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The Emirates Intelligencer

An Independent Daily Bulletin on Artificial-Intelligence Investment, Adoption and Deployment. Published by otonomi.co

Vol. I., No. 106 Sunday, October 18, 2026 From the Archive
Technology Census
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Dubai Future Foundation Catalogues 100 Live Uses of Advanced Technology Across the UAE

The UAE Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution has turned the country's scattered deployments of AI, robotics and connected systems into a replicable reference that shows which sectors have moved beyond the pilot stage.

By The Otonomi Investment Desk

The Dubai Future Foundation, through the UAE Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, has launched a report documenting 100 applications of advanced technology across the UAE economy, public sector and academic institutions. Titled Fourth Industrial Revolution in the UAE: 100 Use Cases, the publication was launched as the Annual Meeting of the Global Future Councils concluded its run in Dubai.

The cases span nine sectors: smart cities, manufacturing, energy, logistics, healthcare, agritech, fintech, space and creative industries. They draw on 16 technologies, including artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, blockchain, cloud computing, edge computing, cybersecurity, digital twins, quantum technologies, robotics, autonomous systems, additive manufacturing and drones. Each use case was assessed against six criteria: relevance to the Fourth Industrial Revolution, significance to the UAE, maturity, measurable impact, replicability and responsible deployment.

The report points to supportive government policies, flexible regulatory frameworks and strong partnerships between the public and private sectors and academic institutions as the common factors behind the successes it documents. The UAE C4IR, a collaboration between the Dubai Future Foundation and the World Economic Forum, is the first affiliate centre of its kind in the world and is hosted by the foundation. The publication is designed as a resource for governments, companies, regulators and researchers seeking practical models they can learn from and adapt.

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Health Procurement

Abu Dhabi Opens a Global AI Health Challenge With a $105,000 Prize Pool

Future Health, a global initiative by Abu Dhabi, has opened applications for its Digital Innovation Challenge 2026, inviting innovators from around the world to build artificial intelligence and emerging-technology solutions that help people and health systems detect health needs earlier and act sooner. Three finalists will progress to an awards ceremony at GITEX 2026 and share a total prize pool of USD 105,000, with USD 50,000 for the winning team and USD 35,000 and USD 20,000 for the two runners-up.

The Challenge is co-created with MBZUAI, Inception42 and Microsoft, and concentrates on three areas: fertility, population health and wellbeing. Selected teams gain access to technical and clinical expertise across Abu Dhabi's health and innovation ecosystem, with the strongest solutions considered for further validation, incubation, piloting and scale. The programme builds on the Abu Dhabi Programme for the Future of Reproductive Health, which brings together more than 2,000 experts across over 250 facilities, and on 25 initiatives under the Abu Dhabi Healthy Living Strategy. Applications close on 15 November 2026.

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Enterprise Adoption

Dell Study Finds UAE Buyers Consolidating AI Around Fewer, Larger Partners

Eighty-two per cent of UAE business and IT leaders say current macroeconomic conditions are making them more selective about technology investments, according to Dell Technologies' Modern Enterprise Readiness Study 2026, released at the Dell Technologies Forum in Dubai. The study, conducted with the independent research firm Vanson Bourne in June 2026, surveyed 1,500 decision-makers across EMEA within a global sample of 2,950 respondents in 35 countries, including 50 in the UAE.

Eighty-six per cent of UAE leaders say they would prefer to meet more of their technology needs through a single strategic partner, and 94 per cent say AI PCs and modern endpoints will play an important role in their future workplace strategies. Ninety per cent expect security to be included in every proposal from a strategic technology partner. The findings point to consolidation among UAE buyers, who increasingly favour large partners able to carry AI projects from pilot to production.

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Further Dispatches
Sovereign Cloud

Singapore's Toku Puts Its AI Contact Platform on Core42's UAE Sovereign Cloud

Toku, the Singapore-headquartered AI-powered customer experience platform listed on the Singapore Exchange, has signed an agreement with Core42 to host its platform on Core42 Sovereign Enabled Public Cloud in the UAE. The agreement was marked at a signing ceremony in Abu Dhabi on 2 October, giving public-sector bodies and regulated enterprises an in-country route to deploy Toku's contact-centre technology, with data residency controls managed through the Core42 Insight platform.

Core42 Sovereign Enabled Public Cloud combines Microsoft Azure infrastructure deployed within the UAE with Core42 sovereign controls and currently supports more than 47 Abu Dhabi government entities. Toku delivered Singapore's first large-scale contact centre on the government cloud for the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, and its Middle East coverage has grown from two markets to eight since December 2025. The company is participating in several public-sector tenders in the region alongside regional partners.

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Sovereign Exports

Core42 Signs Assolombarda to Carry Sovereign AI Into Italian Industry

Core42 has signed a memorandum of understanding with Assolombarda, the largest association in Italy's Confindustria system, representing more than 7,158 companies across Milan, Monza and Brianza, Lodi and Pavia, to promote sovereign enabled AI adoption across Lombardy's industrial ecosystem. The agreement, signed in Abu Dhabi by Core42 Chief Executive Talal M. Al Kaissi and Assolombarda President Alvise Biffi, establishes a knowledge-sharing framework around forgIA, the association's secure and interoperable industrial data environment for developing industry-specific AI applications.

The collaboration will explore a dedicated channel through which Assolombarda's member companies can access Core42's sovereign cloud and AI expertise, supported by a programme of roundtables, webinars and forums, and it opens networking routes between the G42 ecosystem and Italian industry.

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