SDAIA Signs MoC with Japanese Company NEC to Develop AI Solutions

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SDAIA Signs MoC with Japanese Company NEC to Develop AI Solutions

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The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority "SDAIA" signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) in the fields of artificial intelligence (AI), biometrics, and "Internet of Things" with the Japanese company NEC, during the Saudi-Japanese round table meeting, organized by the Ministry of Investment in Jeddah, in the presence of the Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during his visit to the Kingdom Sunday.

Deputy Director of the National Information Center in SDAIA Mashari bin Ibrahim Al-Mashari represented “SDAIA” in the signing of the MoC, and the Senior Vice President of the company NEC, Naoki Yoshida, on behalf of it, SPA reported.

The MoC aims to discuss opportunities of mutual interest between the two sides and support innovation and innovative solutions for a number of applications such as; smart and safe cities, health applications, and logistics applications.

The memorandum will strengthen the " SDAIA " efforts in efficiently experimenting with technical solutions, leading the national trend for data and artificial intelligence, and achieving Saudi Vision 2030 to promote the Kingdom to data-based economies and enabling initiatives related to data and artificial intelligence.



BRICS Leaders to Call for Data Protections against Unauthorized AI Use

Brazilian soldiers take part in a demonstration exercise ahead of the BRICS Presidential Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 5, 2025. REUTERS/ Tita Barros/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights
Brazilian soldiers take part in a demonstration exercise ahead of the BRICS Presidential Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 5, 2025. REUTERS/ Tita Barros/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights
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BRICS Leaders to Call for Data Protections against Unauthorized AI Use

Brazilian soldiers take part in a demonstration exercise ahead of the BRICS Presidential Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 5, 2025. REUTERS/ Tita Barros/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights
Brazilian soldiers take part in a demonstration exercise ahead of the BRICS Presidential Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 5, 2025. REUTERS/ Tita Barros/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

Leaders of the BRICS group of developing nations will call for protections against unauthorized use of artificial intelligence (AI) to avoid excessive data collection and allow mechanisms for fair payment, according to a draft statement seen by Reuters.

The diplomatic bloc is dedicating part of its discussions on Sunday to AI during a two-day summit in Rio de Janeiro.

Big tech firms largely based in wealthy nations have resisted calls to pay copyright fees for material used to train AI models.