The sovereign artificial intelligence breed brings from Europe to the Gulf

In the race to dominate the future of artificial intelligence, possession of data and techniques is no longer luxury, but rather a sovereign weapon in the hands of states. Sovereign Artificial Intelligence today emphasizes as a digital and economic shield, the protection of privacy and the improvement of independence and to give countries an unprecedented ability to guide innovation according to their priorities and identity. In the following rules, we explain what is meant by this kind of artificial intelligence, its importance and the role that are expected to play in the region and all over the world. What is meant by sovereign artificial intelligence? Sovereign artificial intelligence definitions range from 3 definitions, the first: It is issued by the company “Oracle” and defines it as the control of the government or the institution over the techniques of artificial intelligence and associated data. This often includes how to distribute and operate artificial intelligence technologies, including devices and programs used to build artificial intelligence technologies, as well as to develop the policies needed to operate artificial intelligence technologies and data protection. Read more: What do you know about the AI ​​dictionary? The second, adopted by the company “Invidia”, explains that sovereign artificial intelligence includes not only material infrastructure, but also the construction of basic models trained locally, such as large language models, which take into account the linguistic and cultural privacy, and contribute to the improvement of totalitarianism. The third definition comes from the UK, as the British government’s website believes that this term requires a commitment to ensure the government’s ability to utilize the ability of artificial intelligence to unleash growth as an economic engine while improving national security, and that is the definition on which this issue will focus, on which are the most important pillars of sovereign artificial intelligence? Sovereign Artificial Intelligence is based on 6 basic columns: digital infrastructure: establishing a strong digital infrastructure is the cornerstone of any sovereign strategy in artificial intelligence, according to a report published on the World Economic Forum website. This includes establishing advanced data centers that can effectively process large amounts of data, as well as data guides for data that guarantees their storage and processing within the borders of the state, which increases cyber security and sovereignty over data. Manpower Development: National Artificial Intelligence cannot be developed without qualified human capital. It requires the integration of artificial intelligence into the education curricula from the early to university phases, as well as vocational training and continuous learning programs, in a way that ensures the rehabilitation of generations that can lead innovation in this area. Research, development and innovation: Investment in research, development and innovation is an important engine for technological advances. This includes supporting basic and applied research, and improving cooperation between universities, startups and government institutions, which provides a dynamic innovation system that can provide locally advanced solutions. The organizational and moral framework: A balanced organization is needed to avoid harmful uses of technology without limiting innovation. This includes the establishment of clear criteria for privacy, transparency, data protection and forms of security, as well as control and accountability mechanisms that ensure the responsible use of artificial intelligence. Motivation of the local industry: A supportive environment must be created for the growth of companies working in artificial intelligence, through tax incentives and grants, and the government is taking smart technologies in its services, which increases demand and encourages local innovation in strategic sectors such as health, energy and transport. International Cooperation: Despite the pursuit of independence, international cooperation is needed to exchange experiences and set joint organizational standards. Through studied international partnerships, countries can accelerate their progress with artificial intelligence while retaining their digital sovereignty. Who leads the sovereign artificial intelligence breed? The United States is at the forefront of this trend, as US enterprises spent more than $ 155 billion during 2025 to develop artificial intelligence, an amount that the country’s government has so far spent on education, training, employment and social services in the financial year 2025, according to the British newspaper “Guardian”. Secondly, China, which supports its most important technology companies, comes especially Huawei, reducing the dependence on US technology. It is used in practice in e -commerce, smart cities and the electric automotive industry as an important engine for economic growth. Then some countries in the European Union, where countries such as France, Switzerland and Italy are also great efforts in this regard by building high -performance computers. The ‘Scaleway’ business launched the ‘Ayon’ project, an alliance aimed at setting up a more advanced infrastructure and platforms to push the European artificial intelligence system, according to the company’s website. The Italian company “Fastweb” also launched the first supercomputer devoted to the training of a major linguistic model in Italian. The two projects serve the development of obstetrician