Al-Sudani emphasizes the importance of Artificial Intelligence applications in supporting government reform initiatives

 
Baghdad-INA
 
Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani chaired the first meeting of the Higher Committee for Artificial Intelligence today, where the Iraqi National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence was reviewed the meeting focused on key aspects, projects, and applications that the government will support in this field.
 
The Prime Minister's Media Office stated in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA):”During the meeting, the need for state ministries and institutions to incorporate AI-related projects and legislation was discussed this includes integrating AI into educational curricula, establishing the first AI-powered educational platform, and developing smart applications currently being implemented across various ministries and developmental sectors.”
 
The Prime Minister highlighted,” the government's digital transformation efforts in shaping a general policy without overstepping the role of governmental entities he emphasized that adopting this approach is a priority for the government to support its economic reform initiatives, particularly in using AI applications within the technological revolution and across various life sectors.”
 
Prime Minister Al-Sudani noted that Iraq has led the region in introducing AI studies into academic curricula at Iraqi universities he stressed the importance of learning from the experiences of advanced countries in enacting information security and ethical oversight legislation in technology security this is especially crucial as terrorism continues to exploit technology and cyberspace for criminal activities and recruitment, as well as employing AI to diversify Iraq's economy, particularly in non-oil sectors.”
 
The Prime Minister also underscored,” the need harness the potential of young talent and promising energies across Iraq to protect them from being exploited by criminal gangs, extremism, and terrorism he emphasized focusing on the youth training program, which will extend to the provinces through robotics and AI clubs affiliated with the Higher Youth Council to embed the concepts of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.’