Pezhman Omid-Moghaddami, head of the Department of Information Technology Development, Security, and Smart Government at the Ministry of Oil, emphasized the necessity of coordination and synergy between the information technology and research and technology sectors in a recent meeting. This meeting was held to draft the roadmap for artificial intelligence development in the oil industry and focused on identifying and prioritizing the applications of artificial intelligence in this sector.
Executive Axes and Strategic Goals
Mohammad Shojaei-Nia, Deputy for Cybersecurity and IT at the Department of Information Technology Development, Security, and Smart Government at the Ministry of Oil, elaborated on the approaches and strategic goals of this roadmap during the meeting. Among the discussed axes were the development of processing and data infrastructure, enhancement of governance and data management, and leveraging the capacities of universities and scientific and technological centers. The necessity of developing an innovation ecosystem and applied research, as well as the security and governance requirements of artificial intelligence, was also emphasized.
The Necessity of Drafting Operational Plans
In this meeting, the managers of information technology and communications and the managers of research and technology from four main companies of the Ministry of Oil were present. Additionally, Reza Bagheri-Asl, head of the Digital Transformation and Information Technology Center of the National Budget and Planning Organization, and Hamidreza Ahmadian, Deputy for Electronic Governance and Smart Government at the Administrative and Recruitment Organization of the country, also participated as special guests. Furthermore, the necessity of drafting operational plans tailored to the missions and specialized requirements of the main and subsidiary companies, determining investment priorities, and creating a coordinated mechanism for the development and deployment of artificial intelligence solutions in the oil industry was discussed and examined.
The initial version of the document "Roadmap for the Development of Artificial Intelligence Applications in the Oil Industry" will be completed and revised within the framework of a series of specialized meetings aimed at gathering the views and suggestions of experts. After finalization, this document will undergo approval processes.
This document is being drafted under the guidance of Pezhman Omid-Moghaddami and with the preparation and writing expertise of Mohammad Shojaei-Nia. This initiative aims to create a comprehensive roadmap for the development of artificial intelligence applications in the oil industry with the participation of managers and officials in the fields of information technology development, security, and research and technology at the Ministry of Oil, as well as main companies and a group of national experts in the field of digital transformation and smart government.
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