IT professionals demand cooperative AI projects in smart city and healthcare with Saudi companies.

IT professionals from Pakistan, who attended this week’s Global Artificial Intelligence (AI) summit in Riyadh, have urged local IT companies to take advantage of joint venture opportunities in Saudi Arabia. They have highlighted the Kingdom’s significant potential in smart city projects and the AI-driven healthcare sector.

The summit’s third iteration, which took place in Riyadh on September 10–12, addressed significant AI-related subjects, such as innovation and market trends, in an effort to create a more promising future and foster an atmosphere that supports tech professionals.

According to the Pakistani delegation in Riyadh, four eminent Pakistani IT specialists took part in this year’s meeting as thought leaders. It happened at a time when Pakistan is trying to increase exports, especially to the field of IT, and attract foreign investment to cut its reliance on foreign debt to support its $350 billion economy.

Vice President of AI practice at Pakistan’s Visionet and Systems Group Tariq Khan, who participated in the summit session “Transforming Healthcare: AI’s Role in Strengthening Supply Chains,” told Arab News over the phone from Riyadh that Pakistani companies have a lot of potential to work together through joint ventures in Saudi Arabia, especially in AI-driven sectors like smart city projects and healthcare.

As Saudi Arabia shifts its healthcare system to insurance-based models, which necessitate significant AI-powered paperwork, Pakistan can contribute to the growing need for automation with its competence in electronics, the Internet of Things (IoT), and artificial intelligence.

Following his participation at the conference, Khan claimed to have discovered prospects for his firm and obtained insightful knowledge about the true potential of AI in the Saudi industry.