{"slug":"uae-uae-strategy-for-artificial-intelligence","title":"UAE Strategy for Artificial Intelligence (UAE National Strategy for AI 2031)","short_title":"UAE Strategy for Artificial Intelligence","jurisdiction":"uae","instrument_type":"strategy","status":"adopted","is_binding":false,"issuing_body":"UAE Government / Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence","summary_plain":"Launched in October 2017, the strategy aims to embed AI across government services and priority sectors such as health, education, transport, energy and space, and to make the UAE a leading AI destination by 2031. Its objectives include AI-friendly legislation, talent development, research capability, data infrastructure and strong governance. The UAE Council for AI was created to drive implementation.","adopted_on":"2017-10-01","in_force_on":null,"applies_from":null,"official_source_url":"https://u.ae/en/about-the-uae/digital-uae/digital-technology/artificial-intelligence/artificial-intelligence-in-government-policies","last_verified_at":null,"review_status":"pending_review","confidence_level":"medium","updated_at":"2026-09-11T14:53:08+00:00","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/uae-uae-strategy-for-artificial-intelligence","status_note":"Month-only launch date (October 2017); first of month used. The primary strategy PDF on ai.gov.ae and the dedicated u.ae strategy page could not be verified: ai.gov.ae is blocked by Cloudflare from this location and the u.ae strategy page returns 404. The recorded source is the official u.ae overview page that describes the strategy and the AI Council (last updated 8 Jul 2025).","scope_summary":"Scope is as set out in the official text linked below. Issued by UAE Government / Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence. Oversight: UAE Council for Artificial Intelligence oversees implementation via committees and sub-councils. Stated purpose: Make the UAE a global AI leader by 2031 as the first project of UAE Centennial 2071.","who_it_applies_to":null,"key_dates_summary":"2017-10-01: UAE Strategy for Artificial Intelligence launched (October 2017)","penalties_summary":null,"what_organizations_must_do":null,"published_on":null,"date_notes":"Only the announcement or adoption date is recorded from the source; in-force and application dates are to be confirmed by a reviewer.","taxonomy":[],"sections":[],"obligations":[],"applicability_rules":[],"deadlines":[],"versions":[],"enforcement_events":[],"procurement_rules":[],"sources":[{"title":"UAE Strategy for Artificial Intelligence (UAE National Strategy for AI 2031)","publisher":"Official Platform of the UAE Government (u.ae)","url":"https://u.ae/en/about-the-uae/digital-uae/digital-technology/artificial-intelligence/artificial-intelligence-in-government-policies","document_date":"2017-10-01","document_type":"strategy","tier":1,"tier_label":"Official primary source (government, legislature, regulator, court, standards body, intergovernmental)"}],"related_policies":[],"related_frameworks":[],"faq":[],"source":{"official_source_url":"https://u.ae/en/about-the-uae/digital-uae/digital-technology/artificial-intelligence/artificial-intelligence-in-government-policies","source_title":"UAE Strategy for Artificial Intelligence (UAE National Strategy for AI 2031)","source_publisher":"Official Platform of the UAE Government (u.ae)","source_document_date":"2017-10-01","source_reference":null,"source_tier":1,"last_checked_at":"2026-09-11","last_verified_at":null,"review_status":"pending_review","confidence_level":"medium","content_version":1,"change_summary":"Imported from the source-backed legacy dataset (database/data/ai_policies.json); fields limited to what the official source page states. Reviewer to enrich scope, dates and obligations.","reviewed_by":null}}