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| Type | Standard |
|---|---|
| Issuing authority | Saudi Data & AI Authority / National Data Management Office (SDAIA / NDMO) |
| Framework | Artificial Intelligence |
| Tier | Rules, controls & standards |
| Legal status | Guidance |
The National Occupational Standard Framework for Data & Artificial Intelligence (SDAIA, 2025) is the Kingdom's baseline reference for what data and AI professionals actually do. Issued under SDAIA's mandate as the national competent authority for data and AI (Royal Order A/471, 29/12/1440H), it aims to standardise and improve occupational practice and to anchor the human-capital side of Saudi Arabia's data and AI ambitions.
Its core is a classification of the field: data and AI occupations are organised into five classifications, ten specialty areas and sixteen occupations, each documented in a job card setting out the occupation's key tasks and the skills, knowledge and abilities required to perform them. The methodology chapters explain how the classification was built from expert analysis, and an annex completes the reference.
The framework is guidance rather than binding regulation. It is written for professionals, employers and decision-makers who recruit, develop or certify data and AI talent, and pairs with the Saudi Academic Framework for AI Qualifications, which addresses the education pipeline feeding these occupations.
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