{
  "id": 12344139,
  "title": "How AI will reshape the UAE over the next decade",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/how-ai-will-reshape-the-uae-over-the-next-decade",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-06T08:56:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/gn-focus/how-ai-will-reshape-the-uae-over-the-next-decade-1.500700074"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is poised to become the world's first completely AI-native government by 2027, as it prepares to host the world's largest AI expo in Abu Dhabi. The nation has been actively advancing its AI initiatives since 2017, appointing a Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence. The upcoming Ai Everything Abu Dhabi 2026 expo, running from October 1st to 7th, will bring together global investors and tech companies to explore the next phase of AI-driven advancements.\n\nRapid change is anticipated in the UAE economy, with AI expected to reshape businesses across various sectors, including retail, manufacturing, industry, operations, cybersecurity, and education. Praneeth Vanteru, a technical evangelist at IT and cybersecurity company ManageEngine, believes that AI and agentic systems will drive new business models, faster decision-making, and personalized customer experiences in the coming years.\n\nFor industrial sectors, industrial AI can transform operational data and context into intelligence and action, improving productivity, decision-making, and overall value creation. Rahul Misra, SVP & managing director of IFS in the Middle East and Africa, emphasizes that the Middle East's investments in infrastructure and industrial capacity can benefit from AI to enhance asset performance, availability, and resilience.\n\nBeyond technology and infrastructure, the UAE's AI ambitions will depend on education and talent development. Personalized learning and equipping students with AI-driven skills are crucial for the nation's competitiveness and long-term economic value. As AI becomes integrated into everyday operations and workforce training, the UAE aims to shorten product development cycles, reduce costs, and create new businesses.",
  "summary": "Abu Dhabi is all set to host the world's largest AI expo, which kicks off today. It's a fitting location given that the UAE is on track to become the world’s first completely AI-native government by 2027. The UAE laid the foundations for its AI ambitions in 2017, when it became the first country in the world to appoint a Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence. Since then, it has doubled…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}