The Saudi Data and AI Authority (SDAIA) and NVIDIA have explored ways to strengthen cooperation and develop their strategic partnership across various tech projects, reported the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
On Wednesday, the President of SDAIA, Abdullah bin Sharaf Alghamdi, met with the founder and CEO of NVIDIA, Jensen Huang, and his accompanying delegation in Riyadh.
During their meeting, both sides discussed ways to bolster cooperation between SDAIA and NVIDIA. They also explored opportunities for boosting their strategic partnership in existing tech projects, involving capacity building and expertise exchange in the field of data and artificial intelligence (AI) in the light of the accelerating progress in its technologies.
معالي رئيس #سدايا يلتقي بالرياض الرئيس التنفيذي لشركة NVIDIA، ويبحثان سبل تعزيز التعاون المشترك في مجال البيانات والذكاء الاصطناعي. pic.twitter.com/1aSQrtbbjz
— SDAIA (@SDAIA_SA) May 14, 2025
The meeting aligns with SDAIA’s relentless efforts to expand its international partnerships with leading tech companies across the world.
It also underscores SDAIA’s commitment to increase investments in enhancing Saudi Arabia’s AI ecosystem, in line with the objectives of Vision 2030 which aims to build an advanced digital economy based on knowledge and innovation and position the Kingdom among the best data and AI-based economies.
The meeting came on the sidelines of a landmark visit by the US President, Donald Trump, to Saudi Arabia on May 13-14, 2025. Trump was accompanied by a high-level delegation including CEOs of leading American companies and investors who attended the Saudi-US Investment Forum in Riyadh. The Forum saw the signing of $300 billion deals between Saudi Arabia and the US.
