chapagin, Secretary -General and CEO of International Red Cross associations; Francois Bonichi, Director of the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship and Director of Institutions; Olivir Schwab, Managing Director of the World Economic Forum.
Badr Jaafar gave an opening speech in which he indicated the ability of tremendous artificial intelligence to make radical changes, urgently need to ensure the spread of the benefits of these innovations fairly that includes all groups, societies and individuals. He said: “The artificial intelligence revolution will create, as the industrial revolution previously did, two categories: either winners or losers. Today, the majority of artificial intelligence investments flow by 90% to the global north, although many social innovators in the global south – where 85% live in The world’s residents, they measured the scarcity of resources and the sources of support. These are sunken gaps, and the most appropriate way is to follow a comprehensive approach that all sectors share, from governments, charities, and business leaders throughout the globe.
The discussion of the discussion in the ways in which artificial intelligence changes the lives of people. In the United Arab Emirates, for example, the “Anati” platform, which employs artificial intelligence, was established to predict health crises and take what is necessary to prevent them. Despite the huge investments that are pumped into artificial intelligence globally, which amounted to 540 billion dollars since 2016 globally, social initiatives only received 0.5% or even less than these investments.
Commenting on these challenges, Badr Jaafar stressed the need for a collective response, saying: “The UAE provides a successful model, not necessarily as an example of application but as a partner in progress. Investing in promoting talents, research and infrastructure. Global partnerships are very important to extend social innovators everywhere in the tools, knowledge and data they need to make sustainable change.
The session also explored the ability of artificial intelligence to achieve amazing social results, focusing on effective, elastic solutions in health, education and sustainability. She also stressed the leadership role of charitable and social organizations in moving developments in the field of artificial intelligence and ensuring their inclusion and fairness. It shed light on the importance of multiple partnerships to accelerate the solutions of artificial intelligence that serves societies.
The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos presents a vital platform for the cooperation of the most prominent leaders and actors in finding solutions to global challenges. The strong imprint of the topic of artificial intelligence in the discussions of this year demonstrated the forum’s commitment to forming a future in which technology is harnessed to serve humanity and achieve justice.