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Kerno and SAAL.ai unveil UAE-built Sovereign AI-in-a-Box

MoU signed at AI Everything 2026 empowers governments and enterprises in-country self-reliance across the AI stack while boosting the national industrial capability and Emirati talent. Dubai, UAE – Kerno, a UAE-based manufacturer of enterprise-grade IT infrastructure, and SAAL.ai, a UAE developer of Data Platform and Agentic AI solutions for government and enterprise, today signed a Memorandum of…

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Kerno and SAAL.ai unveil UAE-built Sovereign AI-in-a-Box

Dubai, UAE - Kerno and SAAL.ai have announced a Memorandum of Understanding at AI Everything 2026 to collaborate on a Sovereign AI-in-a-Box solution. This integrated AI system, developed and deployed entirely in the UAE, empowers governments and enterprises to achieve self-reliance across the entire AI stack, bolstering national industrial capabilities and Emirati talent.

The agreement, signed by Kerno's CRO and Co-Founder Evgeny Ostrovskiy and SAAL.ai's CEO Vikraman Poduval, envisions a solution that brings together enterprise hardware, operating environments, containerizations, and tailored AI models within a single, deployment-ready architecture. Kerno's enterprise-grade infrastructure, manufactured and supported in the UAE, pairs with SAAL.ai's specialized AI solutions to drive operational efficiency, decision intelligence, and digital transformation across critical sectors.

By retaining complete ownership and control over their data, models, and infrastructure, clients can scale complex AI workloads without reliance on foreign supply chains, offshore support, or external platforms. This partnership highlights the UAE's commitment to building national capability and strengthening its advanced manufacturing base, while also creating opportunities for local talent development in hardware engineering, manufacturing, AI development, and deployment.

As AI becomes increasingly vital to national security and critical infrastructure, this collaboration underscores the importance of true sovereignty - ownership, control, and the freedom to innovate - in the UAE's digital future.

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