New Alamein City- Arab Republic of Egypt

Within the framework of implementing the decision of the Council of Arab Ministers Responsible for Communications and Information, the eighth meeting of the Arab Artificial Intelligence Task Force was held on November 27 and 28, 2024, with the kind hosting of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport at the Academy’s branch in New Alamein City.

The meeting was organized by the Department of Communications and Information Technology Development of the League of Arab States in cooperation with the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, and chaired by the Arab Republic of Egypt, represented by Her Excellency Prof. Dr. Hoda Baraka, Advisor to His Excellency the Minister of Communications and Information Technology of the Arab Republic of Egypt.

The opening session of the meeting was attended by a group of prominent figures related to the file of artificial intelligence in the Arab region, including His Excellency Prof. Dr. Ismail Abdel Ghaffar, President of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Dr. Khaled Wali, Minister Plenipotentiary and Director of the Department of Communications and Information Technology Development at the League of Arab States, Her Excellency Prof. Dr. Hoda Baraka, Head of the Arab Task Force for Artificial Intelligence and Advisor to the Egyptian Minister of Communications and Information Technology, and His Excellency Ambassador Mohamed Khair Abdel Qader, Secretary-General of the Arab Federation for Digital Economy.

The meeting agenda included discussion of a number of important items, most notably:

1- The team’s efforts in the unified Arab strategy for artificial intelligence: from inception to launch, a presentation by the General Secretariat of the League.

2- Launching the final version of the Arab Strategy for Artificial Intelligence, presented by the team presidency (Arab Republic of Egypt).

3- Discussing the draft Arab Charter for the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence.

4- Reviewing the efforts of Arab countries in the field of artificial intelligence.

5- Participation of Arab and regional organizations with presentations on their efforts in the field of artificial intelligence.

6- Future steps to implement the Arab strategy for artificial intelligence.

Representatives from 14 Arab countries participated in the meeting, in addition to a delegation from the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States headed by His Excellency Dr. Khaled Wali. A number of international, Arab and regional organizations also attended, including:

Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Arab Federation for Digital Economy, International Telecommunication Union, ESCWA, Arab Information and Communication Technologies Organization, Digital Cooperation Organization.

The meeting concluded with participants stressing the importance of Arab cooperation to enhance the uses of artificial intelligence and activate the Arab Charter for Artificial Intelligence Ethics, with the start of implementing future plans for the unified Arab strategy for artificial intelligence.