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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. 88 Tuesday, September 29, 2026 From the Archive
Government AI
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Abu Dhabi Says Its Government Will Run on AI First, and Puts $3.54 Billion Behind the Claim

More than 100 AI use cases are now live across Abu Dhabi's public services, and officials are using a sold-out October summit to argue that the emirate will be the world's first AI-native government by 2027.

By The Otonomi Investment Desk

Abu Dhabi will host Ai Everything Abu Dhabi, a sold-out expo and summit, at the ADNEC Centre on 6 and 7 October, with more than 50 UAE government entities taking part and the Department of Government Enablement as host partner. The department says it has already integrated more than 40 government entities into a single AI-driven ecosystem, with more than 100 AI use cases live across the emirate's public services, backed by an investment programme of 3.54 billion dollars.

The programme is presented as the operational face of a wider bid to make Abu Dhabi the world's first AI-native government by 2027. Wesam Lootah, director general of GovDigital at the Department of Government Enablement, said Abu Dhabi would reach that milestone next year and that the evidence was already visible in the way public services were being redesigned for millions of people and businesses.

The summit is designed to connect that government demand with private capital. Organisers expect more than 400 AI infrastructure builders, model makers, unicorns and startups, and more than 200 investors representing 91 billion dollars in assets under management, alongside delegates from more than 60 countries. More than 180 speakers are scheduled, including Arthur Mensch, co-founder and chief executive of Mistral AI, and Marc Raibert, founder of Boston Dynamics. The event will also showcase AI applications across banking, healthcare, energy and education.

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Company Formation

Ras Al Khaimah Free Zone Turns Company Registration Over to AI Agents

Salesforce and Innovation City, the technology-focused free zone in Ras Al Khaimah, have deployed the Agentforce platform to automate business registration, in what the two organisations describe as the world's first AI-powered registration platform of its kind. Agentforce provides a digital workforce of AI agents that execute defined registration tasks and workflows within set parameters, permissions and controls.

The partners say processes that once took days or weeks can now be completed in minutes, with human oversight introduced only where strategic judgment or complex exceptions require it, and with governance, security and auditability embedded throughout. Innovation City, which is based in Ras Al Khaimah and positions itself as the UAE's first AI-powered free zone, says the work supports the country's wider push towards responsible adoption of artificial intelligence.

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Sovereign Capital

Mubadala's Abu Dhabi Investment Council Backs Nscale's $3.36 Billion Pre-IPO Raise

The Abu Dhabi Investment Council, a unit wholly owned by Mubadala Investment Company, has invested in the multi-billion-dollar fundraising round of Nscale, the London-based artificial intelligence data centre operator. Nscale raised 3.36 billion dollars through convertible loan notes led by the United States hedge fund Third Point, according to a statement confirming earlier reports.

The financing comprises an initial 2.36 billion dollar tranche at closing and an additional 1 billion dollar commitment from Nvidia, with that funding expected in mid-November 2026. The notes convert automatically into ordinary shares once Nscale completes its planned initial public offering, with Nvidia's notes converting into non-voting shares. The investment extends Abu Dhabi's exposure to the infrastructure underpinning artificial intelligence, alongside data centres, cloud computing and AI companies.

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Further Dispatches
Health Technology

UAE Delegation Takes Its Health AI Agenda to Boston and New York

A UAE delegation led by Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh, Minister of Health and Prevention, has moved to deepen cooperation with the United States in genomic medicine, digital health and specialised care, on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. The ministry said priority areas included artificial intelligence, early disease detection, rare diseases and the development of healthcare professionals.

The delegation, which included representatives from Emirates Health Services and the Department of Health in Abu Dhabi, met institutions including Mass General Brigham to explore cooperation in digital health, artificial intelligence, research and training. Emirates Health Services separately met Northwell Health to discuss digital health and artificial intelligence, and said it was turning the identified areas of cooperation into action plans with priorities, responsibilities and implementation phases.

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Aviation AI

Emirates Group Widens Staff Access to OpenAI Models After Innovation Showcase

The Emirates Group has concluded the fourth edition of ForsaTEK 2026, its annual innovation platform, which featured more than 90 sessions and showcased more than 60 technology projects and solutions in artificial intelligence, robotics and human-AI collaboration. The event, held on 21 and 22 September, brought together leaders from the technology, aviation and business sectors.

At the showcase the group launched the Academic Research Collective, a research and learning platform connecting it with research-intensive universities, and set out the next phase of its strategic collaboration with OpenAI, giving employees secure access to advanced AI models and conversational tools. It also presented ARRIVE, an in-house framework for agentic software engineering that maintains governance and human accountability. More than 2,000 IT employees had joined the initiative through the AI Gateway by the end of August 2026.

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