The Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications Office in the UAE government has announced a partnership with UiPath to advance Agentic Automation, a transformative approach to automation powered by AI.
This collaboration will focus on developing AI-powered automation solutions across government entities while equipping UAE talent with critical AI skills. The initiative is aligned with the UAE National strategy for AI, which supports the UAE’s vision to become a global leader in AI by 2031.
In conjunction with the announcement of the collaboration, Omar Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy, and Remote Work Applications, met with Daniel Dines, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of UiPath, along with the UiPath team.
Fostering partnerships
Dr Abdulrahman Al Mahmoud, Director at the Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy, and Remote Work Applications Office, said the UAE government is committed to fostering partnerships and collaboration with entrepreneurs and private sector companies specialising in advanced technology fields. This aligns with efforts to achieve the objectives of the UAE’s Strategy for Artificial Intelligence.
Dr Al Mahmoud added that AI-powered automation will contribute to advancing national strategies, providing the necessary enablers to leverage AI applications in enhancing government services. He noted that these partnerships will support efforts to build government workforce capabilities and prepare them for AI-dependent roles.
“The UAE has been fast to recognise and harness the tremendous potential unlocked by the AI revolution. We’re excited to enhance the UAE’s journey on its mission to infuse AI-powered automation into its operations and empower government sector employees and graduates with valuable AI skills. In doing so, it’s furthering its ambitious vision to become a leading nation in AI, and create new economic, educational, and social opportunities for its citizens and businesses,” said Zakaria Haltout, Area Vice President Middle East and Africa at UiPath.
Fostering AI skills creation for a digital economy
The UAE’s vision for a thriving digital economy puts great emphasis on AI skills creation among the country’s workforce. As part of this collaboration, UiPath will support the creation of an automation and AI training programme for up to 100 government employees or students.
Additionally, UiPath will enable the upskilling of participants in Coders HQ, one of the National Program for Coders Initiatives. Coders who enroll in the training program will acquire critical automation and AI skills using the UiPath Business Automation Platform. The AI and automation training framework, enabled by the UiPath Academy, will provide participants with the opportunity to obtain UiPath Certified credentials.
Additionally, UiPath and the AI, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications Office will jointly develop a programme vision and a roadmap to enable government-backed companies and startups to leverage AI and automation technologies.
AI-powered automation to boost citizen experience
The partnership will see the AI, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications Office and UiPath explore opportunities to increase operational efficiency and enhance society’s experience by embedding AI into public-facing services.
As part of this, the two parties will collaborate to set up a number of pilot projects exploring the capabilities of the UiPath Business Automation Platform. The collaboration framework will also include UiPath-led workshops designed to increase awareness on the benefits of AI-powered automation