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Turning Policy Into Practice Through The UAE’s AI Blueprint
The Reporter · 2 hours ago · Read the Full Story on The Reporter
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Ethiopia can accelerate its artificial intelligence ambitions by adopting practical execution strategies, human capital investments, and localized digital applications inspired by the UAE's blueprint.
- Ethiopia established its Artificial Intelligence Institute in 2020 and adopted its inaugural National AI Policy on June 27, 2024.
- The Council of Ministers approved the establishment of Medemer Artificial Intelligence University as an independent public university in Addis Ababa in March 2026.
- The IMF projects that artificial intelligence could drive a roughly 4% expansion in Sub-Saharan Africa’s GDP over the coming decade.
- Senior Ethiopian officials recently participated in the AI Executive Leadership Programme in the UAE, examining AI applications across 15 Emirati institutions.
- The UAE appointed the world’s first Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence in 2017 and launched a national AI strategy targeting 2031.
- By 2025, artificial intelligence tool adoption across UAE government entities reached 97 percent.
- Ethio telecom reports approximately 52.5 million internet and data users alongside a national electricity access rate of roughly 44 percent in Ethiopia.
- The Fayda national digital identity registry has surpassed 40 million citizens, and Ethio telecom’s Telebirr has reached more than 60 million users.
- The UAE announced a $1 billion AI for Development initiative aimed at supporting artificial intelligence adoption in Africa.
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