The pledge by major Dubai companies embodies a new qualitative phase to transition assistive artificial intelligence applications from experimentation to the core of administrative and production operations.
Announcement of the pledge with high-level presence and Dubai Chambers support
List of the eleven companies that signed the initiative
Statements by the President and CEO of Dubai Chambers on efficiency and innovation
Training tracks for fourteen thousand companies and the establishment of incubators
Frequently asked questions
Announcement of the pledge with high-level presence and Dubai Chambers support
In the presence of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and with the direct support of Dubai Chambers, 11 major companies representing a wide spectrum of vital economic sectors in the Emirate of Dubai announced their official commitment to employing and adopting assistive artificial intelligence technologies across their various operational, service, and administrative processes on Monday, October 12, 2026. This step reflects the broad response of the local business community to ambitious government initiatives to establish digital innovation.
His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense, and Chairman of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Dubai, had launched a comprehensive drive last May to transform the private sector toward assistive artificial intelligence—a program supervised by Dubai Chambers to empower companies and institutions to maximize their benefit from the advanced capabilities of these cutting-edge technologies.
List of the eleven companies that signed the initiative
The list of companies that signed this strategic pledge includes a selection of the emirate’s major economic, industrial, and service entities: Emirates airline, DP World, Abdul Wahid Al Rostamani Group, Al Ansari Exchange, Dubai Islamic Bank, Kitopi, Dutco Group, Aster DM Healthcare, Innovo, Independent Food Company, and Hayel Saeed Anam Group.
This diversity constitutes definitive proof of the expanding scope of institutional interest in future technologies, as the pledge covers the aviation, logistics and ports, automotive and retail trade, financial and banking services, restaurant and cloud kitchen sectors, construction and real estate, healthcare and hospitals, and food and consumer goods sectors, thereby accelerating comprehensive digital transformation.
Statements by the President and CEO of Dubai Chambers on efficiency and innovation
His Excellency Mohammad Ali Rashed Lootah, President and CEO of Dubai Chambers, stated: “Assistive artificial intelligence represents a new phase in the evolution of business models, opening broad horizons for companies to redesign their operations, elevate service quality, and enhance their ability to make faster and more accurate decisions. This positively reflects on operational efficiency, productivity, and innovation. These technologies form a strategic tool to support corporate growth, empower them to keep pace with rapid transformations in the global business environment, and turn challenges into scalable practical opportunities that achieve sustainable added value.”
His Excellency added that this pledge embodies the growing awareness within the business community that assistive artificial intelligence is no longer merely a future option or a technical luxury, but has become an indispensable foundational pillar for enhancing efficiency, innovation, and competitiveness, and for building operational models that are more flexible and prepared to meet the requirements of the upcoming phase while boosting Dubai’s global economic competitiveness.
Training tracks for fourteen thousand companies and the establishment of incubators
The private sector assistive artificial intelligence transformation program supervised by Dubai Chambers includes specialized training and qualification tracks aimed at empowering and training 14,000 member companies of Dubai Chamber business groups and councils, training their workforces to integrate smart assistive tools into their daily operations.
The program plan also includes establishing dedicated incubators and business accelerators for startups in the field of assistive artificial intelligence to support transformation efforts in Dubai, providing support to companies specialized in developing and applying smart solutions, disseminating advanced knowledge, and building integrated institutional capabilities within the Dubai Chambers ecosystem to provide an innovative economic environment that creates sustainable investment opportunities.
Frequently asked questions
Question: What is the assistive artificial intelligence initiative supervised by Dubai Chambers?
Answer: It is an initiative launched by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum to empower the private sector in Dubai to integrate artificial intelligence technologies into its operational and service processes.
Question: How many companies are targeted for training under this ambitious program?
Answer: The program aims to train and qualify the workforces of 14,000 member companies of Dubai Chamber business groups and councils.
Question: What are the most prominent sectors represented in the list of companies that signed the pledge?
Answer: They include the aviation, logistics, banking, retail, healthcare, real estate development, and food and cloud kitchen industries.
