AI powers Dubai's digital future forward

Dubai's IT leaders harness AI innovation to redefine enterprise efficiency and resilience

- By Sankar Sri Pillai Head of Content, Supplements & Contract Publishing

As GITEX Global 2025 opens its doors on October 13, Dubai once again cements its position as the world's living lab for artificial intelligence (AI) and digital transformation. This year's edition, themed around the Al-driven future of business, will showcase how local and international IT brands are reshaping enterprise workflows, enabling smarter cities, and delivering real-world Al applications across industries.

From cybersecurity to intelligent workspaces and sovereign Al ecosystems, Dubai's technology leaders are demonstrating not only innovation but also trust, efficiency, and sustainability — the three cornerstones of the region's digital strategy.

According to Dr Abed Benaichouche, Co-Founder and CEO of Open Innovation AI, the global conversation around AI has matured far beyond experimentation.

"Al has evolved far beyond pilot projects, it's now about real-world, large-scale deployment. Governments and enterprises are increasingly seeking secure, sovereign, and high-performance Al infrastructure that guarantees data privacy, model ownership, and national control," he explains.

Open Innovation Al's mission is to build sovereign Al infrastructure that empowers governments and enterprises to retain full ownership of their data and models. At GITEX Global, the company plans to engage stakeholders from government, telecom, and cloud sectors to explore how to build and scale sovereign Al systems in collaboration with leading technology providers.

Dr Benaichouche adds, "This shift is driving a new era of AI-optimized infrastructure, where performance, efficiency, and sustainability are as critical as model accuracy."