Dubai has opened an accelerator that will pair 33 government entities with certified artificial intelligence companies to build agentic services, as the emirate pushes to redesign public services around autonomous systems. The Agentic AI for Government Services Accelerator was announced by the Dubai Future Foundation under its Dubai Future Accelerators initiative and is organised by the Dubai Centre for Artificial Intelligence in collaboration with Digital Dubai and the Dubai Electronic Security Centre.

In its first phase the programme will assess more than 300 public-facing use cases across the 33 entities to identify those with the greatest potential for development using agentic AI, which can break a goal into smaller tasks, correct itself in real time and carry processes over hours or days without constant supervision. Participating entities will work alongside technology companies certified under the Dubai AI Seal, the recognition scheme run by the Dubai Centre for Artificial Intelligence to identify trusted AI firms operating in the emirate. The accelerator adopts the operating model of Dubai Future Accelerators, with an emphasis on shortening the design, development and deployment cycle for government services.

Khalfan Belhoul, chief executive of the Dubai Future Foundation, said the launch followed directives from Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the foundation, to position Dubai as the world's leading city in the adoption of agentic AI across government services. Hamad Al Mansoori, Director General of Digital Dubai, said the programme marked a shift from responding to residents' needs to anticipating them, and Yousuf Al Shaibani, chief executive of the Dubai Electronic Security Centre, said cybersecurity had to be embedded at every stage of adoption, from planning and design through to operation and monitoring.