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Artificial Intelligence Futures for the Arab Region
Arab States EgyptLebanonThis report presents a comprehensive analysis of AI as a transformative global megatrend, with a particular focus on its implications for the Arab region through to 2040. It outlines three strategic pathways through which AI could evolve in the Arab world, explores how AI could revolutionize key sectors, and highlights opportunities, risks and challenges.
Activity Type Research/Reports/AssessmentsArab Development Portal (ADP): An AI-Enabled Data and Policy Support Platform
Arab States AlgeriaBahrainDjiboutiEgyptIraqJordanKuwaitLebanonLibyaMauritaniaMoroccoOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaSomaliaSudanSyriaTunisiaUnited Arab EmiratesYemen
The Arab Development Portal (ADP) 2.0 is an AI-enabled regional digital platform developed and managed by ESCWA, in partnership with members of the Arab Coordination Group (ACG). The platform serves as a centralized hub for development data, statistics, research, and policy-support tools covering the Arab region.
ADP integrates large-scale structured and unstructured data from national statistical offices, international organizations, and alternative data sources. Advanced AI and data engineering techniques are used to automate data ingestion, enrichment, metadata generation, semantic search, and insight extraction. The platform also hosts interactive analytics, dashboards, and AI-driven policy tools that support evidence-based analysis and decision-making across key development domains, including economic growth, labor markets, social protection, financial inclusion, gender equality, climate, and the SDGs.