Hamdan bin Rashid Foundation and ATRC Sign Deal on AI Tools for Gifted Students

The agreement was signed on the sidelines of the National Science, Technology and Innovation Festival at ADNEC Centre Al Ain by Dr Khalifa Ali Al Suwaidi, secretary-general and executive director of the foundation, and Abdulaziz Al Dosari, executive director of the Support Services Sector at ATRC.

Under the deal, the two bodies plan to implement the Hamdan Talent Scale and develop advanced digital assessment tools that use artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies. They will also carry out joint scientific and applied research.

The cooperation extends to data analytics models to support assessment and decision-making, and to intelligent reports meant to help beneficiary entities interpret results. It also covers training specialised professionals, exchanging expertise and holding joint scientific conferences, events and workshops.

Al Suwaidi said the agreement was an important step towards using advanced technologies and AI to improve how gifted students are identified and nurtured, and to make assessment and analytical tools more accurate. Combining the foundation's expertise with ATRC's technological capabilities would open the way to data-driven solutions grounded in scientific research, he said.

Al Dosari said investing in national talent was fundamental to building a knowledge- and innovation-based economy, and that ATRC was committed to using its research and technological capabilities to identify and nurture talent from an early age. He said the partnership would link education and talent development with research and advanced technology.

The report did not give a budget, a timeline or the number of students the tools are expected to reach, and it did not say when the first AI-based assessments would be used.