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Artificial Intelligence and Local Industrial Development

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02
July
2019
Location: 
Beirut, Lebanon



ESCWA and Arab Industrial Development and Mining Organization (AIDMO) co-organized an expert group meeting on Artificial Intelligence and Local Industrial Development in Arab countries.
 

The meeting concluded with key recommendations as follows:

  1. The organizers will develop and promote AI guides for regulations and strategies that maximize the benefits of AI and alleviate potential threats on societies and industries
  2. The participants stressed the importance of re-engineering the education system
  3. The meeting participants advocate the cooperation and partnership between the public and private sectors in joint national projects
  4. The participants expressed a loud call to deploy AI tools for addressing the challenges introduced by AI applications mainly in privacy, cyber security and corporate security.

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