# UAE National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence 2031

- **Record type**: Policy instrument
- **Jurisdiction**: United Arab Emirates
- **Instrument type**: National strategy
- **Status**: Adopted
- **Binding**: No — guidance, strategy or standard
- **Issuing body**: UAE Government, Office of the Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence
- **Adopted**: 2017-10-16

## In brief

The UAE AI Strategy 2031 is a non-binding national strategy of the United Arab Emirates, issued by UAE Government, Office of the Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence. It was adopted on 16 October 2017. UAE federal government entities and national programmes; indirectly the private sector and research institutions participating in national AI initiatives. Penalties: None; strategy.

## Summary

The UAE National Strategy for AI 2031 aims to position the UAE as a global leader in AI by 2031. It sets objectives across priority sectors, AI talent and research, data and infrastructure, government adoption and governance, including a commitment to AI ethics and to developing appropriate regulation. It is a strategy document that guides government programmes and does not itself impose obligations on private organisations.

## Scope

UAE federal government entities and national programmes; indirectly the private sector and research institutions participating in national AI initiatives.

## Who it applies to

UAE government entities (primary); AI companies and partners engaging with government (indirect).

## What organisations must do

No mandatory duties. Organisations working with UAE government entities should align with the strategy's ethics commitments and the AI Ethics Principles and Guidelines and AI Charter.

## Key dates

Announced October 2017; strategy document published 2018; ongoing implementation to 2031.

## Penalties

None; strategy.

## Notes on dates

Announcement date October 2017 is widely reported; the full strategy document followed in 2018. Reviewer to confirm.

## Obligations recorded against this instrument (1)

- **Government commitment to AI ethics, governance and regulation (strategy objective)** (Strategy objectives on governance and ethics (reviewer to cite the section)) — The strategy commits the government to ensure effective governance and regulation of AI and to promote ethical AI, which led to the AI Ethics Principles and Guidelines and the 2024 UAE AI Charter.
  - Binding: no
  - Record: https://aipolicytracker.org/obligations/uae-ai-strategy-ethics-and-governance-commitment

## Dated deadlines

- 2031-12-31 — Strategy horizon (precision: year, status: scheduled)

## Provenance

- **Permanent id**: AIPT-POL-0191 (https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0191; never changes or gets reused)
- **Record page**: https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/uae-national-ai-strategy-2031
- **Official source**: https://ai.gov.ae/
- **Source document**: UAE National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence 2031
- **Published by**: UAE Government
- **Provision**: Document-level URL to be added by reviewer
- **Review status**: verified
- **Confidence**: medium
- **Facts last confirmed**: 2026-09-26
- **Confirmed by**: Bhaskar Bhatt (see https://aipolicytracker.org/reviewers)
- **Retrieved**: 2026-10-27
- **Licence**: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- **Cite as**: AIPolicyTracker (2026). "UAE National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence 2031" [AIPT-POL-0191, record version 1, verified 26 September 2026 by Bhaskar Bhatt]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0191 (accessed 27 October 2026).

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