
UAE Launches First AI Centre of Excellence to Drive Sovereignty and Global Leadership
The UAE has announced the launch of its first AI Centre of Excellence, a partnership between Lakeba Group, UOWD, DoxAI, and AqlanX. Backed by NextGen FDI, the Centre will focus on sovereign AI R&D, Arabic LLMs, talent incubation, and IP commercialization, positioning the UAE as a global leader in AI innovation.