دبي في 23 أغسطس / وام / أعلن مكتب وزير دولة للذكاء الاصطناعي بدء تلقي طلبات التسجيل للدفعة السابعة من برنامج الذكاء الاصطناعي، الذي ينظم خلال الفترة من سبتمبر2026 إلى يناير 2027، ويشرف على تنفيذه البرنامج الوطني للذكاء الاصطناعي، بالتعاون مع جامعة برمنغهام البريطانية، والذي يركز هذا العام على تقنيات الذكاء الاصطناعي التوليدي والمساعد.

يأتي تنظيم الدفعة الجديدة في إطار جهود البرنامج الوطني للذكاء الاصطناعي في دعم تحقيق أولويات حكومة الإمارات وتوجهاتها لترسيخ مكانتها الدولة مركزا عالميا لأحدث التقنيات العالمية، ما يواكب الحراك الحكومي لتحويل 50% من القطاعات والخدمات والعمليات الحكومية إلى نماذج تشغيل قائمة على الذكاء الاصطناعي المساعد خلال عامين، في خطوة تُعد الأولى من نوعها عالمياً لتعزيز كفاءة الأداء الحكومي.

وأكد معالي عمر سلطان العلماء وزير دولة للذكاء الاصطناعي، أن حكومة دولة الإمارات تركز على تطوير المهارات والكفاءات الوطنية كأولوية إستراتيجية، لإيمانها بأن المواهب محرك لصناعة المستقبل، وركيزة لترسيخ ريادة الدولة في اقتصاد الذكاء الاصطناعي، مشيرا إلى أنه كلما أصبحت التقنيات أكثر ذكاء، أصبحت الكفاءة البشرية أكثر أهمية لتحويل القدرات إلى قرارات ترسم ملامح أفضل مستقبل لدولة الإمارات.

He said that the artificial intelligence program for qualifying national leaders in this sector, which is rapidly developing, embodies the vision of the United Arab Emirates to move from adopting technology to leading and shaping it globally. This is done by preparing cadres capable of using artificial intelligence as a tool for change, redesigning business models, and enhancing the efficiency of vital sectors. He noted that investing in competencies represents a direct investment in the competitiveness and sustainability of growth.

The artificial intelligence program focuses on refining skills and developing leadership and technical capabilities, enabling participants to design innovative solutions and apply them at work. It seeks to provide them with the latest tools and knowledge and give them opportunities to keep up with global trends in artificial intelligence assistance and generative AI.

In its new session, the program features a discussion on artificial intelligence assistance. In addition, it familiarizes participants with concepts of generative and assistive artificial intelligence and machine learning data strategies. It also helps them understand artificial intelligence assistance and its potential in various fields, as well as build, govern, and develop artificial intelligence assistance in 5 specialized units within the program's curriculum.

The program aims to create a new generation of AI leaders and talents, build national capabilities that contribute to enhancing leadership in AI initiatives, and develop more flexible and sustainable work systems across various sectors by providing them with advanced knowledge and practical skills that enable them to design and implement innovative solutions that help accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence technologies, thereby enhancing the global competitiveness of the United Arab Emirates.

The program offers two different tracks: the technical track, designed for developers and engineers with deep expertise in AI, covering architecture, programming, model building, and practical application experiences; and the professional track, designed for leaders, strategists, and non-technical professionals to cover strategic applications, governance, evaluation of technical suppliers, and planning for digital adoption.

The program is characterized by its construction of deep learning bridges under the supervision of a select group of global experts, including Professor Nigel Mhadi, a fellow at Kellogg College, Oxford University; Professor Kashif Rajbhat, an AI professor in medical sciences at the University of Birmingham; David Johnson, a professor of information systems at Uppsala University in Sweden; and Dr. Farah Shmoot, an assistant professor of computer engineering at New York University Abu Dhabi.

Those interested in joining the program from government, quasi-government, and private sector employees can register via email: Program@ai.gov.ae.

The AI program has graduated more than 450 employees from over 100 government and private entities, who hold leadership positions in their workplaces. The graduates work on developing innovative solutions and projects based on artificial intelligence and its applications to improve institutional performance and create new plans and mechanisms in various vital sectors, which contributes to enhancing the efficiency of government services and accelerating the pace of digital transformation. It also focuses on enabling graduates to anticipate the future of emerging technologies and employ them in line with the country’s strategic directions.