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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. 73 Friday, September 11, 2026 From the Archive
Government Deployment
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UAE Opens Second Phase of Agentic AI Programme for Federal Services

The next phase brings a national technical ecosystem, a customer-experience lab and ministry projects into a unified government programme for agentic AI.

By The Otonomi Investment Desk

The Ministerial Council for Artificial Intelligence and Development has reviewed the second phase of the UAE Agentic AI Project, chaired by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi. The strategy is intended as a unified national framework for expanding government adoption of agentic AI applications and models.

The programme includes FedAI, a national technical ecosystem intended to let federal entities develop, adopt and operate agentic AI solutions in a secure system. The Council also reviewed plans for a customer-experience laboratory, internal government challenges and projects submitted by ministries and federal entities for launch in the coming phase.

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Energy Automation

UAE Generator Maker Signs More Than Twelve Deals for AI-Enabled Systems

Ultimate Power Solution Group said it signed more than twelve commercial agreements with regional and international clients at Middle East Energy 2026 in Dubai. The Sharjah-based company presented generators incorporating artificial intelligence, robotics, automation and digital technologies.

The systems are designed to monitor and analyse operational data, support diagnostics and maintenance, and improve operating efficiency. The company said it is expanding manufacturing capability in the UAE as it pursues GCC and Arab markets.

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Health Research

MBZUAI Begins Twenty-Five-Year Study for Disease Prediction Models

Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence has launched a twenty-five-year deep phenotyping study in Abu Dhabi to examine genetic, biological and lifestyle factors shaping health and disease in the UAE population. Researchers plan to use the data to develop AI models for disease onset, progression, earlier detection and prevention.

Participants will be profiled through medical history, lifestyle information, imaging, blood tests, continuous glucose and sleep monitoring, and multi-omics data. The study has approvals from Abu Dhabi health and MBZUAI ethics bodies, with biological samples retained in a UAE healthcare facility.

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Further Dispatches
Space Talent

Space42 Starts AI and Space Training Programme for Emirati Students

Space42 has launched its Future Spacers Programme to train Emirati students in space, artificial intelligence, data management and emerging technologies. The inaugural cohort includes students from Khalifa University, MBZUAI and Zayed University, as well as schools identified by the Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge.

The programme offers up to sixteen weeks of training at Space42 facilities, combining seminars with practical work on industry challenges. Future cohorts will be welcomed twice yearly.

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Food Systems

UAE Presents AI Agriculture Partnership Programmes in Kigali

The International Affairs Office at the UAE Presidential Court presented three AI-focused initiatives under the UAE-Gates Foundation Partnership on Agricultural Innovation at the Africa Food Systems Forum in Kigali. The programmes include MaiWater AI, AIM for Scale and AgriLLM.

MBZUAI and the International Affairs Office presented AgriLLM as an open-source agricultural AI platform for governments, researchers, extension services and farmers. An AgriLLM hackathon is planned for November 2026.

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