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UAE

#10 globally

Middle East & Africa

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#2 in Middle East & Africa

↑↑Strong Positive(+6)
0/ 100

AI Readiness Score

Readiness = capacity to build AI · Adoption = AI actually in use today

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Readiness Score

Can this country build AI?

73/100
↑↑Strong Positive(+6)
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Adoption Score

Is this country using AI now?

81/100
High Adoption

UAE's adoption score (81) is 8 points above its readiness score (73) — deploying AI faster than its capacity would predict.

Readiness vs Adoption — Radar

Blue = readiness capacity · Green = active adoption · Each axis pairs the closest dimension from each framework

Pillar Scores

Infrastructure16/20
Talent12/20
Governance15/20
Investment16/20
Economic Readiness14/20

Adoption Dimension Breakdown

High Adoption
Government DeploymentStrongest
19/20
Enterprise Adoption
17/20
Talent DemandWeakest
14/20
Consumer Usage
17/20
R&D PipelineWeakest
14/20

UAE's national AI minister and vision-driven public sector projects lead one of the most ambitious state AI adoption programs.

Trajectory Outlook

79
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by 2028

73 now→+6 pts
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Top Accelerator

Sovereign wealth fund AI investment and most ambitious national AI strategy globally

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Top Risk

Near-total dependence on expatriate AI talent and geopolitical risk in the Gulf region

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AI Analysis

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AI Development Roadmap

Algorithmic roadmap based on pillar scores · Updated with live data

◎Acceleration Phase

UAE is in the Acceleration Phase

Deploying AI at scale across key sectors. On current trajectory, UAE enters the Leadership phase by 2028 (projected score: 79/100).

2028 Timeline

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Now

Score 73

2

2025–26

AI deployed across 3+ key sectors

3

2026–27

Sovereign AI compute capacity online

4

2028

International AI partnerships active

Priority Actions — 3 Weakest Pillars

◈AI Talent
12/20
Near

Expand elite research cohorts; partner with top-10 global universities

Mid

Develop specialised AI talent in healthcare, agriculture, and climate sectors

⬠Economic Readiness
14/20
Near

Leverage high productivity base to fund AI adoption subsidies for SMEs

Mid

Position as regional AI services hub; target $1B+ in AI-related services exports

⬟Governance & Policy
15/20
Near

Lead multilateral AI safety standards at G20 / GPAI forums

Mid

Establish domestic AI audit and certification infrastructure for high-risk systems

Roadmap generated algorithmically from pillar scores and World Bank data. Actions are indicative policy priorities, not official government plans.

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