Artificial Intelligence Oman to release new artificial intelligence policy By Pramod Kumar January 30, 2025, 10:26 AM Alamay via Reuters Oman intends to develop an Omani large language model and establish an AI studio and an open data platform in 2025 Oman will release a revised national Artificial Intelligence (AI) policy in the first quarter of 2025, according to a local media report. The updated policy will provide a governing framework for the use and development of AI and safeguard national interests, the Oman Daily Observer reported, citing Hassan Al Lawati, national program head for AI and advanced technology at the ministry of transport, communications and information technology. The government first introduced its AI policy in 2021. However, the updated version aims to incorporate new developments in the sector and industry feedback, he said. In September 2024, the ministry launched the updated version of the AI executive programme, which aims to increase the digital economy’s contribution to the GDP from 2 percent to 5 percent by 2030 and 10 percent by 2040. Tech sell-off deepens as DeepSeek triggers AI rethink Frank Kane: DeepSeek sell-off gives Gulf investors plenty to think about Middle East wary of US AI chip export rules Investments into the country’s AI sector reached OR60 million ($155.9 million) in 2024, the report said. This year, the government intends to develop an Omani large language model and establish an AI studio and an open data platform. In December 2024, Oman Investment Authority (OIA), the sultanate’s sovereign wealth fund, acquired a stake in xAI, an AI company founded by Elon Musk, the world’s richest man.