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5/20/25, 1:10 PM Make it in the Emirates takes off with top decision-makers
witnessed during US President Donald Trump’s visit to the UAE last week, the first phase of the UAE-
US AI data centre was launched in Abu Dhabi and it is set to become the largest AI campus outside
the United States.

“I take this opportunity to congratulate our leadership, His Highness Sheikh Tahnoun Bin Zayed Al
Nahyan, Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi, and to all those involved in such strategic projects that
strengthens the UAE’s position in AI and the new economy.

“To support this direction toward adopting advanced technology and AI, the MoIAT launched the
Technology Transformation programme and the Industrial Technology Transformation Index, which
have supported over 500 factories with financing facilities worth Dhs 4.6 billion. We also focus on
enabling future industries — including renewable energy technologies, Small Modular Reactors
(SMRs), space, semiconductors, smart chips, AI data centre components, energy storage batteries,
autonomous equipment, and advanced construction materials.

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