applications for artificial intelligence in the public and private sectors. Also read: The European Union approves the most comprehensive artificial intelligence Act. Asian interest has also launched India, Japan and Singapore to build extensive programs to build national models. India depends on the “Tata” and “Rellence” group to develop large infrastructure and language models with much language, while Japan works to train special models in Japanese language and use artificial intelligence to respond to disasters. As far as Singapore is concerned, it focuses on the upgrading of its National Center for Super Picture and the construction of low -energy artificial intelligence centers. These world models reflect how technical alliances can improve digital independence and local innovation, according to Reuters. The governments of the Asean countries generally pay close attention to the sector, such as Daril Tio, “access to partnership”, in an interview with “Al Sharq” said that there are essential factors that are competitive in the field of sovereign artificial intelligence, which is young technology, in addition to the positive position. Sovereign Artificial Intelligence in the Arab region has dealt with a report by the “Price Waterhouse Cooper” research business (PwC). The total economic impact of artificial intelligence on the economy of 7 countries: Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in addition to Bahrain, Kuweit, Oman and Qatar until 2030, and we focus on the most prominent of the things that are to everyone, and it is the best of things. Saudi Arabia: The report states that Saudi Arabia is expected to achieve the biggest profits, where by 2030 is expected to contribute more than $ 135.2 billion in its economy, equivalent to 12.4% of GDP. To achieve the purpose of digital sovereignty, which gives Saudi Arabia weight in the management negotiations and global standards of artificial intelligence, especially with the increase in tensions worldwide, the Kingdom has supported Humain Company, by the Saudi public investment fund, to build sovereign intelligence centers within its ambitious National Plan. Read more: Financial Times: Saudi -Hummeans intends to launch a daring capital fund by $ 10 billion. The Kingdom also aims to establish high -performance data centers with a capacity of 6.6 GW by 2034 to ensure 7% of the global artificial intelligence loads. The project seeks to achieve full technical independence by owning infrastructure, processing locally and training important language models in the Arabic language to serve sectors such as government, health, education and defense. In May 2025, Saudi Arabia signed agreements worth $ 23 billion with large US businesses to obtain the latest artificial intelligence chips. Amazon Web Services will also be established with a cloud computing area for artificial intelligence in Saudi Arabia, and ‘Qualcomm’ Open a Design Center in Riyadh to develop peripheral artificial intelligence chips that support the work of devices and operate Arab language models on mobile devices. The Saudi Sovereign Artificial Intelligence Strategy is expected to provide thousands of jobs in the field of research, development, data management and disk design. UAE: As for the percentage of GDP, the United Arab Emirates are expected to be most affected, with a rate of about 14% of its gross domestic product in 2030. An United Arab Emirates investment fund also intends to spend between 30 and 50 billion euros to establish a new headquarters for data centers in France, according to French officials. The Institute of Technology Innovation of the Abu Dhabi government has launched a new and strong model of artificial intelligence using the Arab language comparable to other models greater than ten times, in an effort to improve its technological superiority in the midst. The new application called “Falcon Arabic” was trained using data from the classical Arabic language and regional dialects. During the academic year 2025-2026, the UAE began introducing artificial intelligence in curricula in government schools, as part of the protection of being a regional power in terms of the development of artificial intelligence technologies, according to a report by “Bloomberg”. The rest of the wave states, and for the four wave states (Kuwait, Bahrain, Sultanate of Oman and Qatar), the US research institution expects the contribution of artificial intelligence activities to GDP to reach about $ 8.2% at a value of $ 45.9 billion. The average annual growth in the contribution of artificial intelligence is expected to be approximately 28.8%between 2018 and 2030. The Kuwait Investment Authority has joined the ‘partnership in the artificial intelligence infrastructure, supported by’ Microsoft ‘, Black Rock’, ‘MGX’ ‘and’ Global Innovarster Partners’ to finance the artificial intelligence infrastructure and is expected to reach its investment to $ 100 billion. It is worth the formation of the formation of the national strategy for the national strategy. Promoting government work and increasing productivity in an innovative work environment, through artificial intelligence applications, according to the information and electronic government authority in the kingdom. 2018 and 2030 reached 25.5%. It is noteworthy that Egypt has launched the ‘National Code for Artificial Intelligence’ in collaboration with ‘Microsoft’, which improved the national artificial intelligence platform. It also worked to develop creativity centers and smart cities, which contributed to the progress of 111 to 65 worldwide in the “readiness of governments for artificial intelligence”.