UAE Assigns Federal Roles for Its Agentic AI Programme
The UAE is moving its agentic AI programme into a federal operating framework covering services, training and digital health.
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What happened:The UAE Cabinet approved a framework defining the roles and responsibilities of ministries and federal entities in implementing the agentic AI programme. The decision includes converting at least 50% of federal services and processes into agentic-AI systems and operating models within two years, alongside training 80,000 federal employees across five job categories.
The lens: digital sovereigntyThe UAE is treating AI not as a separate tool, but as a government operating system with implementation teams, evaluation indicators and internal training pathways. This approach links sovereignty to the state’s ability to redesign public services, rather than merely buying a model or platform.
Who is affected:Ministries and federal entities, government employees, users of public services, and technology companies working with public bodies on training, infrastructure and platforms.
What it means for the region:The decision raises the benchmark for government adoption in the Gulf from limited trials to a broad operational commitment. It also places digital health on the same track through a national policy and a proposed federal law regulating smart-health and AI applications in the health sector.
The practical takeaway:If you work for a government body or a public-sector service provider, begin by listing services that can be converted into measurable agentic workflows. Identify where data governance and legal responsibility are needed before automation.
Source: https://www.wam.ae/en/article/c09witr-uae-cabinet-chaired-mohammed-bin-rashid-approves