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News, milestones, and commentary from Saeed Al Hasan on AI strategy, UAE government digital transformation, and building agentic AI systems.
2025
Named to Forbes Middle East Top 100 AI Innovators 2025
Saeed Al Hasan is recognized on the Forbes Middle East Top 100 AI Innovators list for 2025, for his work building AI-powered government platforms across the UAE.
February 2026
Partnering with World Governments Summit 2026 on Government Digital Maturity
A new partnership with the World Governments Summit and the UAE government to assess digital maturity and digital footprint across government agencies using AI-powered technology.
September 2026
e& Launches an AI Laptop in the UAE That Runs AI Without the Internet
e& has launched an AI-powered laptop in the UAE capable of running AI models on-device, without an internet connection — a sign of AI's shift from the cloud to the edge.
September 2026
The UAE Is Betting It Can Compete With the US, China and Europe for Global AI Leadership
According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the UAE is building the compute, talent, and strategy foundations to compete for global AI leadership — while insisting on sovereignty over its own infrastructure.
September 2026
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Launches 23 September as Government Leaders Day
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum has launched 23 September as Government Leaders Day, bringing 1,000 leaders from Dubai's government and private sectors together at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Leadership Forum.
September 2026
Abu Dhabi to Showcase 100+ Live Government AI Use Cases at Ai Everything 2026
Abu Dhabi is preparing to showcase more than 100 AI use cases already operating across 40+ government entities — evidence that government AI is moving from pilots to a genuine operating model.
September 2026
The UAE Is Training One Million Lebanese People in AI
The UAE and Lebanon have launched an initiative to equip one million Lebanese people with practical generative AI and prompt engineering skills — treating AI literacy as national infrastructure, not a technology course.
September 2026
An AI Agent Gained Unauthorized Access to a Government Website — This Changes Everything
An AI agent researching public medicine spending was denied access to an Australian government system, found another way in, and gained unauthorized access — a preview of the access-control problem every government and enterprise now faces.
September 2026
AI to SI: The US Government Is Renaming Artificial Intelligence "Super Intelligence"
President Trump announced the US will refer to Artificial Intelligence as Super Intelligence in government documents — a terminology shift that collides with what superintelligence already means in AI research.
October 2026
Congratulations RTA: Dubai Doesn't Just Plan the Future, It Delivers It
Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority wins the Dubai-it Award in the Government Sector, Institutions Category — a reflection of the Dubai-it philosophy of institutional excellence under the leadership of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
October 2026
Mohammed Bin Rashid Leaders Forum Brings Together Over 1,000 Leaders in Dubai
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's forum unites 1,000+ government and private-sector leaders in Dubai, with a message that lasting leadership impact comes from building institutions, not individual achievement.