Exploring AI governance in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: gaps, efforts, and initiatives
This commentary explores MENA”s AI governance, addressing gaps, showcasing successful strategies, and comparing national approaches. It emphasizes current deficiencies, highlights regional contributions to global AI governance, and offers insights into effective frameworks. The study reveals distinc...
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| author | Hana Trigui Fatma Guerfali Emna Harigua-Souiai Radwan Qasrawi Chiraz Atri Elie Salem Sokhn Christo El Morr Karima Hammami Oussama Souiai Jianhong Wu Jude Dzevela Kong Jean Jacques Rousseau Sadri Znaidi |
| author_facet | Hana Trigui Fatma Guerfali Emna Harigua-Souiai Radwan Qasrawi Chiraz Atri Elie Salem Sokhn Christo El Morr Karima Hammami Oussama Souiai Jianhong Wu Jude Dzevela Kong Jean Jacques Rousseau Sadri Znaidi |
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| description | This commentary explores MENA”s AI governance, addressing gaps, showcasing successful strategies, and comparing national approaches. It emphasizes current deficiencies, highlights regional contributions to global AI governance, and offers insights into effective frameworks. The study reveals distinctions and trends in MENA”s national AI strategies, serving as a concise resource for policymakers and industry stakeholders. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0f6f494b7297447bbf96b42e55928ae22025-01-16T21:48:06ZengCambridge University PressData & Policy2632-32492024-01-01610.1017/dap.2024.85Exploring AI governance in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: gaps, efforts, and initiativesHana Trigui0https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9386-5757Fatma Guerfali1Emna Harigua-Souiai2Radwan Qasrawi3Chiraz Atri4Elie Salem Sokhn5Christo El Morr6Karima Hammami7Oussama Souiai8Jianhong Wu9Jude Dzevela Kong10https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7557-5672Jean Jacques Rousseau11Sadri Znaidi12Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Vaccinology and Biotechnology Development (LR16IPT01), Institut Pasteur de Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia Global South Artificial Intelligence for Pandemic and Epidemic Preparedness and Response Network (AI4PEP)Global South Artificial Intelligence for Pandemic and Epidemic Preparedness and Response Network (AI4PEP) Laboratory of Transmission, Control and Immunobiology of Infections (LR16IPT02), Institut Pasteur de Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, TunisiaGlobal South Artificial Intelligence for Pandemic and Epidemic Preparedness and Response Network (AI4PEP) Laboratory of Molecular Epidemiology and Experimental Pathology LR11IPT04, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, TunisiaGlobal South Artificial Intelligence for Pandemic and Epidemic Preparedness and Response Network (AI4PEP) Department of Computer Engineering, Istinye Universitesi, Istanbul, Turkey Department of Computer Science, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, Palestinian TerritoryGlobal South Artificial Intelligence for Pandemic and Epidemic Preparedness and Response Network (AI4PEP) Laboratory of Transmission, Control and Immunobiology of Infections (LR16IPT02), Institut Pasteur de Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, TunisiaGlobal South Artificial Intelligence for Pandemic and Epidemic Preparedness and Response Network (AI4PEP) Molecular Testing Laboratory, Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, LebanonSchool of Health Policy and Management, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada Global South Artificial Intelligence for Pandemic and Epidemic Preparedness and Response Network (AI4PEP)Department of Environmental Hygiene and Environmental Protection (DHMPE), Ministry of Health, Tunis, Tunisia Global South Artificial Intelligence for Pandemic and Epidemic Preparedness and Response Network (AI4PEP)Global South Artificial Intelligence for Pandemic and Epidemic Preparedness and Response Network (AI4PEP) Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Biomathematics and Biostatistics LR16IPT09, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, TunisiaLaboratory for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada Global South Artificial Intelligence for Pandemic and Epidemic Preparedness and Response Network (AI4PEP)Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada Laboratory for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada Global South Artificial Intelligence for Pandemic and Epidemic Preparedness and Response Network (AI4PEP)Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto, ON, CanadaLaboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Vaccinology and Biotechnology Development (LR16IPT01), Institut Pasteur de Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia Global South Artificial Intelligence for Pandemic and Epidemic Preparedness and Response Network (AI4PEP)This commentary explores MENA”s AI governance, addressing gaps, showcasing successful strategies, and comparing national approaches. It emphasizes current deficiencies, highlights regional contributions to global AI governance, and offers insights into effective frameworks. The study reveals distinctions and trends in MENA”s national AI strategies, serving as a concise resource for policymakers and industry stakeholders.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2632324924000853/type/journal_articleArtificial Intelligence (AI)AI readinessAI governanceRegulatory frameworkMENA Region |
| spellingShingle | Hana Trigui Fatma Guerfali Emna Harigua-Souiai Radwan Qasrawi Chiraz Atri Elie Salem Sokhn Christo El Morr Karima Hammami Oussama Souiai Jianhong Wu Jude Dzevela Kong Jean Jacques Rousseau Sadri Znaidi Exploring AI governance in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: gaps, efforts, and initiatives Data & Policy Artificial Intelligence (AI) AI readiness AI governance Regulatory framework MENA Region |
| title | Exploring AI governance in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: gaps, efforts, and initiatives |
| title_full | Exploring AI governance in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: gaps, efforts, and initiatives |
| title_fullStr | Exploring AI governance in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: gaps, efforts, and initiatives |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring AI governance in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: gaps, efforts, and initiatives |
| title_short | Exploring AI governance in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: gaps, efforts, and initiatives |
| title_sort | exploring ai governance in the middle east and north africa mena region gaps efforts and initiatives |
| topic | Artificial Intelligence (AI) AI readiness AI governance Regulatory framework MENA Region |
| url | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2632324924000853/type/journal_article |
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