The Authorities of Sharjah pavilion continued to draw vast consideration on the fourth day of GITEX International 2025, drawing a rising variety of VIPs, trade specialists, and media representatives wanting to discover the emirate’s pioneering digital initiatives shaping the cities of the longer term. The showcased improvements mirrored Sharjah’s human-centred digital imaginative and prescient, demonstrating how expertise can strengthen group connection and improve social well-being.
The pavilion attracted various high-profile guests, together with senior officers, heads of presidency entities, diplomats, and distinguished company of the exhibition, who have been launched to probably the most superior built-in digital options developed by collaborating authorities entities. These options, powered by cutting-edge applied sciences corresponding to synthetic intelligence, knowledge analytics, and the Web of Issues, are redefining the connection between authorities and society.
HE Sheikh Saud bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Director Common of Sharjah Digital Division, and HE Eng. Lamia Al Hosan Al Shamsi, Director of SDD, welcomed an array of high-profile company and authorities leaders, together with: H.E. Ohood Khalfan Al Roumi, Minister of State for Authorities Improvement and the Future within the United Arab Emirates; H.E. Omar Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Synthetic Intelligence – Digital Economic system and Distant Work Purposes; H.E. Hessa bint Essa Buhumaid, Director Common of the Group Improvement Authority; H.E. Majed Sultan Al Mesmar, Director Common of the Telecommunications and Digital Authorities Regulatory Authority; H.E Meera Khalifa Al Muqrab, Secretary-Common of the Sharjah Consultative Council; H.E. Eng. Ali Sultan bin Butti Al Muhairi, Director of the Sharjah Division of City Planning and Survey; H.E. Saud Salim Al Mazrouei, Director of the Hamriyah Free Zone Authority; H.E. Eng. Salem Hamed Al Abdouli, Director of the Sharjah Housing Division; H.E. Jassim Al Balushi, Member of the Board of Trustees for the Rubu’ Qarn Basis for Creating Future Leaders and Innovators; and H.E. Robert Raines, Consul Common of the USA of America in Dubai.
The showcased initiatives spotlight Sharjah’s dedication to utilizing expertise to guard people, promote well-being, and strengthen the hyperlink between individuals and their environment. The pavilion additionally featured cutting-edge infrastructure and AI-powered methods that improve public companies, strengthen the digital financial system, and place individuals on the centre of sustainable city planning, reinforcing Sharjah’s standing as a metropolis that conjures up innovation and embraces the longer term.
Visible Intelligence
On the pavilion, the Hamriyah Free Zone Authority unveiled the Distant Firm Formation (Visible Intelligence) venture, an progressive step below the Good Cities ecosystem. The initiative permits traders to determine firms remotely by way of the Imaginative and prescient Massive Language Mannequin (Imaginative and prescient LLM), which verifies identities and paperwork through dwell video calls. AI expertise conducts the verification course of, with assist from an government officer who confirms outcomes and performs further checks when required. This venture simplifies and accelerates enterprise registration, expands international accessibility, and helps entrepreneurs in rising their ventures by way of digital innovation.
In one other initiative underscoring Sharjah’s dedication to sustainable and environment friendly infrastructure, Sharjah Division of Public Works launched ‘Bo’d,’ an built-in platform for monitoring and managing authorities buildings throughout the emirate. The system tracks vitality consumption, carbon footprint, and operational efficiency in actual time, enhancing effectivity and sustainability. It additionally generates predictive alerts and allows automated reporting to handle points earlier than they happen, making certain security, consolation, and operational excellence.
Ambassadors for Digital Nicely-being
Beneath the ‘Our Humanity ecosystem,’ Sharjah Social Providers Division launched the ‘Secure Digital Life Ambassadors’ venture, which trains and empowers kids to change into peer educators selling digital well-being and on-line consciousness.
The programme integrates generative AI to reinforce the ambassador and customer expertise by way of an interactive assistant that simplifies studying supplies, suggests artistic presentation concepts, and generates participating workshop content material. It additionally includes a family-oriented GenAI companion designed to supply dependable, easy-to-understand steerage on digital security and accountable expertise use for each kids and fogeys.
Muwasat – A Compassionate Service Journey
The Authorities of Sharjah Pavilion showcased ‘Muwasat,’ a unified digital initiative that streamlines and enhances the administration of procedures associated to bereavement. Developed in collaboration with 13 strategic and operational companions, the venture coordinates efforts throughout entities to ease the burden on bereaved households.
Reflecting the UAE’s imaginative and prescient for human-centred authorities companies, Muwasat combines compassion with effectivity, making certain a dignified, supportive expertise throughout life’s most troublesome moments whereas strengthening societal empathy and solidarity.
Sharjah Digital Hackathon Concludes
H.E. Sheikh Saud bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Director Common of Sharjah Digital Division, and H.E. Eng. Lamia Al Hosan Al Shamsi, Director of SDD, honoured the winners of the Sharjah Digital Hackathon, held throughout GITEX 2025 in collaboration with the Rubu’ Qarn Centre for Science and Know-how and Sharjah Youth Council.
His Excellency expressed his delight within the Emirati expertise who showcased their talents in designing AI-driven digital options addressing real-world challenges, affirming that investing in individuals stays probably the most sustainable and impactful funding.
He acknowledged: “The concepts and initiatives introduced on the Hackathon mark the start of a brand new period of collaboration and steady innovation, remodeling concepts into sensible initiatives that improve service effectivity and harness AI to advance infrastructure improvement. Sharjah continues to set a world instance in digital excellence and innovation.”
The Authorities of Sharjah pavilion at GITEX International 2025 stands as a mannequin of interconnected digital governance, the place innovation and collaboration drive progress. By remodeling knowledge into actionable worth, Sharjah builds a related, human-centred digital society the place expertise serves individuals, enhances well-being, and empowers a sustainable future for all.