Abu Dhabi’s 2025-27 digital strategy to create more than 5,000 jobs

Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Government Digital Strategy 2025 - 27 has the potential to create more than 5,000 employment opportunities supporting Emiratisation efforts. Moreover, the Abu Dhabi Media Office announced Tuesday that the strategy will contribute over Dh24 billion to Abu Dhabi’s GDP by 2027.

The government of Abu Dhabi, which hopes to advance the emirate’s transformation towards an AI-powered government, plans to deploy Dh13 billion through 2025 to 2027 to foster innovation and technology adoption in the emirate. The  Department of Government Enablement – Abu Dhabi (DGE) will implement the reforms in collaboration with Abu Dhabi government entities.

The statement also explained that the strategy aims to establish a robust digital infrastructure, creating a flexible and scalable foundation to achieve 100 per cent adoption of sovereign cloud computing for government operations and digitising and automating 100 per cent of processes.

“It also includes developing a unified digital enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform, streamlining processes and enhancing productivity and efficiency,” it explained.

As part of the AI for All programme under the strategy, the Abu Dhabi government said it is investing in training and empowering its citizens in AI applications. The government plans to implement over 200 innovative AI solutions across government services.

Ahmed Hisham Al Kuttab, Chairman of the Department of Government Enablement – Abu Dhabi (DGE), said, “The Abu Dhabi Government Digital Strategy 2025- 27 reflects our leadership’s vision of being an AI-native government, seamlessly integrating AI across all government systems for a future that is proactive, agile and fully technology-enabled.”

He added, “By incorporating AI, cloud technologies, and data-driven insights into our government’s DNA, we will transform public service delivery, optimise government operations, and drive sustainable economic growth.”

According to a 2024 Microsoft Cloud Dividend Snapshot, launched at GITEX Global 2024, Microsoft, its ecosystem and IT departments in customer companies has the potential to add 41,800 new skilled IT jobs into the UAE economy between 2024-28.

According to the report, Microsoft, its partners, and customer companies using cloud technologies will generate $74.4 billion in new revenue for the UAE over the next four years. Microsoft’s data centre regions in the UAE alone will account for $5 billion in local spending on products and services, stimulating the economy and further integrating AI and cloud infrastructure into various industries.

Naim Yazbeck, general manager of Microsoft UAE, had said, "Our investment in local data centres, our partner ecosystem, and the broader digital economy reflects our ongoing dedication to empowering government institutions and businesses to innovate, drive economic growth, and create sustainable jobs for the future."