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Public Sector
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AI Transformation and Innovation in the Public Sector, with Saudi Arabia's Digital Government Authority. A 5-day executive education program equipping public sector leaders to drive responsible AI adoption in support of Vision 2030.
Full Days of Training
Government Officials
Defining the Problem
Governments face a distinct version of the AI challenge that businesses do not: how to design and lead AI strategies that create real public value while holding onto trust, ethics, and transparency. Getting this right requires leaders who understand both the strategic and technical sides of AI, not one or the other.
This challenge carries particular weight for Saudi Arabia, where early investment in AI capability is strengthening global competitiveness and accelerating progress toward Vision 2030. The Digital Government Authority (DGA) needed a program that would give its public servants a genuine grounding in AI, from the underlying technology to governance and ethics, so they could lead adoption across government responsibly and effectively.
This challenge carries particular weight for Saudi Arabia, where early investment in AI capability is strengthening global competitiveness and accelerating progress toward Vision 2030. The Digital Government Authority (DGA) needed a program that would give its public servants a genuine grounding in AI, from the underlying technology to governance and ethics, so they could lead adoption across government responsibly and effectively.
Our Solution
SOPHIA delivered a 5-day executive education program in London for public servants of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, led by Dr. Matilde D’Amelio and Muhammad Ali, with Morgan Dee joining for later sessions. The program moved participants across the full spectrum of AI adoption in government, combining strategic foundations with hands-on assessment and real-world exposure.
Day 1 - The Foundations
How AI is transforming the public sector worldwide, an overview of core AI technologies (computer vision, natural language processing, machine and deep learning, generative AI, RPA and robotics), a deep dive on machine learning’s potential in government, and a hands-on AI-readiness maturity assessment where participants evaluated their own organizations and identified top priorities.
Day 2 - Generative AI and AI Agents
What AI agents are and how governments can use them, the lifecycle of an AI agent from strategy to deployment, how generative AI tools like Copilot can increase productivity in government agencies, and case studies of GenAI and AI agent adoption from Singapore, Australia, Estonia, the UK, China, the EU, and the US.
Day 3 - Industry Exposure
A visit to London Business School, including a look at how LBS embeds AI into its teaching and entrepreneurship programs, and presentations from founders building AI-driven ventures across quality management, education, sustainability, and healthcare, giving participants direct exposure to how AI-powered innovation takes shape outside government.
Day 4 - Ethics, Governance, and Regulation
The key ethical dilemmas of using AI for public purposes, AI governance frameworks for responsible AI, a comparative look at AI regulation around the world, and a Responsible AI-readiness assessment where participants evaluated their own organizations and shared ideas with peers.
Final Day and Outcomes
Throughout the program, sessions combined expert-led content with structured self-assessment, giving participants tools they could apply back in their own organizations rather than theory alone.
Across five immersive days, DGA representatives explored the full spectrum of AI adoption in government, from strategy and technology foundations to governance and ethics:
SOPHIA is honored to have supported the Digital Government Authority in building the capabilities of Saudi public sector leaders, advancing a future of responsible, AI-driven government.
Across five immersive days, DGA representatives explored the full spectrum of AI adoption in government, from strategy and technology foundations to governance and ethics:
- They built a shared, practical understanding of AI technologies and their applications in government
- They completed hands-on AI-readiness and Responsible AI maturity assessments, surfacing concrete priorities for their own organization
- They gained direct exposure to global AI-in-government case studies (Singapore, Australia, Estonia, UK, China, EU, US), broadening participants’ frame of reference beyond Saudi Arabia
- An industry visit to London Business School connected public servants with founders building AI-driven ventures, strengthening ties between public sector leadership and the innovation ecosystem
- they strengthened capability among Saudi public sector leaders to lead responsible, AI-driven innovation in direct support of Vision 2030
SOPHIA is honored to have supported the Digital Government Authority in building the capabilities of Saudi public sector leaders, advancing a future of responsible, AI-driven government.