联合国西亚经济社会委员会-阿拉伯地区的人工智能未来（英）

Artificial Intelligence Futures for the Arab RegionVISIONESCWA, an innovative catalyst for a stable, just and flourishing Arab regionMISSIONCommitted to the 2030 Agenda, ESCWA’s passionate team produces innovative knowledge, fosters regional consensus and delivers transformational policy advice.Together, we work for a sustainable future for all.Artificial Intelligence Futures for the Arab RegionE/ESCWA/OES/2025/1Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia© 2025 United NationsAll rights reserved worldwidePhotocopies and reproductions of excerpts are allowed with proper credits.All queries on rights and licences, including subsidiary rights, should be addressed to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), email: publications-escwa@un.org.The findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations or its officials or Member States.The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.Links contained in this publication are provided for the convenience of the reader and are correct at the time of issue. The United Nations takes no responsibility for the continued accuracy of that information or for the content of any external website.References have, wherever possible, been verified.Mention of commercial names and products does not imply the endorsement of the United Nations.References to dollars ($) are to United States dollars, unless otherwise stated.Symbols of United Nations documents are composed of capital letters combined with figures. Mention of such a symbol indicates a reference to a United Nations document.United Nations publication issued by ESCWA, United Nations House, Riad El Solh Square, P.O. Box: 11–8575, Beirut, Lebanon.Website: www.unescwa.org.Cover photo credit: ©iStock.com2500217E3PrefaceThis report is the third in a series of analyses from the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) on megatrends.In his 2021 report on “Our Common Agenda”, the United Nations Secretary General described that “now is the time to think for the long term, to deliver more for succeeding generations and to be better prepared for the challenges ahead”. The commitments called for in Our Common Agenda include “convening foresight and planning experts ... and regularly reporting on megatrends”. ESCWA has been advancing these commitments since 2021 in a variety of ways, including through this series of megatrend studies (Electric mobility, December 2022; Metaverse, August 2024).Megatrends are socioeconomic-technical phenomena that have reached a point at which they are transforming the dominant patterns of life and work that s