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5/29/25, 5:06 PM UAE’s $3.7 Billion Tech Economy Takes Spotlight In Berlin At Inaugural GITEX EUROPE - UrduPoint
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.

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, 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 insights on the aerospace evolution in a media briefing,

“Artificial intelligence in space is something that we are experimenting with. For

example, Simon, a floating robot, and making the lunar gateway, the space station

more autonomous, because it’s not going to be inhabited all the time.”

Organised by Digital Dubai, the Dubai Pavilion highlights the city’s AI-powered

evolution and advanced public services featuring 12 key government and private

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