The OECD.AI Policy Navigator

HumAIn is Saudi Arabia's national AI company, serving as the flagship platform for national AI infrastructure under the Vision 2030 strategy for economic diversification. The Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) has allocated more than $40 billion to AI-related ventures including HumAIn, focusing on the physical underpinnings of AI, energy, data centres, semiconductors, and connectivity, to position Saudi Arabia as a global compute hub for emerging markets across Africa and Asia.

The National Artificial Intelligence Index (NAII) is a strategic initiative to assess and monitor the level of AI adoption readiness among government entities in Saudi Arabia. The index launched its initial phase this year with 30 government entities and it provides a structured measurement framework built on three main pillars covering seven core dimensions and twenty-three sub-domains. The Index classifies the maturity level into six main levels, each level reflects a specific stage in AI.

This initiative predicts future costs for each water plant and for each main spending category, such as electricity, chemicals, labor, and maintenance. It helps finance and operations teams plan budgets better, spot unusual cost increases early, and make better decisions on where to control spending. It was developed to improve cost visibility, reduce surprises in future expenses, and support more efficient management of water production assets.

This initiative develops an AI-powered inspection tool that helps SFDA inspectors verify whether food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and medical device products comply with SFDA regulations. Inspectors can photograph or scan a product, and the system automatically extracts key details and checks them against official registration databases and safety standards. The tool was developed to reduce manual inspection time, minimise human error, and strengthen public health protection.

RASID is an AI-powered inspection system developed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority to support inspectors at border checkpoints. The system analyses images of medicines carried by travelers to detect controlled substances and verify compliance with regulatory rules. It improves inspection speed, accuracy, and consistency while protecting public health and preventing misuse of restricted drugs.

This initiative is an AI-powered tool developed for the Saudi Water Authority that automatically reads and interprets complex engineering diagrams used in water desalination plants. It identifies equipment, classifies plant processes, and allows engineers to ask questions about the diagrams through a chat interface. It was developed to reduce the time and manual effort required to analyse these technically complex documents.

Social Media Analysis is an AI system that automatically classifies content from X (formerly Twitter) to support the Water Authority’s leadership. It replaces a 4-hour daily manual process with automated sentiment, location, and problem classification. By feeding daily insights into the Observatory Dashboard, it enables higher management to understand citizen feedback and service reports instantly, significantly improving digital transparency and public engagement.

H2O AI Assistant is an AI portal for water sector leadership and employees to query our water sector knowledge base via natural language. It empowers executives and managers by providing instant access to unstructured documents and structural databases, streamlining decision-making. Developed to break down information silos and modernise data retrieval, it uses generative AI models to turn complex records into actionable insights, ensuring our leadership remains data-driven and efficient.