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Gulf countries will need 120,000 artificial intelligence (AI) specialists by 2030, with the technology expected to contribute $320 billion to the region’s economy, the international network of specialist companies said in auditing, accounting and consulting, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
In this regard, the President and CEO of the Arab-American Chamber of Commerce, David Hamod, affirmed that cooperation between the two parties is strengthened by targeted investments in green energy, food security, sustainability and artificial intelligence, noting that these areas represent common strategic interests of the United States and the Gulf countries, which rely heavily on artificial intelligence and the digital economy.
In a statement to the press, the president of the Arab-American Chamber of Commerce highlighted the depth of economic relations between the United States and the Gulf countries, the latter representing three-quarters of American exports to the world. Arab.
In this sense, he underlined the strategic importance of the region, with more than 200,000 Americans working there and trade focused on key sectors such as renewable energy, digital technology and infrastructure.
Mr. Hamod also insisted on the need to strengthen this cooperation through forums, bilateral agreements and joint investments, and to explore the opportunities offered by emerging markets such as Africa and Latin America.
The United States has played a key role in laying the foundations of the digital economy in the Gulf region for decades. Giant companies like IBM established themselves in this region as early as the 1970s, while Microsoft opened its first office there in the early 1980s.
The American technology sector quickly saw the potential of the Gulf countries as well as the digital infrastructures necessary for their development.
