Arab AI Governance Lab
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Capacity building on AI governance

Training and institutional development for the public bodies that design, regulate and oversee artificial intelligence.

The Lab designs and delivers capacity building for the public institutions that design, regulate and oversee artificial intelligence. Programmes are built on the comparative evidence of the Lab, adapted to the regulatory stage of each state, and delivered in Arabic, English or French.

Programmes

  • Executive programme for senior officials. Institutional design, mandates and coordination for AI governance; reading indices and evidence; sequencing of reform.
  • Regulator training. Risk classification, data protection in AI systems, algorithmic impact assessment, enforcement practice and sandboxes.
  • Public procurement of AI. Requirements, evaluation and contract clauses, including performance in Arabic.
  • Evidence and evaluation. Indicators, data for oversight, and evaluation of AI policies and programmes.
  • Training of trainers. For civil service colleges, universities and national schools of administration.

For whom

  • Ministries, digital government agencies and AI authorities
  • Data protection and sector regulators
  • Legislative staff and audit institutions
  • Regional organisations and development partners

Formats

  • Short executive courses and study visits
  • In-house workshops built on national data
  • Peer-learning exchanges between states at similar stages
  • Curricula and teaching material for national institutions

How a programme is built

  1. Needs assessmentCapacity gaps identified with the institution, using the country profile and the evidence in the annual report.
  2. DesignLearning objectives, cases from comparable states and national material.
  3. DeliveryIn person or online, in Arabic, English or French.
  4. Follow-upMaterials left with the institution; optional coaching on a live policy file.
  5. EvaluationResults reviewed against the objectives agreed at the start.

Independence

Capacity building is kept separate from the open dataset. Coding decisions follow the public codebook and are not affected by training partnerships.

For capacity building on AI governance, please contact the Lab with a short note on the institution, the audience and the timetable.

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