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Saudi Arabia secures top global rankings in IMD’s 2026 AI Index

Saudi Arabia · · Other · Developing · 2 sources

The IMD World Digital and AI Ranking 2026, which assesses 70 countries, was released on Wednesday by the International Institute for Management Development. Saudi Arabia ranked second globally in companies' awareness of AI-related cybersecurity risks and placed highly in several other AI indicators.

Sources

  1. Saudi Gazette ·

    Saudi Arabia secures top global rankings in IMD’s 2026 AI Index

  2. Asharq Al-Awsat ·

    السعودية تتقدم عالمياً بمعايير الذكاء الاصطناعي

    Saudi Arabia advances globally on artificial intelligence standards

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