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Dubai Future Foundation launches agentic AI accelerator for 33 government entities

Dubai Future Foundation announced an "Agentic AI for Government Services Accelerator" under Dubai Future Accelerators. In its first phase it will bring together 33 Dubai government entities to assess more than 300 public-facing use cases.

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Centre · 2Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) announced the launch of the "Agentic AI for Government Services Accelerator" under its Dubai Future Accelerators (DFA) programme. Centre · 2The programme is meant to help Dubai government entities prototype and deploy services powered by agentic AI within significantly shorter timeframes. Centre · 2It is organised by the Dubai Centre for Artificial Intelligence (DCAI), an initiative overseen by DFF, in collaboration with Digital Dubai and the Dubai Electronic Security Centre (DESC).

Centre · 2In its first phase, the accelerator will bring together 33 Dubai government entities and assess more than 300 public-facing use cases to identify those with the greatest potential for development using agentic AI. Centre · 2Participating entities will work with technology companies certified under the Dubai AI Seal, an initiative launched by DCAI to recognise trusted AI companies and accelerate the growth of Dubai's AI sector. Centre · 2DFF chief executive Khalfan Juma Belhoul said the launch aligns with directives from Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and chairman of DFF's Board of Trustees, to make Dubai the world's leading city in adopting agentic AI across government services.

Centre · 2Belhoul said Dubai has the foundations to lead, including an agile regulatory ecosystem and advanced infrastructure, and that agentic AI will let entities shorten traditional development cycles. Centre · 2Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori, Director-General of Digital Dubai, said the programme represents a move from responding to residents' needs to anticipating them, and that digital government requires an integrated ecosystem rather than any single entity. Centre · 2Yousuf Hamad Al Shaibani, CEO of the Dubai Electronic Security Centre, said cybersecurity must be embedded at every stage, from planning and design to operation and monitoring, and cited the Information Security Regulation in Dubai and the AI Security Policy as frameworks for entities.

Centre · 1The National explained that agentic AI, unlike standard generative AI that waits for the next prompt, can break a goal into smaller tasks, act through external software systems and correct its own mistakes.

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Both outlets report the launch largely as announced by officials, leading on the programme's scale and quoting DFF, Digital Dubai and DESC leaders; The National adds an explainer on agentic AI and calls it a significant step in future-proofing the public sector.
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“to position Dubai as the world’s leading city in the adoption of agentic AI across government services” — Gulf News
“marking a significant step in the emirate's push to future-proof public sector operations” — The National

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