{"id":89074,"date":"2024-02-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-last-day-of-wgs\/"},"modified":"2024-02-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T00:00:00","slug":"everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-last-day-of-wgs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2024\/02\/15\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-last-day-of-wgs\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything you need to know about the last day of WGS"},"content":{"rendered":"

AI was all the rage on the last day of WGS: <\/strong>Between the government inking several agreements and forging partnerships on AI adoption and advancement, as well as the launch the USD 300 mn AI fund, the last day of the World Governments Summit, which was held under the theme \u201cShaping Future Government,\u201d was very AI-heavy. <\/p>\n

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT- <\/p>\n

Gov\u2019t earmarks USD 300 mn to foster AI development: <\/strong>State-backed research center Technology Innovation Institute<\/a>, the research arm of Advanced Technology Research Council<\/a> (ATRC), announced the launch of the Falcon Foundation, a USD 300 mn nonprofit fund dedicated to promoting the development of open-source AI models and facilitating AI research, Wam<\/a> reports. The fund\u2019s main goal will be to decentralize AI to ensure adaptive models that can be applied across various sectors, \u201csteering the trajectory of AI development towards greater transparency and accessibility,\u201d ATRC secretary general Faisal Al Bannai said. <\/p>\n

UNDP + UAE team up to advance digitalization:<\/strong> The government signed a partnership agreement with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to cooperate on knowledge exchange, digitalization and AI solutions, UNDP administrator Achim Steiner said<\/a>. The partnership includes the development of a framework to leverage AI technologies, toward achieving the 2030 SDGs, Wam<\/a> reports. <\/p>\n

G2G PARTNERSHIPS- <\/p>\n

Brazil\u2019s tech infrastructure is getting an upgrade with Falcon:<\/strong> ATRC inked an MoU with S\u00e3o Paulo\u2019s Secretariat of Management and Digital Government to integrate its AI-powered Falcon Large Language Models (LLMs) in Brazilian government services, reports Wam<\/a>. Falcon LLM is an open-source AI model with 40 bn parameters, trained on 1 tn tokens to help advance applications, according to the TII\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

SOUND SMART-<\/strong> Tokens are how we quantify the AI\u2019s ability to read, learn, and understand from text. The more tokens, the wider the AI\u2019s knowledge base. Parameters are how we measure the AI\u2019s capability to solve complex problems. The ability to translate, generate and paraphrase text are all considered to be parameters. <\/p>\n

Serbia is also going to use Falcon: <\/strong>Serbia\u2019s Information and Telecommunications Ministry also signed on to adopt ATRC\u2019s open-source model Falcon to advance AI integration in Serbia, Wam<\/a> reports. The agreement will also see Serbia encourage local organizations to join the fund to \u201ccontribute to the success of open-source Falcon models.\u201d<\/p>\n

The AI office signed MoUs with Austria, Mongolia and Colombia <\/strong>to accelerate the adoption of AI across various industries, advance the development of AI-powered digital services, and ramp up private investments in AI, Wam<\/a> reports. Under the agreements, the governments of the signatory countries will explore the prospects of introducing policies and establishing an international governmental committee to regulate AI technology. <\/p>\n

INDUSTRIALS + ENERGY- <\/p>\n

Emirates Global Aluminium also got in on the AI action:<\/strong> The AI office signed an MoU with Emirates Global Aluminium<\/a> (EGA) to promote the adoption of AI tech in the industrial sector, according to a press release<\/a>. The agreement will see EGA collaborate with the AI office to \u201cdevelop research partnerships for artificial intelligence, including for use in developing new aluminum alloys, and cooperate [on upskilling] EGA staff on artificial intelligence.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Energy Ministry debuted the Big Data Ecosystem and Digital Twin Platform at <\/strong>the World Governments Summit<\/strong>, Wam<\/a> reports. The initiatives aim to use big data and AI for better decision-making and sustainable development in energy and infrastructure. The Digital Twin Platform creates accurate digital models of assets to improve infrastructure performance, decision-making, and resilience. It showcases live data on 3D models, aiding in areas like infrastructure protection, traffic management, climate change mitigation, and predictive maintenance.<\/p>\n

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