Riyadh – Sharikat Mubasher: The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) announced it has been awarded the “Recognised by EFQM” certificate for sustainable performance at the five-star level.

As per a recent press release, this marks SDAIA’s becoming the first government entity in Saudi Arabia to achieve this distinction in its initial institutional performance assessment under the updated EFQM Model.

The certificate was received by Abdullah Al-Khudairi, Chief Executive of SDAIA’s Strategy Management Office, from EFQM Chief Executive Officer Russell Longmuir during his visit to SDAIA’s headquarters.

The recognition reflects SDAIA’s advanced level of institutional maturity and its integrated approach to governance and operations, covering leadership, strategy, organizational culture, performance management, stakeholder engagement, and innovation-driven transformation.

Founded in 1989, the European Foundation for Quality Management is a non-profit organization and a global authority on institutional excellence, with its model used to assess organizational performance across public, private, and non-profit sectors in more than 50 countries.