09/02/2026

MCIT Concludes Roundtable Sessions on National Talent Readiness for AI

The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), in partnership with Microsoft and Gulf Intelligence, concluded a series of roundtable sessions held as part of the activities accompanying LEAP 2026. The sessions brought together more than 30 representatives from government entities, the private sector, and academic institutions, with the aim of strengthening the readiness of national talent to keep pace with the rapid transformations driven by artificial intelligence across the labor market and digital economy.
The sessions explored the future of skills and human capital amid the accelerating adoption of AI technologies, highlighting the importance of building an agile national skills ecosystem that can respond to technological change and help align education and training outcomes with the current and future needs of the labor market.
Discussions highlighted the importance of human capital as a key pillar in maximizing the benefits of AI by raising awareness and readiness, developing workforce skills, and expanding upskilling and reskilling programs. These efforts aim to enable national talent to effectively leverage emerging technologies and benefit from the professional and economic opportunities they create.
The sessions also addressed AI’s role in enhancing productivity, accelerating economic transformation, and creating new business models and job opportunities, alongside the importance of building national capabilities to strengthen organizational readiness, enable organizations to capitalize on emerging technologies, and generate sustainable economic impact.
Participants emphasized the importance of collaboration among government entities, the private sector, and academic institutions in anticipating priority future skills, designing education and training programs that respond to actual labor market needs, and preparing national talent for the transformations shaping the digital economy.
The sessions form part of MCIT’s ongoing efforts to develop national digital capabilities and build qualified human capital equipped to keep pace with rapid technological transformation, contributing to the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030 and strengthening the Kingdom’s competitiveness and leadership in the global digital economy.