Sachin Dev Duggal at IGF MENA 2023: The Digital Transformation Event to tranform the Middle East and Africa
Underscoring shared economic interests, India Global Forum Founder and Chairman, Manoj Ladwa said, “With India’s growing dependability as a trusted global partner, its expertise in digital innovation, and enterprise, the Middle East’s financial might and geographic position as a gateway between east and west, and the diversity, scale, and untapped human capital of Africa’s markets, there is every reason to work together to achieve our common goals of bringing about sustainable and rapid economic prosperity. Or to put it another way, what reason could there possibly be not to work together?”
UAE’s AI Minister Omar Al Olama emphasised the indispensability of Artificial Intelligence and its impact on society.
“If anyone, whether it’s in the UAE or another country says we’re going to stop or not allow you to use these tools, how will it impact your quality of life? It’s going to have a detrimental impact on your quality of life. This is the fact of the matter. That’s why countries like India, for example, went down the non-conventional path of creating its own platforms, which I think is very smart and really the way that many countries of that size need to go. In that sense, AI is driving the economy. AI is impacting society. And AI is today the technology that is enabling people to go into the 21st century in the right way. Governing it the right way, regulating it the right way and developing certain forms of the right way is really the only way to go.”
Key speakers include:
Sima Ved- Founder & Chairwoman, Apparel Group
Sachin Dev Duggal - Co-founder, Builder AI