UAE Council for Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain is tasked with proposing policies to create an A.I.-friendly ecosystem; to advance research in the sector; and to promote collaboration between the public and private sectors, including international institutions, to accelerate the adoption of A.I.
Council Members
UAE Council for Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain was formed in 2018 and renewed in 2021 having welcomed new members.
H.E. Omar Sultan Al Olama
Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Application
H.E. Sheikh Saud bin Sultan Al Qasimi
H.E. Abdulla Al Saleh
H.E. Eng. Sharif Salim Al Olama
Under-secretary of the Ministry of Energy
H.E. Mohammed Al-Mualla
H.E. Majed Sultan Al Mesmar
Director General of Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA)
H.E. Omar Ahmed Suwaina Alsuwaidi
Under-secretary at Ministry of Industry & Advanced Technology
H.E. Mohammed Bin Taliah
Chief of Government Services of the UAE Government at the Prime Minister’s Office
H.E. Hanan Ahli
Director of the Federal Competitiveness & Statistics Centre
H.E. Dr. Mohamed AbdelHameed Al Askar
Acting Director General of Smart Solutions & Services Authority
ADDA Director-General
H.E. Dr. Ohood Al Shuhail
Council Objectives
UAE Council for Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain was formed to deliver the Artificial Intelligence Strategy goals across the UAE.
Foundation Phase
Building a strong foundation for Artificial Intelligence
A.I. Activity Phase
Adopting A.I. activities and initiatives
Leading the sector globally
Foundation Phase
The first phase of implementing the UAE Artificial Intelligence Strategy focuses primarily on building a strong foundation for Artificial Intelligence, this phase has addressed 4 strategic objectives:
Objective 5
Objective 6
Research
Objective 7
Provide the Data and Supporting Infrastructure Essential to Become a Test Bed for A.I.
Objective 8
Legislative Environment
UAE's Advancement in this Phase Include
Objective 5
Attract and Train Talent for Future Jobs Enabled by A.I.
- A.I. Program in collaboration with University of Oxford to upskill government employees in AI.
- MBZUAI launched as the first university in the world to focus solely on Artificial Intelligence with full scholarships on offer.
- Addition of A.I. in School Curriculum.
- The UAE offers a variety of scholarships in A.I.-related studies.
Objective 7
Provide the Data and Supporting Infrastructure Essential to Become a Test Bed for A.I.
- Federal Government Open Data Portal
- A.I. Super Computer Lab : Federally funded High Performance Computing Cluster, composed of the most advanced GPU systems optimized for A.I. machine learning computations and is open to all researchers and startups based in the UAE.
- UAE A.I. Code Hub on GitHub to allow sharing of UAE developed open source A.I. projects such as application source code or trained A.I. models with the world.
- Data Sharing coordination that resulted in many different projects including
- Tuberculosis Detection Project:
TB is one of the top 10 leading causes of death. In the UAE, a chest X-ray examination is required for all foreign nationals to detect pulmonary tuberculosis by Emirates Health Services (EHS). This project aims to develop a robust A.I.-based system for automated diagnosis of tuberculosis using chest X-ray images acquired in the UAE. - Wildlife Detection Project:
Wildlife conservation reserves in the UAE collect hundreds of thousands of images from camera traps every few months and analyze them manually. The project aims to develop and deploy an A.I. model to automate this task.
Objective 8
Ensure Strong Governance and Effective Regulation
- Contributions to developing legislations and strategies including
- Personal Privacy Data Law
- Cybercrime Law
- Electronic Signature Law
- Leading the National Blockchain Strategy Team 2025/ 2030
- Deepfake Guide
- AI Hardware Infrastructure Report UAE
- Artificial Intelligence Guide
- Blockchain Guide
- A.I. Guide
- UAE AI Strategy
A.I. Activity Phase
As of 2022, UAE Council for Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain has started planning for the desired outcomes of the second Phase:
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Main Objectives12
Subcommittees63
InitiativesH.E. Eng. Sharif Salim Al Olama
Chairman of Subcommittee
H.E. Abdulla Al Saleh
Chairman of SubcommitteeH.E. Dr. Mohammad Al Olama
Chairman of SubcommitteeH.E. Majed Sultan Al Mesmar
Chairman of SubcommitteeH.E. Omar Ahmed Alsuwaidi
Chairman of SubcommitteeCoordination of Sharing Data between Entities for A.I. Adoption
H.E. Hanan Ahli
Chairman of SubcommitteeH.E. Mohammed Ibrahim Al-Mualla
Chairman of SubcommitteeH.E. Mohammed Bin Taliah
Chairman of SubcommitteeRegulating A.I. Purchases in Government Entities
H.E. Younis Haji Al-Khoori
Chairman of SubcommitteeH.E. Hanan Ahli
LeadKey Members
H.E. Sheikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Bin Sultan Al-Qassim
H.E. Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Saif Al Sharqi
H.E. Dr. Mohamed AbdelHameed Al Askar
H.E. Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori
H.E. Dr. Ohood Al Shuhail
H.E. Ahmed Saeed Al Neaimi
H.E. Khalid Al Shamsi
Federal A.I. Ethics Policy and Self-Assessment Tool
H.E. Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori
Chairman of SubcommitteeUAE A.I. Expert Group (UAIE)
Dr. Najwa Aaraj
Chairman of Subcommittee