Knowledge base

The documents this is built on.

This register lists the standards, regulations, and statistical sources used by Fursah. Each entry links to the original publication. When a source informs the code, the relevant file is also listed.

17Public documents, each linked to its publisher
17Traced to the specific file in this repository that depends on them
8Published in Arabic or bilingually by the issuing authority
ITU standards and reports

ITU standards and reports

These documents provide the architecture, readiness dimensions, and gap framework used to assess Fursah.

Architectural framework for machine learning in future networks including IMT-2020

ITU-T Study Group 13Recommendation ITU-T Y.3172 (06/2019)AI related
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In brief

Defines the ML pipeline through named nodes: SRC, C, PP, M, P, D and SINK. It also defines the layer that manages them. Clause 8.1 contains the pipeline definition.

How Fursah uses it

The platform's architecture is described in these seven nodes, and each node names the component implementing it and the policy governing it. This is the primary conformance reference.

Implemented in
  • src/lib/standards.ts
  • src/components/PipelineDiagram.tsx

AI Ready: Analysis Towards a Standardized Readiness Framework, Report 2.0

ITUJanuary 2026 · ISBN 978-92-61-41911-0AI related
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In brief

Defines 13 dimensions of AI readiness and a three-part framework for identifying gaps.

How Fursah uses it

Fursah assesses its work against all 13 dimensions. It also uses the report's framework to organise policy gaps. Dimension 9 identifies skills gap analysis as a desired output, which is a central function of Fursah.

Implemented in
  • src/lib/standards.ts

Architectural framework for machine learning sandbox in future networks including IMT-2020

ITU-T Study Group 13Recommendation ITU-T Y.3181 (2022)AI related
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In brief

Specifies a sandbox in which an ML model or policy is evaluated before it is allowed to affect a live system.

How Fursah uses it

The governance scenario simulator: a proposed control is stated, checked against the safeguards, and requires a recorded human decision before activation.

Implemented in
  • src/actions/governance.ts
  • src/app/admin/governance/page.tsx

Machine learning marketplace integration in future networks including IMT-2020

ITU-T Study Group 13Recommendation ITU-T Y.3176 (2020)AI related
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In brief

Covers orchestration, versioning and lifecycle management of ML models across a pipeline.

How Fursah uses it

Every scoring surface stamps its model version onto the audit trail, so a past result can be traced to the ruleset that produced it and that ruleset can be rolled back.

Implemented in
  • src/lib/intelligence/readiness.ts
  • src/app/admin/monitoring/page.tsx
Saudi regulatory instruments

Saudi regulatory instruments

These national instruments define what Fursah may collect, who may access it, and the rights available to each person.

Personal Data Protection Law

Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaRoyal Decree M/19 of 1443H, as amended by M/148, with Implementing RegulationsArabic and English
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In brief

The national law for lawful processing, data minimisation, individual rights, and transfers outside the Kingdom.

How Fursah uses it

The privacy policy follows this law clause by clause. Fursah does not collect protected characteristics. Consent is specific to each purpose and can be withdrawn. The platform also supports four data-rights requests.

Implemented in
  • src/lib/policies.ts
  • src/app/student/data-rights/page.tsx
  • docs/DPIA.md

AI Ethics Principles

SDAIA, Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence AuthorityVersion 1.0Arabic and EnglishAI related
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In brief

Seven principles for AI in the Kingdom, including fairness, transparency and explainability, accountability, and human oversight.

How Fursah uses it

Every score can be reconstructed from published weights. A named reviewer can also override any automated result. These controls support explainability and human oversight.

Implemented in
  • src/lib/ai.ts
  • src/lib/policies.ts

National Data Management and Personal Data Protection Standards

NDMO, National Data Management Office at SDAIACurrent issueArabic and English
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In brief

Data classification, quality, retention and governance controls for data held in the Kingdom.

How Fursah uses it

Classification of evidence documents as private by default, the retention posture, and the aggregate-only treatment of institutional reporting.

Implemented in
  • src/lib/documents.ts
  • src/lib/cohort.ts

Essential Cybersecurity Controls (ECC) and Cloud Cybersecurity Controls (CCC)

NCA, National Cybersecurity AuthorityECC-1:2018 · CCC-1:2020Arabic and English
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In brief

Baseline cybersecurity controls for national organisations and for workloads hosted in cloud environments.

How Fursah uses it

Private object storage with no public bucket access, server-held credentials that never reach the browser, and the hosting-region gap recorded openly in the DPIA rather than left implicit.

