UAE’s AI Office Signs Three Agreements with Austria, Mongolia and Colombia to promote AI

The UAE government, represented by the Office of Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications, has signed three memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Mongolia, and the Republic of Colombia to enhance the adoption of artificial intelligence in various sectors and exchange experiences and successful practices in this field.

The memorandum of understanding was signed with the government of the Republic of Austria by Omar bin Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy, and Remote Work Applications, and Florian Tursky, State Secretary for Digitalisation, Government of the Republic of Austria.

Also, the UAE government has signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of the Republic of Mongolia by both Omar Sultan Al Olama and Uchral Nyam-Osor, Minister of Digital Development and Communications of Mongolia.

Additionally, The UAE government has signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of the Republic of Colombia by both Omar Sultan Al Olama and Mauricio Lizcano, Minister of Information Technologies and Communications of Colombia.

Omar Sultan Al Olama emphasised that the UAE is continuously seeking to strengthen global partnerships aimed at developing frameworks for meaningful cooperation to enhance the performance of various vital sectors that primarily impact humans. This aligns with the steps and visions of our leadership, which promote the AI adoption sector as a new futuristic approach to shaping the future of governments through establishing common digital frameworks and expanding global partnerships in future fields to achieve greater benefits for diverse societies.

He added that the World Governments Summit consolidates its position as a leading global platform for establishing partnerships with governments worldwide and embodies dialogues to shape the future based on identifying current challenges to formulate a better tomorrow.

Florian Tursky said,

“The United Arab Emirates are a close strategic partner for Austria and our most important trade partner among the GCC countries. I was therefore glad to meet my counterpart from the United Arab Emirates, Omar Al Olama, today on the margins of the World Governments Summit in Dubai. We have signed a MoU to establish a close cooperation in all fields of Artificial Intelligence. This collaboration is very promising, and we can learn from each other’s experiences as nations of a similar size and shared goals.”

Uchral Nyam-Osor, Minister of Digital Development and Communications of Mongolia, said,

‘The UAE is an important partner and close friend of Mongolia among the GCC countries. I was therefore glad to meet my counterpart from the United Arab Emirates, Omar Al Olama, today on the margins of the World Governments Summit in Dubai. We have signed a MoU to establish a close cooperation in all fields of Artificial Intelligence. This collaboration is very promising and we can learn from each other’s experiences as nations of a similar size and shared goals.’

Mauricio Lizcano said,

“Colombia is the UAE’s primary ally in Latin America. We have come to the World Governments Summit to sign a new technology-focused agreement and to craft a clear roadmap for effective collaboration on AI and digital education. Our goal is to develop with the UAE a far-reaching AI Hub in Latin America based on our mutual strengths”.

This cooperation aims to expand the scope of partnerships to include policies related to AI-based technologies, support potential areas of collaboration related to AI, and collaborate to establish an international governmental committee concerned with AI. It also aims to develop research frameworks across relevant institutions and academic institutes and facilitate joint research projects.

The three agreements aim as well to enhance talents, experiences and skills through education and training programmes, support the development of digital services based on these technologies, and facilitate private investments in the field of artificial intelligence.

The World Governments Summit 2024, held from 12th to 14th February, 2024, featured more than 120 interactive sessions and workshops, 15 forums, and hosted over 200 speakers and 140 governments to envision the future of policy-makers and governments, by discussing the latest global developments.

News Source: Emirates News Agency