Dubai: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Dubai Future Foundation (DFF), has announced the launch of the Dubai Centre for Artificial Intelligence (DCAI) at Emirates Towers, AREA 2071. The new centre aims to assist government entities in deploying future technologies across key sectors.
The Dubai Crown Prince encouraged employees across all of Dubai’s government entities to apply generative AI tools to enhance productivity and optimise government services.
The launch event was attended by Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Second Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Media Council.
We aim to see practical applications of generative AI technologies in our government sector. Technological development is moving very rapidly, and in Dubai, we are determined to be just as fast in testing and harnessing it for the benefit of society. We want new AI-powered government tools to have a clear impact and tangible results.
Sheikh Hamdan added.
“We are confident that developing AI applications will contribute significantly to actualizing Dubai’s vision for the future. The technological leaps we see today will only be the beginning of our journey towards an entirely new and different future, with transformative changes in health, education, economy, media, and government sectors,” Sheikh Hamdan added.
The Dubai Centre for AI aims to train 1,000 government employees from over 30 government entities on the use of generative artificial intelligence. Furthermore, it aims to launch dozens of pilot projects, improve government services, increase the productivity of government employees, and support more than 20 local and global advanced technology startups.
The Dubai Future Foundation, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, Dubai Media Council, and Dubai Digital Authority will oversee the implementation of the Dubai Centre for AI’s goals and outcomes in cooperation with relevant authorities, with a focus on developing legislation related to AI applications, attracting top global technological solutions, and developing national talent.
The establishment of the Centre comes at a time when the generative AI sector is expected to expand from US$10 billion in 2022 to US$110.8 billion by 2030, at a compound annual growth rate of 34.3 percent.