Riyadh, June 25, 2026, SPA -- The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief), in collaboration with the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD), organized a workshop titled “Data and Artificial Intelligence in the Humanitarian and Development Sectors: A Saudi-UK Partnership for Leadership and Impact” at its headquarters in Riyadh on June 23-24, 2026.

The workshop was attended by KSrelief Director of Information Technology Eng. Tamim Al-Husain and UK Deputy Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Dr. Alice Burt. The event brought together experts from the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA), the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), and specialists from KSrelief, SFD, and FCDO.

The workshop discussed emerging trends and risks, facilitated the exchange of expertise, and explored opportunities for future cooperation and partnerships between Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) to advance humanitarian and development work.

It also highlighted the importance of data and AI in humanitarian and development leadership, reviewed practical applications of AI in humanitarian needs assessments, early warning systems, inclusion efforts, and demographic trend analysis, and examined AI governance and safeguards for the safe and responsible use of emerging technologies.

In addition, participants discussed Saudi Arabia’s approach to leveraging technology in the humanitarian sector and developed a roadmap for the next round of strategic dialogue between the two countries.

The workshop was held as part of efforts to strengthencooperation and coordination between Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom in data and AI, to advance humanitarian, relief, and development work through the effective use of modern technologies.