{"id":47513,"date":"2024-02-21T15:19:18","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T12:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/?p=47513"},"modified":"2026-03-28T05:11:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T02:11:16","slug":"93-of-organizations-in-ksa-have-an-ai-strategy-in-place-or-under-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/93-of-organizations-in-ksa-have-an-ai-strategy-in-place-or-under-development\/","title":{"rendered":"93% of Organizations in KSA Have an AI Strategy in Place or Under Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Cisco Reveals Local Insights from its\u00a0AI Readiness Index\u00a0ahead of LEAP in Saudi Arabia:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The urgency to deploy AI-powered technologies is increasing: 71% of respondents said their organization embraces AI with a moderate to high level of urgency.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>82% of organizations in KSA plan to invest in upskilling employees on AI.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Only 12% of local organizations are currently fully equipped with infrastructure to meet AI workloads.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, 21 February 2024:<\/strong>&nbsp;Ahead of LEAP 2024 technology conference in Riyadh, Cisco announced the findings of&nbsp;its&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisco.com\/c\/dam\/m\/en_us\/solutions\/ai\/readiness-index\/documents\/cisco-ai-readiness-index-saudi-arabia.pdf\">AI Readiness Index<\/a>&nbsp;in Saudi Arabia. The Index, which surveyed over 8,000 companies across 30 countries, was developed in response to the accelerated adoption of AI. The survey shows that 93% of organizations in KSA have an AI strategy in place or under development, while only 8% consider themselves fully prepared to deploy and leverage AI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Improving the efficiency of and increasing productivity was ranked among the top outcomes that companies are looking to drive through adoption of AI, with 47% of respondents in KSA placing it on top of gains they expect from AI. Opening&nbsp;new&nbsp;revenue streams was the lowest&nbsp;on the list of expectations, as ranked by 30% of respondents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On talent development, 31% of KSA respondents ranked comprehension and proficiency of AI tools and technologies as the primary skill gap. The good news is that organizations are taking steps to address this gap. Among the organizations surveyed in Kingdom, 82% say they are investing in training employees in this area.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On infrastructure readiness, the survey shows that a mere 12% of local organizations in KSA have networks that are fully flexible to handle the complexity of AI workloads. Cybersecurity also needs increased focus, as 70%&nbsp;of respondents fall short of&nbsp;being \u201cfully equipped\u201d to detect&nbsp;and prevent adversarial attacks on&nbsp;AI models.\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commenting on the results of the study,&nbsp;<strong>Salman Faqeeh, Managing Director, Cisco Saudi Arabia said:&nbsp;<\/strong>\u201cSaudi Arabia has made significant strides in recent years to establish itself as a leading player in the field of AI. The Kingdom recognizes the transformative potential of AI and has placed it at the center of its Vision 2030\u201d. He added: \u201cAt Cisco, we believe in the critical role of AI to revolutionize industries and drive innovation, and it has been an important element across our portfolio for over a decade. As the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) is working to implement the National Strategy for Data and AI, the insights from the index can help inform the prioritization across important pillars including strategy, infrastructure, data, governance, talent, and culture.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year, Cisco\u2019s participation at LEAP is revolving around the theme of&nbsp;\u201c<strong>AI Unleashed: Shaping Sustainable Digital Evolution<\/strong>\u201d. Visitors will be able to engage with subject matter experts at Cisco\u2019s booth and discover demos to harness the power of AI to enable a sustainable, securely connected future. The company will showcase its latest technology innovations, spanning networking, security, collaboration, and applications, besides industry use-cases alongside its channels and ecosystem partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Reem Asaad, Vice President for Cisco Middle East, T\u00fcrkiye, Africa, Romania, and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), commented<\/strong>: \u201cCisco has a long-standing presence in the region, working to advance national digital economies, develop infrastructure, strengthen cybersecurity, and build the region\u2019s talent pool. This year at LEAP, we are excited to demonstrate the power of our portfolio to support our customers and partners in Saudi Arabia and beyond in leveraging our latest technologies to increase efficiencies and drive innovation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LEAP 2024 will be held from&nbsp;4-7 March&nbsp;at the&nbsp;Riyadh Exhibition and Convention Centre, Malham in Saudi Arabia. Cisco stand will be located at booth J10, Hall 1 \u2013 Big Tech.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Cisco AI Readiness Index&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new Cisco AI Readiness Index is based on a double-blind survey of 8,161 private sector business and IT leaders across 30 markets, conducted by an independent third-party surveying respondents from companies with 500 or more employees. The Index assessed respondents\u2019 AI readiness across six key pillars: strategy, infrastructure, data, talent, governance, and culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Companies were examined on 49 different metrics across these six pillars to determine a readiness score for each, as well as an overall readiness score for the respondents\u2019 organization. Each indicator was assigned an individual weightage based on its relative importance to achieving readiness for the applicable pillar.&nbsp;Based on their overall score, Cisco has identified four groups at different levels of organizational readiness \u2013 Pacesetters (fully prepared), Chasers (moderately prepared), Followers (limited preparedness), and Laggards (unprepared).&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cisco Reveals Local Insights from its\u00a0AI Readiness Index\u00a0ahead of LEAP in Saudi Arabia:\u00a0 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, 21 February 2024:&nbsp;Ahead of LEAP 2024 technology conference in Riyadh, Cisco announced the findings of&nbsp;its&nbsp;AI Readiness Index&nbsp;in Saudi Arabia. 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