AI Fundamentals for Government Professionals 

Course Format: Online

Program Language: Arabic

Entry requirements

General / Awareness

10 hours (distributed over 5 days)

All government sector employees

Admission Requirements

No prerequisites
Computer with an internet connection
Desire to understand AI basics and its applications

Introduction to AI and Its History

  • Definition of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

    Understanding the concept of AI and what distinguishes it from traditional programming.

  • History of Artificial Intelligence

    From the Turing Test to the Deep Learning revolution.

  • The Difference Between AI, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning

    Clarifying the relationship between these key terms.

  • Core Terminology

    Algorithms, Data, Models, Training, and Inference.

Main Types of Artificial Intelligence

  • Narrow AI vs. General AI (systems that mimic general human capabilities)
  • Supervised Learning: Models learning from labeled data
  • Unsupervised Learning: Discovering patterns in unlabeled data
  • Reinforcement Learning: Learning through trial and reward
  • Generative AI: Generating new content (text, images, video)

AI Applications in Life & Government

  • Voice assistants, recommendations, and machine translation
  • Chatbots for assistance and analyzing citizen complaints
  • Data analysis, demand forecasting, and resource management
  • Fraud detection, facial recognition, and video analytics
  • Experiences of Estonia, UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore

AI Ethics and Algorithmic Bias

  • Transparency, Fairness, Accountability, and Privacy
  • How unbalanced data leads to unfair outcomes
  • Real-world examples from government and private systems
  • Personal data and how to protect it
  • The need for understandable and interpretable AI models

Future of AI in the Government Sector

  • Explainable AI (XAI) and learning from small data sets
  • An integrated future vision for smart government services
  • Data, infrastructure, skills, and budget
  • Leapfrogging development stages using AI
  • Initial roadmap for institutions

Program Completion Certificate

After completing all course requirements, you can apply to receive an accredited Certificate of Completion from Ru’ya Academy for Leadership and Technology.