Saudi Arabia Wins One Award, Three Certificates of Excellence at WSIS

Geneva, July 08, 2025, SPA -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia won an award and three certificates of excellence at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum, organized by the UN International Telecommunication Union (ITU) partnering with UN regulators, being held in Geneva, Switzerland. The Kingdom's innovative projects were recognized for their excellence after competing with over 194 countries.
   The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, represented by the Ministry of Education, won the grand prize in the field of e-learning for its national platform "Madrasati." The platform, a comprehensive digital learning management system for general education, is designed to enable all forms of digital education, enhance educational quality, and enrich learning experiences. Serving more than six million students and approximately 500,000 teachers across the Kingdom, Madrasati stands as a key pillar in Saudi Arabia's efforts to advance digital transformation in education.
   The Kingdom secured three certificates of excellence for its projects. The Technical Enablement Program for Non-Profit Organizations, submitted by stc, digitally empowers the third sector with advanced, free solutions, allowing these organizations to prioritize impact over operational challenges and scale services for sustainable change.
   Another project, the International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence (IAIO), submitted by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA), is a global competition organized in collaboration with international centers and under the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) auspices in Slovenia. It featured 90 students from 25 countries, and 36 students earned medals.
   Finally, the AI Platform for Animal Health, submitted by the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, uses artificial intelligence to analyze veterinary disease data across the Kingdom, helping forecast future outbreaks, enabling clinics and the ministry to take preventive action, and raising awareness among farmers.
   These achievements reflect the advancement of Saudi Arabia's digital infrastructure in the communications and technology sector, the enablement of national talent, and the Kingdom's ability to keep pace with rapid global developments across key sectors including government services, healthcare, education, and entertainment, all with the unlimited support of the Kingdom's leadership.
   -- SPA