ABU DHABI, UAE – StartAD, the Abu Dhabi-based startup accelerator, announced. Supported by NYU Abu Dhabi-based Tamkeen, the company launched the AI Adoption Index, developed through its AI for Good initiative and supported by Google.org.
The index is based on the visions and opinions of 52 institutions based in the UAE. To provide the first realistic reading supported by the opinions of practitioners and specialists on how institutions in the healthcare sectors are adopting and the social impact of artificial intelligence. And its application on the ground.
Actual fruitful steps
In light of the growing trend towards adopting artificial intelligence technologies in various fields. Many organizations are looking for practical guidance to turn this concern into actual, productive steps.
Key priorities in this regard include identifying feasible and valuable use cases and establishing governance frameworks. Allocate resources efficiently and implement solutions responsibly.
It is also important to define clear measurement indicators to evaluate performance, as well as to ensure that successful use cases can be systematically scaled up. To go beyond the boundaries of individual projects and begin comprehensive adoption at the enterprise level as a whole.
Turning ideas into use cases
In the healthcare sector, the study showed that 81% of the institutions surveyed had already identified use cases for artificial intelligence. While 58% of them have started testing, deploying and implementing solutions.
In this regard, StartAD has launched two practical implementation guides. The AI Use Case Discovery Guide helps organizations turn initial ideas into testable use cases. Without the need for a specialized technical background, the AI Solutions Evaluation and Testing Guide guides teams. Through the stages of evaluating and selecting solutions and operating responsible pilot projects within its current operational processes.
13 customized workshops
So far, the “AI for Good” initiative has succeeded in working with five institutions through 13 workshops dedicated to measuring their readiness to adopt artificial intelligence. This contributed to an overall 43% increase in the level of readiness to adopt artificial intelligence technologies in its operations.
The initiative also succeeded in attracting approximately 200 university students and solution developers in the UAE, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the Middle East and North Africa region in general.
