Hilda Maalouf Melki contributed to a Sky News Arabia Business report published on 27 June 2026 asking whether artificial intelligence can strengthen Europe’s manufacturing position.
Her commentary highlighted accumulated industrial data as an important asset, alongside the need to consider operating costs and the protection of sensitive production information. The discussion connected AI adoption with the ability to use existing industrial knowledge to improve performance.
Starting with a defined operating problem
For manufacturers assessing their own readiness, the contribution points toward a practical starting place: identify a recurring operating challenge, assess the available records and determine how improvement will be measured.
Organizations in Lebanon, the Middle East and the Arab world can apply this approach to a limited process before committing to wider deployment. Bringing technical teams and operational specialists together helps keep the project connected to the decisions the business needs to make.
Maalouf Melki’s wider work on AI adoption emphasizes the relationship between leadership, data, workforce, governance and technology. This manufacturing discussion illustrates why those capabilities need to be considered together when assessing a proposed application.
