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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. 75 Sunday, September 13, 2026 From the Archive
Cross-Border Capital
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UAE Puts Data Centres at Centre of $46 Billion Germany Investment Plan

The reported plan puts AI infrastructure alongside the UAE’s wider investment agenda in Germany, extending the country’s international data-centre ambitions.

By The Otonomi Investment Desk

The UAE plans a $46 billion investment in Germany, with data centres identified as a key focus, CNBC reported. The investment plan links AI infrastructure to a broader package spanning the two countries.

Reuters separately reported that the UAE and Germany were pursuing closer ties through investment, energy and AI agreements. The reported data-centre focus places compute infrastructure within that bilateral agenda.

CNBC and Reuters

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Business Adoption

Dubai Chambers Sets Agentic AI Training for 14,000 Companies

Dubai Chambers will train 14,000 private-sector companies in agentic AI, according to a Business Wire announcement. The programme makes AI capability-building a direct outreach effort to the emirate’s business base.

The scale of the stated training target signals a broad adoption programme rather than a limited pilot for selected firms.

Business Wire
Public-Sector AI

Ministerial Council Reviews Second Phase of Agentic AI Project

The Ministerial Council for Artificial Intelligence and Development reviewed the second phase of the Agentic AI Project, Gulf Today reported. The review places the project before the UAE’s ministerial AI governance body.

The second-phase milestone indicates the programme has moved beyond its initial stage under government oversight.

Gulf Today
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Further Dispatches
Health Research

M42 and NYU Abu Dhabi Form Healthcare Research Partnership

M42 and New York University Abu Dhabi have partnered to advance healthcare talent, research and innovation, WAM reported. The agreement brings an Abu Dhabi healthcare organisation and a university together around those three areas.

The partnership adds a health-sector research and talent channel to Abu Dhabi’s AI and innovation ecosystem.

WAM
Retail Adoption

Amazon Brings Alexa Shopping Assistant to UAE Customers

Amazon has introduced Alexa for Shopping as an AI shopping assistant in the UAE, according to About Amazon. The announcement brings the assistant into the local retail market.

The launch is a consumer-facing deployment of an AI assistant in the UAE, focused on shopping use cases.

About Amazon
Global AI in Action

Lyria 3.5

Google adds music creation controls to Gemini.

Google
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