Student AI workshop to hone skills in machine learning, data science
dubai — The second edition of the UAE Artificial Intelligence (AI) camp will open to school and university students next month.
Omar Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, while announcing the launch on Sunday, said the country wanted to create a talent pool that could be hired by the private sector.
“We believe that if we think of great things, great things happen,” he said, adding that through such camps, the country wants to create talent that can be hired and effectively use the technologies that they are hired for.
He said the government is adopting the use of artificial intelligence technologies in the education sector in order to build abilities and skills of future generations and enhance their educational experience. “The artificial intelligence sector is witnessing an annual global growth rate of over 31 per cent by 2027, as a result of increased interest in the development of advanced teaching methods. AI will also enhance the ability of students to develop their skills in creating effective solutions for different challenges.”
Shamma bint Suhail Faris Al Mazrui, Minister of State for Youth Affairs, said: “AI is one of the most important topics that can be addressed by youth-oriented knowledge programmes. We hope that such programmes will include a wider range of the UAE youth, who will be leaders of the future.”
The UAE AI Camp will be organised in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman and Al Ain, in cooperation with the Federal Youth Authority, Dubai Future Foundation, Mohammed bin Rashid School of Government (MBRSG), Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT), and ACTVET.
Dr Ali Sebaa Al Marri, executive president of the Mohammed bin Rashid School of Government (MBRSG), said: “The UAE AI Camp is a major milestone in our journey towards the future, considering the massive potential that AI carries and the proliferation of machine learning in all scientific disciplines, industrial fields, and economic and service sectors.”
Last year, over 5,000 students benefited from the various partnership programmes organised as part of the UAE AI Camp in partnership with 18 entities in private and public sectors.
Mubarak Saeed Al Shamsi, director-general of ACTVET, said: The advancement in the use of AI systems, use of robots, wide spread of Internet of Things, and big data requires us as educators, researchers, specialists and employers to assess and work collaboratively on bridging the current and future digital skills gap, and provide further support to technical and vocational education and training system, in order to meet future economic and technology developments.