The Ministry of High-Tech Industry to be Renamed and Acquire New Functions

The government has initiated the renaming process of the Ministry of High-Tech Industry by introducing the corresponding legislative draft into circulation.

According to the proposed amendments to the law on the structure and activities of the government, the agency will be renamed the Ministry of High-Tech Industry and Artificial Intelligence. The rationale presented for this change aims to align the ministry's name with the new powers entrusted to it.

These powers include the development and implementation of policies for the integration and advancement of artificial intelligence and cloud computing services.