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5/29/25, 5:04 PM UAE’s $3.7 billion tech economy takes the spotlight in Berlin at inaugural GITEX EUROPE x Ai Everything

Europe’s largest inaugural tech, startup and digital investment event, GITEX EUROPE x Ai
Everything, was held at Messe Berlin this week, with the UAE’s innovation taking centre stage.

The three-day show, which concludes today, brought together more than 1,400 exhibitors, 600
top global investors and over 500 speakers from 100-plus countries, together marking the
strongest cross-border tech mobilisation the continent has seen. National pavilions stretched
from India to Italy, Morocco to South Korea and 35 European states, alongside participation
from the UAE showcasing how the nation is becoming a global reference for technology
advancement across multiple industries including governance and public service.

The UAE’s IT services market is forecast to achieve record growth to reach $3.76 billion in
2025, according to fresh Statista data, a momentum that was impossible to miss on a show
floor featuring 65 UAE organisations - the nation’s biggest ever entrepreneurship and digital
investment delegation to a European tech event.

UAE Ministry of Economy Pavilion: Steering Climate, Healthcare and Smart City
Innovation
The Ministry of Economy pavilion presented a cohort of home-grown tech ventures aimed
squarely at addressing global challenges. Among them is Zeroe, delivering comprehensive
carbon management to accelerate net zero goals; Hikmah Labs, merging AI with cutting-edge
research to transform industries; IngenioData, deploying AR and BLE based indoor navigation,
asset tracking and analytics; and Responsive Drip Irrigation, creators of the world’s first plant-
responsive irrigation system, which allows the plant to self-regulate its own water delivery.

Among the dignitaries inaugurating the momentous first European edition, Her Excellency Alia
Al Mazrouei, UAE Minister of State for Entrepreneurship, shared in her welcome address:
“Germany is now the UAE’s second largest trading partner within the EU. And Berlin as a global
capital of innovation plays a central role in that story. It mirrors the trajectory; dynamic, diverse,
and globally connected. Together, we are shaping a new economic corridor, one powered by
innovation and grounded in common purpose.”

Joining the UAE delegation were Hazza Al Mansoori, the first Emirati astronaut to travel to
space and Nora Al Matrooshi, the first female Emirati astronaut. Hazza Al Mansouri shared

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