Implemented in
  • src/lib/r2.ts
  • src/lib/assistant/llm.ts
  • docs/DPIA.md

Digital Accessibility Standards and Guidelines

DGA, Digital Government AuthorityCurrent issueArabic and English
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In brief

Accessibility and interoperability requirements for digital services, referencing WCAG 2.1 Level AA.

How Fursah uses it

The accessibility statement's conformance target, the Arabic runtime layer across every portal, and the keyboard and contrast requirements applied to the interface.

Implemented in
  • src/lib/i18n/translate.ts
  • src/components/AccessibleViewControls.tsx
National strategy and statistics

National strategy and statistics

These sources support the problem statement. Each figure on the National Impact page includes a date and source.

Saudi Vision 2030 and the Human Capability Development Program

Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaProgramme documents and published KPIsArabic and English
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In brief

National strategy, including the commitment to align education with labour-market needs and the published unemployment and participation targets.

How Fursah uses it

The stated alignment on the National Impact page, quoted against specific programme commitments rather than the strategy in general.

Implemented in
  • src/lib/nationalImpact.ts

Labour Force Survey

GASTAT, General Authority for StatisticsQ3 2024 and Q2 2025 releasesArabic and English
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In brief

The official quarterly labour statistics: unemployment, participation, and employment-to-population ratios.

How Fursah uses it

The labour indicators on the National Impact page, and the evidence for the argument that the Kingdom's constraint is matching quality rather than aggregate participation.

Implemented in
  • src/lib/nationalImpact.ts

Graduate statistics

Council of Universities Affairs2023Arabic
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In brief

Annual graduate totals by degree level across the Kingdom's universities.

How Fursah uses it

The 2023 graduate figure and its degree-level breakdown on the National Impact page.

Implemented in
  • src/lib/nationalImpact.ts

Global Education Monitoring Report: Saudi Arabia country case study

UNESCO2026 edition
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In brief

Tertiary enrolment growth and the shift in the distribution of graduates by field of study.

How Fursah uses it

The field-mix argument: that graduate output grew while concentrating in some fields, which is the distributional problem Fursah addresses.

Implemented in
  • src/lib/nationalImpact.ts
International frameworks

International frameworks

These voluntary frameworks guide risk assessment and management. Their use does not imply certification.

ISO/IEC 42001:2023: Artificial intelligence management system

ISO/IEC2023AI related
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In brief

Management-system requirements for organisations developing or using AI, including risk and impact assessment.

How Fursah uses it

The structure of the governance surfaces: recorded decisions, model versioning, monitoring with a paused state, and a documented impact assessment.

Implemented in
  • docs/DPIA.md
  • src/app/admin/monitoring/page.tsx

ISO/IEC 23894:2023: Guidance on risk management for AI

ISO/IEC2023AI related
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In brief

Guidance on identifying, analysing and treating risks specific to AI systems.

How Fursah uses it

The risk register in the DPIA, including the treatment decision recorded against each risk.

Implemented in
  • docs/DPIA.md

Sustainable Development Goals: targets 4.4, 5.5, 8.5, 8.6 and 10.3

United Nations2030 Agenda
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In brief

The official target wording against which contribution can be assessed by published indicator.

How Fursah uses it

The SDG alignment on the National Impact page, cited to the numbered target rather than the goal alone.

Implemented in
  • src/lib/nationalImpact.ts
Fursah governance documents

Fursah governance documents

These project documents explain how Fursah applies and reviews the external sources listed here.

Data Protection Impact Assessment

Fursah AI, Trust and SafetyVersion 1.1 · 21 August 2026 · prototype assessmentAI related
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In brief

Assessment of the processing this platform performs: evidence uploads and R2 storage, Workers AI inference, the role-scoped assistant, deterministic scoring and matching, university aggregation and cohort suppression, human verification, and appeals and data rights. Opens with a one-page summary and carries an eight-risk register with residual ratings.

How Fursah uses it

The controls it records are the ones implemented in this repository, and the two verification scripts assert them against live data. Cross-border inference is recorded as blocking for production rather than resolved.

Implemented in
  • src/lib/cohort.ts
  • scripts/verify-privacy.ts
  • scripts/verify-evidence.ts
A note on sourcing

Each source is clearly identified

Some national figures reach the public through a news outlet before the official bulletin is available. In these cases, the National Impact page names both the authority and the outlet. It also labels the figure as reported. Arabic documents link to the original publication.

See how these documents shaped the build.

The standards page maps Fursah to ITU-T Y.3172 clause 8.1. It also assesses the platform against 13 AI readiness dimensions and records identified policy gaps.