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The Emirates Intelligencer

An Independent Daily Bulletin on Artificial-Intelligence Investment, Adoption and Deployment. Published by otonomi.co

Vol. I., No. 41 Monday, August 10, 2026 From the Archive
Industrial Capital

UAE Minister Says AI Is Drawing More Investment Than Any Sector in National History

The Make it in the Emirates remarks place artificial intelligence at the centre of the country's industrial capital agenda, with data centres alone described as requiring hundreds of billions of dollars.

By The Otonomi Investment Desk

Mohamed Hassan Alsuwaidi, UAE Minister of Investment, said artificial intelligence is attracting more investment than any other sector in UAE history and is growing fast, Economy Middle East reported from Make it in the Emirates 2026. Alsuwaidi called for greater recognition of domestic investors in industrial growth and framed the capital agenda as domestic direct investment rather than foreign direct investment.

Alsuwaidi said the scale of AI-driven projects is unlike anything the country has seen before, adding that data centres alone cost more than a port or an airport and involve hundreds of billions of dollars. The discussion also put AI adoption into industrial operations, with ADNOC Upstream chief executive Musabbeh Al Kaabi saying AI had cut shutdown times by almost 50 percent.

The session linked AI capital, industrial technology adoption and investor enablement, including the Ministry of Investment's launch of Atlas, a geospatial platform designed to turn data into investment insights across the seven emirates. Maitha Al Suwaidi of Microsoft said the UAE ranks first globally for AI adoption, with 64 percent of the working-age population using generative AI tools.

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Government Workforce

Digital Dubai Opens AI Training Programme for 50,000 Government Employees

Digital Dubai launched the AI Workforce Transformation Program, known as AI+, to train 50,000 Dubai Government employees in collaboration with the Dubai Government Human Resources Department and the Dubai Centre for Artificial Intelligence under the Dubai Future Foundation. The programme is designed to accelerate AI adoption across government operations and provide learning tracks aligned with job roles.

The initiative includes tracks for leadership, chief AI officers, product and service owners, managers, and employees, with content covering Dubai's AI policy and framework, use-case development, impact measurement, prompt engineering and task automation using AI agents. Digital Dubai said the programme is expected to strengthen AI literacy, productivity and institutional capability across government.

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SME Adoption

Abu Dhabi Chamber and Presight Plan Agentic AI Rollout Across 102,000 SMEs

The Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Presight to scale the adoption of agentic AI across Abu Dhabi's small and medium-sized enterprise ecosystem, Economy Middle East reported. Presight will deliver agentic AI capabilities to the chamber's network of more than 102,000 registered SMEs, beginning with an initial cohort and a roadmap for broader deployment.

The programme is intended to embed operational intelligence into business processes, decision-making and competitiveness. The report said SMEs account for about 98 percent of Abu Dhabi's businesses, employ 46 percent of the workforce and contribute 42.8 percent of non-oil GDP, while Presight said the work would reach procurement decisions, compliance workflows and logistics systems.

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Further Dispatches
Agentic Economy

Dubai Chambers Forms Committee to Build Private-Sector Agentic AI Tracks

Dubai Chambers formed the Executive Committee for Agentic AI after the launch of Dubai's two-year initiative to transition the private sector towards agentic AI. The committee is chaired by Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori, chairman of Dubai Chambers, with Omar Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications, serving as vice chairman.

The committee will approve specialised training tracks for business groups and councils operating under Dubai Chamber of Commerce, design and establish incubators for agentic AI companies, support companies developing and using agentic AI solutions, and set up dedicated support funds to assist selected companies in their transition.

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Public Safety

Abu Dhabi Civil Defence and ATRC Sign AI Safety Partnership

The Abu Dhabi Civil Defence Authority signed a cooperation agreement with the Advanced Technology Research Council to collaborate on artificial intelligence, integrated strategies, specialised national talent and safety technologies. The agreement is intended to advance safety and civil protection in Abu Dhabi while improving the efficiency and effectiveness of civil defence operations.

The partnership includes the development of innovative projects and smart solutions for prevention and safety challenges by using AI to build a flexible system that protects lives and property. The two organisations said the work would support a smart civil defence ecosystem capable of adapting to change, minimising risks and improving operational efficiency.

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