The Edtech Podcast #298 - SAUDI LEARN - Can AI Detect Your Emotions? Inside Saudi Arabia's Most Ambitious Learning & Innovation Program
Dec 5, 2025
A panel of innovative recent graduates, including Selma Trogh, Saad O'Sal, and Faye, share groundbreaking projects developed during their training at Accenture Academy. They reveal a voice-recognition app designed to track emotional patterns, addressing the alarming rate of undiagnosed mental health issues. The team also discusses a financial AI advisor that helps users budget and set goals. They emphasize the importance of user research and adapting projects to meet real-world needs, along with a pivotal piece of advice from a two-star General that transformed their perspective.
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People First In National Tech Strategy
- Saudi Arabia is rapidly shifting from an oil economy to a knowledge-based digital economy under Vision 2030.
- Learn focuses on preparing people with skills, not just showcasing technology, to power that transformation.
Skills-First And Talent Sovereignty
- Saudi targets a skills-first model and talent sovereignty to grow national AI and tech expertise.
- Massive reskilling aims to future-proof the workforce against automation and AI disruption.
Three-Month Bootcamp That Readies Graduates
- Mohan described the Accenture Academy’s Purpose Driven Academy which trains graduates for three months.
- He said cohorts leave industry-ready with technical, soft skills and entrepreneurial training enabling immediate hireability.