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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. 70 Tuesday, September 8, 2026 From the Archive
Infrastructure Capital
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Abu Dhabi Plans $81.7 Billion Power And Water Buildout As AI Demand Grows

The investment programme places energy resilience and ready power capacity at the centre of Abu Dhabi’s pitch for artificial intelligence infrastructure.

By The Otonomi Investment Desk

Abu Dhabi is planning investments exceeding Dh300 billion, or $81.7 billion, in power and water systems over the coming decades, Abdulaziz Al Obaidli, Director General of Regulatory Affairs at the UAE Department of Energy, said at the Hili Forum. He said billions of dollars in foreign investment are expected annually.

Al Obaidli said the programme will cover generation, networks, storage and digital systems designed to anticipate disruption, maintain continuity and recover quickly. He also said the UAE can make power available before data infrastructure is built, an advantage he linked to investments by OpenAI, Oracle and G42 under the UAE Stargate project.

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Public Health AI

M42 Expands AI Early Warning From Abu Dhabi Wastewater Data

M42 is presenting RASID, an AI and predictive-analytics platform that combines wastewater analysis from 100 testing sites across Abu Dhabi to identify public-health and environmental risks. Developed with the Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council, the platform has operated since 2022.

Its laboratory has analysed more than 75,000 wastewater samples across the UAE, covering more than 400 chemical and biological indicators. M42 says the models generate risk scores and can forecast potential risks and their possible sources.

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Public Safety

Dubai Police Puts 36 Software Robots Into Service

Dubai Police has deployed 36 robotic process automation systems across a range of tasks, saying the systems are helping staff focus on specialised work by reducing routine workloads. The force said it plans to expand AI across police, administrative and operational activities.

The authority reported a 99.97 percent continuity rate for public services and 99.92 percent continuity for systems during the current year.

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Further Dispatches
Industrial AI

ROX Opens Abu Dhabi AI Manufacturing Centre And Starts Local Production

ROX has completed an Advanced AI Manufacturing Centre in Abu Dhabi and begun local vehicle production, with the first three ADAMAS vehicles leaving the line. The company said the 10,000-square-metre facility in KEZAD will have initial annual capacity of 20,000 vehicles in 2027, rising to 300,000 by 2030.

The centre, developed under ROX’s partnership with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office, also includes an AI Lab for the ROX AGENT AI platform and a Design Studio. ROX said the plant can locally sub-assemble more than 80 vehicle components alongside complete vehicle assembly, calibration, testing and inspection.

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Security Research

Tawazun And TRENDS Set AI Research Programme For Digital Extremism

Tawazun Council for Defence Enablement and TRENDS Global have signed a cooperation memorandum to establish a research and knowledge partnership supporting decision-making and intellectual security. The agreement includes research projects on using artificial intelligence to detect extremist content and on mechanisms to strengthen critical thinking.

The partners also plan strategic consultations, specialist forums and training programmes in research reporting, analysis and decision-making, alongside work on digital citizenship.

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