Women in data science

Countries in the Middle East have started to realize that meeting their long-term economic development goals depends on their ability to join the ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution.’ The United Arab Emirates (UAE) for example, has set a National Artificial Intelligence Strategy for 2031 and appointed the world’s first minister of state for artificial intelligence in 2017. In Dubai, “One Million Arab Coders” was launched in 2017; an educational platform that offers free programs for individuals interested to develop digital skills. It is described as the largest initiative of its kind in the Arab world addressed at employing a growing youth population in the expanding digital economy. As part of Vision2030, the government of Saudi Arabia has created the Digital Government Authority and the Saudi Data and AI Authority to spearhead the digital transformation program. According to the Saudi government, it has implemented eight digital policies which have aligned 130 government departments