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10/13/25, 11:04 AM Red Hat Survey: UAE Organisations Prepare For Widespread AI Adoption And Upskilling

Red Hat Survey: UAE Organisations

Prepare For Widespread AI Adoption And

Upskilling

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2025-10-12 08:00:21

(MENAFN- Mid-East Info)
71% of UAE businesses agree the UAE is a global AI powerhouse
UAE organisations plan to boost AI investment by nearly a third by 2026 on average (31%), but over 90% of
respondents say their organisation is not yet delivering customer value from AI
76% agree there is an urgent AI skills gap, with agentic AI skills most in demand (57%)
70% say that they are experiencing a“shadow AI” problem
98% of respondents agree they experience barriers in adopting AI technologies.
Respondents unanimously agreed that open source is crucial to cost optimisation and virtualisation.

Red Hat, Inc., the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced new survey results highlighting
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the prominence of AI for UAE organisations' IT strategies . The findings reveal UAE organisations anticipate
boosting AI investment by an average of 31% by 2026 2
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