# UAE Strategy for Artificial Intelligence (UAE National Strategy for AI 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 / Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence
- **Adopted**: 2017-10-01

## In brief

The UAE Strategy for Artificial Intelligence is a non-binding national strategy of the United Arab Emirates, issued by UAE Government / Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence. It was adopted on 1 October 2017. Scope is as set out in the official text linked below.

## Summary

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.

## Scope

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.

## Key dates

2017-10-01: UAE Strategy for Artificial Intelligence launched (October 2017)

## Notes on dates

Only the announcement or adoption date is recorded from the source; in-force and application dates are to be confirmed by a reviewer.

## Provenance

- **Permanent id**: AIPT-POL-0194 (https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0194; never changes or gets reused)
- **Record page**: https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/uae-uae-strategy-for-artificial-intelligence
- **Official source**: https://u.ae/en/about-the-uae/digital-uae/digital-technology/artificial-intelligence/artificial-intelligence-in-government-policies
- **Source document**: UAE Strategy for Artificial Intelligence (UAE National Strategy for AI 2031)
- **Published by**: Official Platform of the UAE Government (u.ae)
- **Review status**: verified
- **Confidence**: medium
- **Facts last confirmed**: 2026-09-26
- **Confirmed by**: Bhaskar Bhatt (see https://aipolicytracker.org/reviewers)
- **Retrieved**: 2026-10-23
- **Licence**: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- **Cite as**: AIPolicyTracker (2026). "UAE Strategy for Artificial Intelligence (UAE National Strategy for AI 2031)" [AIPT-POL-0194, record version 1, verified 26 September 2026 by Bhaskar Bhatt]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0194 (accessed 23 October 2026).

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