Paris, June 11, 2026, SPA -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, represented by the Saudi Data and AI Authority (SDAIA), took part for the first time as a member of the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) in the partnership’s fifth meeting, hosted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris from June 9 to 11, with the participation of member states, experts, and AI policymakers from around the world.

The Kingdom was represented at the meeting by General Manager of Strategic Partnerships and Indices at SDAIA Rehab Alarfaj, who took part in sessions and discussions on AI governance, the implementation of the OECD AI Principles, and the future work of the GPAI.

Alarfaj stressed the importance of developing practical tools to translate AI principles into actionable, real-world applications. These tools should account for differences in national priorities and levels of institutional maturity among countries, while ensuring the principles remain globally consistent and locally applicable.