General recommendations synthesized from the brief reports submitted by the participating researchers across the five scientific tracks.
CIMEGS-IC 2026 brought together researchers from the MENA region and the Gulf around Advanced AI and
Green Digital Technologies. Across the five tracks, their contributions converged on a shared message:
the benefits of AI and digital transformation can only be realized sustainably and responsibly when they
are paired with sound governance, ethics, capacity building, and regional cooperation. The following
cross-cutting recommendations, followed by track-specific ones, summarize that collective output.
1 Move from soft ethics to binding governance
Transition from non-binding ethical charters to enforceable national and regional regulation that defines legal responsibility for automated decisions, mandates algorithmic transparency and auditability, and closes the widening gap between fast technological change and slower legislation.
2 Embed AI ethics and digital skills in education
Integrate AI ethics, responsible-use, and "question/prompt engineering" modules into university curricula and teacher-training programs; provide continuous training for researchers, public servants, and technical teams; and enforce research-integrity rules on the use of AI tools.
3 Make explainability and human oversight the default
Prioritize Explainable AI (XAI) so model decisions rest on transparent, auditable foundations, and preserve a critical human role in interpretation, treating AI as a decision-support tool that augments expertise rather than replacing it.
4 Invest in sovereign, sustainable digital infrastructure
Build national and regional data platforms with strong data quality and privacy; localize "green / lean" AI and Arabic-language models to reduce the energy and water footprint of data centers; and pursue digital and data sovereignty.
5 Tie digital transformation to the green transition
Use AI to integrate renewable energy, optimize energy and water use, and lower carbon footprints; support green entrepreneurship and green finance through fiscal incentives, green public procurement, and dedicated incubators.
6 Strengthen MENA & Gulf regional cooperation
Create regional coordination mechanisms to share expertise, standards, and technology across food security, smart agriculture, resilient supply chains, financial inclusion, and the digital preservation of shared heritage.
7 Adopt a phased "pilot then scale" approach
Encourage small, well-evaluated pilot projects in agriculture, finance, logistics, health, and public services before full deployment, paired with sustained investment in human and institutional absorptive capacity.
8 Bridge the digital divide and protect the vulnerable
Extend digital infrastructure to rural and underserved areas, support women-led and student enterprises, and design inclusive financing and capacity-building programs so that no group is left behind in the digital transition.
These recommendations are a general synthesis of the brief reports submitted by participating researchers
across the five tracks of CIMEGS-IC 2026. They are presented as a collective scientific outcome of the
conference and do not reproduce any individual report.
