Abu Dhabi’s synthetic intelligence (AI) sector is present process a rare acceleration, positioning the emirate as a worldwide epicentre of AI innovation and progress.
In response to knowledge revealed by the Abu Dhabi Chamber, the emirate, with 673 AI corporations, has skilled a 61 p.c enhance within the AI sector between June 2023 to June 2024.
Globally, there are roughly 90,904 AI corporations as of 2024, which locations Abu Dhabi’s AI firm depend as a notable focus inside the world panorama.
The findings spotlight Abu Dhabi’s rise because the quickest rising centre for synthetic intelligence within the Center East and North Africa (MENA) and a worldwide chief in AI- pushed enterprise, innovation, and analysis.
Abu Dhabi is setting world requirements for the adoption of AI throughout strategic sectors, supported by a constellation of distinctive establishments and institutions, together with the Synthetic Intelligence and Superior Know-how Council (AIATC), accountable for growing and implementing insurance policies and techniques associated to analysis, infrastructure and investments in AI and superior know-how, the Superior Know-how Analysis Council (ATRC), the Know-how Innovation Institute (TII), AI71, Hub71, G42, and Space42 GIQ.
Abu Dhabi Chamber has revealed that over 58 p.c of all AI companies within the emirate are devoted to innovation, analysis, and consultancy – clear proof of a complicated, research-driven enterprise atmosphere.
The previous six months (January to June 2025) alone have seen the launch of 150 new AI corporations, pushed by strategic funding, superior infrastructure, and cross-sector demand in Abu Dhabi.
Shamis Ali Khalfan Al Dhaheri, Second Vice Chairman and Managing Director of the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Business, mentioned, “Abu Dhabi’s synthetic intelligence sector is quickly evolving from early adoption to real-world transformation, with a rising share of exercise rooted in analysis, strategic consultancy, and enterprise-level options.”
He famous that this surge is just not solely about numbers; it displays a vibrant, numerous group of entrepreneurs, scientists, and world leaders who recognise Abu Dhabi as a magnet for groundbreaking know-how ventures.
“What units this ecosystem aside is the power of collaboration between authorities and enterprise, world leaders and rising innovators, and analysis and business. On the Chamber, we see it as our duty to foster these connections and create the circumstances for innovation to thrive, not as an exception however as the usual,” Al Dhaheri added.
On the coronary heart of this transformation is the Abu Dhabi Chamber’s new strategic roadmap (2025-2028), which locations the convenience of doing enterprise, coverage advocacy, and ecosystem connectivity at its core.
A devoted Advocacy Working Group on Synthetic Intelligence and Know-how brings collectively sector leaders who’re actively shaping the way forward for AI in Abu Dhabi, giving the emirate a particular aggressive edge and reinforcing its standing as a centre for innovation and enterprise.
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