Dubai: Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed today inaugurated the Dubai AI Campus at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). The campus, the largest dedicated AI cluster in the Middle East and North Africa, aims to accelerate AI adoption across sectors and establish Dubai as a global AI hub.
The launch is part of the Dubai Universal Blueprint for Artificial Intelligence (DUB.AI), which seeks to double economic growth and increase AI’s contribution to Dubai’s GDP. The campus is expected to host hundreds of businesses and create thousands of jobs.
The Dubai AI Campus will be part of the DIFC Innovation Hub, offering co-working spaces and resources to AI startups. Phase one is complete with over 75 businesses registered, while phase two will expand the campus and attract over 500 companies.
“Our efforts continue to harness the huge potential of advanced technology. The Dubai AI Campus at DIFC is a key step towards achieving our goals of doubling economic growth and increasing AI’s contribution to Dubai and the UAE’s GDP. We are confident this campus will be a key addition to Dubai’s economy by hosting hundreds of businesses and offering thousands of jobs over the next few years, further cementing Dubai’s standing as a favourite destination for tech companies,” Sheikh Hamdan said.
“We prioritise Dubai’s competitiveness and leading position as a hub for the digital economy in all projects and programmes we launch, in line with goals of the Dubai Economic Agenda (D33). Today we move steadily towards a new era of leadership and sustainable growth of Dubai’s economy, which is based on knowledge, innovation, and future tech applications. Dubai will always remain a beacon of economic prosperity, regionally and globally, and the preferred choice of innovative minds,” he added.
The campus will facilitate partnerships with leading tech companies like Amazon Web Services, HP, Microsoft, Oracle, and Nvidia. It will also offer an AI licence under DIFC’s independent legal framework and benefits from the Digital Assets Law.
Dubai will host the Dubai AI and Web3 Festival in September 2024, highlighting its commitment to future technology. The event is expected to attract over 5,000 visitors and participants.
Since its 2021 launch, DIFC’s Innovation Hub has grown to house over 1,000 startups and launched the Metaverse Accelerator Program.
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