We will transform the UAE into a world leader in A.I. by investing in people and industries that are key to our success.
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The role of any new minister is to set a direction for their tenure and orchestrate the vision set by the leadership.
The appointment as the UAE’s Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence has brought the opportunity of a new remit without pre-existing boundaries and constraints.
The challenge in this role is balancing a global context that is changing rapidly with a stable direction for our nation. Technological and economic opportunities come thick and fast,
as do other nations vying for global leadership in different aspects of A.I.
Developing a roadmap for the UAE’s role required us to contextualize global debates to the challenges and opportunities of the Middle East, particularly the unique situation of young and ambitious Arab countries. We also benefited from conversations with companies, politicians and leading experts on A.I. from around the world: understanding what they look for when deciding whom to work with and where to work.The UAE government knows its strength is in combining a strong vision with active involvement – investment, legislation and testbeds - for technological innovation. Therefore, for this nation, being the most prepared country means a lot more than developing legislation that responds to changes in the world. Instead, it means proactively changing the world first. A recent article summarizes this attitude: “Today’s biggest tech companies, led by Google and Amazon, want to put AI at the core of their businesses, and the UAE hopes to do the same for an entire nation1.” The UAE will build an AI economy, not wait for one. The National AI Strategy – UAI – from AI ready to AI leader..jpeg)
The UAE has a vision to become one of the leading nations in AI by 2031 in alignment with the UAE Centennial 2071, creating new economic, educational, and social opportunities for citizens, governments and businesses and generating up to AED 335 billion in extra growth. This document breaks down our approach to this goal.
At the annual World Government Summit Meeting in February 2018, the UAE announced key elements of its strategy – a welcoming destination for developing AI products, new education programs and championing good governance.
We have added more details on how the UAE could become a fast adopter of emerging AI technologies across Government, as well as attract top AI talent to experiment with new technologies and work in a sophisticated, secure ecosystem to solve complex problems.
With this foundation of talent, as well as better governance of AI, we will have the right conditions to develop new AI solutions here in the UAE in the coming decade and beyond. These novel technologies have huge economic potential, including licensing and export overseas.
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