Sharjah Digital Division (SDD), in collaboration with PwC Academy Center East, has launched the Information & AI Competency Improvement Programme, concentrating on authorities staff throughout the emirate. The initiative is a part of SDD’s steady efforts to strengthen capabilities, improve authorities competencies, and advance knowledge administration methods according to world greatest practices and the emirate’s imaginative and prescient for sustainable digital transformation.
The programme goals to coach contributors within the fundamentals of information administration and governance, in addition to the usage of synthetic intelligence purposes. Operating from September to November 2025, it encompasses a collection of workshops overlaying sensible purposes reminiscent of interactive knowledge visualisation, knowledge processing and evaluation, and foundational languages for database queries.
Designed to handle the precise wants of Sharjah’s authorities and present challenges, the programme delivers coaching modules on knowledge governance and its important position in knowledgeable decision-making and sustainable digital transformation. It additionally offers hands-on studying in superior instruments for interactive knowledge visualisation, processing, and evaluation, alongside foundational database programming.
The programme commenced in the present day with an introductory session attended by HE Sheikh Saud bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Director Basic of SDD; HE Eng. Lamia Al Hussan Al Shamsi, Director of SDD; and Muzoun Balhaif Alnuaimi, Head of the Information Administration Division at SDD; alongside representatives from PwC Academy ME and collaborating authorities entities.
In her opening remarks, Muzoun Alnuaimi highlighted that the programme marks a qualitative step in Sharjah’s technique to strengthen digital management and empower authorities staff within the fields of information and synthetic intelligence, thereby contributing to sustainable transformation: “We’re dedicated to equipping our workforce with the instruments, expertise, and AI-driven knowledge administration strategies wanted to translate Sharjah’s imaginative and prescient into tangible outcomes. This programme offers a specialised studying platform that transforms knowledge customers into professionals able to intelligently making use of knowledge in decision-making.”
She additional famous that the collaboration between SDD and authorities entities kinds the cornerstone of constructing a pioneering good digital ecosystem: “Via this programme, we goal to embed a tradition of information, strengthen governance practices, and put together authorities expertise to utilise superior analytical instruments that may improve institutional efficiency and enhance public companies.”
Taimur Ali Mir, Accomplice at PwC and Head of Skilled {Qualifications} at PwC Academy ME, mentioned: “We’re proud to help such forward-looking initiatives that display a powerful dedication to constructing sustainable digital capabilities in Sharjah. Via a structured and phased studying strategy, this programme allows contributors to progressively develop the sensible expertise required to guide in a data-driven future. It’s not only a coaching initiative however a part of a broader plan for expertise growth, inserting individuals on the coronary heart of digital transformation and reinforcing the emirate’s imaginative and prescient for innovation and excellence in AI and knowledge.”
The Information & AI Competency Improvement Programme kinds a part of a broader roadmap of initiatives led by Sharjah Digital Division to construct a sustainable digital ecosystem that locations individuals on the centre of growth. By empowering authorities expertise and harnessing the potential of information, SDD goals to drive innovation, strengthen governance, and advance the emirate’s place as a pacesetter in digital excellence.