Partner to power the UAE’s Sovereign Agentic AI future
du has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Open Innovation AI, a UAE-based AI infrastructure and workload orchestration provider.
Orchestrated in collaboration with the UAE Cyber Security Council (CSC), the partnership will accelerate the adoption of Agentic AI workforce across government entities and enterprises. This initiative will strengthen the UAE’s sovereign AI ecosystem through du’s sub-brand du Tech, in alignment with national security and digital priorities.
The MoU was signed during the Digital Readiness Retreat 2026 in Dubai, a premier national forum for digital transformation. Jasim Al Awadi, Chief ICT Officer, du and Dr Abed Benaichouche, Co-Founder & CEO, Open Innovation AI executed the agreement in the presence of HE Dr Mohamed Al Kuwaiti, Head of the UAE Cyber Security Council.
“The UAE Cyber Security Council remains committed to fostering an environment where AI is securely governed within UAE jurisdiction, and this initiative is a meaningful step toward elevating national AI innovation,” noted HE Al Kuwaiti.
High-performance backbone
“We are building the secure, compliant, and high-performance backbone that will allow UAE government entities and enterprises to deploy autonomous AI workforces with absolute confidence,” observed Jasim Al Awadi, Chief ICT Officer, du.
“By bringing Open Innovation’s Sovereign AI Fabric together with du Tech’s National Hypercloud, we aim to give government entities and enterprises secure, in-country access to the compute that AI workloads demand, while keeping data, models, and infrastructure firmly within UAE jurisdiction,” reiterated Dr. Benaichouche.
The agreement is expanding du’s growing AI partner ecosystem, reinforcing its position as a primary sovereign infrastructure enabler under its sub-brand du Tech with cybersecurity governance embedded at the core.
