Aramco Digital, the digital and technology subsidiary of Aramco, and Accenture (NYSE: ACN) have formed a strategic partnership to power the generative AI (gen AI) innovation and boost the digital skilling agenda in Saudi Arabia.
According to Industry sources, this partnership’s core focus is to boost Saudi Arabia to adopt and innovate with gen AI at scale, powering the Kingdom address the evolving digital talent requirement across industries and contribute to the Kingdom’s Vision 2030.
“Gen AI will continue to reshape the business sectors and the talent landscape in our Kingdom. We are partnering with Accenture to ensure we are not only prepared for the gen AI transformation but are well positioned to lead it,” stated Tareq Amine, CEO of Aramco Digital. “And we are excited to work alongside them to bring our deep capabilities and digital solutions in gen AI learning to market to serve the Kingdom’s workforce and help advance us toward achieving Vision 2030.”
“We are passionate about helping organizations in Saudi Arabia become talent creators and contributing our extensive knowledge and capabilities to transform the way people learn,” stated Omar Boulos, CEO of Accenture Middle East. “Our collaboration with Aramco Digital marks a significant step toward strengthening the Kingdom’s workforce with the skills of the future, and builds upon our existing commitment to support this dynamic market through digital skilling.”
“Powered by its cloud-based and AI-native platform, Accenture LearnVantage will play a critical role in accelerating digital skilling and ensuring learning effectiveness,” stated Kishore Durg, Global Lead of Accenture LearnVantage. “We are excited to partner with Aramco Digital to deliver innovative solutions and help the Kingdom forge future-ready workforces.”
Industry sources further confirmed that Aramco Digital will leverage Accenture’s LearnVantage’s AI-native platform, which leverages a gen AI recommendation engine to curate learning content and offer deep capabilities from skill gaps assessment and personalized learning to certifications aligning individual learning needs to the organization’s and national growth priorities.
Industry sources further added that this cloud-based platform will also bring in a broader network of Arabic and English trainers and mentors from Accenture, including leading players across industries and academia. Through the delivery of its comprehensive gen AI learning platform, Accenture will handle the firm’s entire workforce with foundational and specialized AI skills, comprising of the responsible leveraging of AI, and aid Aramco Digital in its pursuit of becoming the largest provider of gen AI services in Saudia Arabia.
Industry sources further confirmed that the two firms will further partner to power even greater AI fluency by bringing like capabilities to serve other organizations in the Kingdom and, ultimately, develop the talent required to navigate changes brought by technological advancements and achieve greater value for the future.
