UAE and GCC General Secretariat Join Forces to Advance AI Education”
The UAE National Program for Artificial Intelligence and the National Program for Coders, together with the General Secretariat of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), hosted two specialized workshops under the UAE Artificial Intelligence Camp 2025. These sessions aimed to build participants’ understanding of AI technologies and highlight their practical applications across various sectors.
Moreover, the workshops focused on preparing governments, institutions, and organizations for the growing role of AI agents. By addressing both technical and strategic aspects, they encouraged attendees to explore how AI can be used effectively to drive digital innovation.
Aligning with National and Regional Goals
The initiative aligns with the UAE’s long-term vision of empowering youth and professionals with the skills required to thrive in a fast-changing digital economy. In addition, the workshops delivered strategies for evaluating AI use cases, identifying success factors in implementation, and applying global examples to local challenges.
Participants also explored topics such as the role of AI agents in government, sector-specific use cases, and the feasibility of using such systems to support or replace human roles. Consequently, the sessions helped attendees connect theory with real-world applications, ensuring that lessons could be translated into practice.
Since its inception, the UAE Artificial Intelligence Camp has engaged more than 34,000 individuals from diverse professional and educational backgrounds. This strong participation reflects both national interest in emerging technologies and the growing demand for digital upskilling.
Building Regional Collaboration
The program covers seven main themes: the future of AI, data science and machine learning, smart applications in education, healthcare, and finance, web and robotics development, AI governance and ethics, cybersecurity, and virtual and augmented reality. Through these areas, the initiative seeks to equip the region’s future leaders with essential knowledge.
Dr. Abdulrahman Al Mahmoud, Director at the Office of Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy, and Remote Work Applications, affirmed that the UAE Artificial Intelligence Camp serves as an inspiring model for international and regional cooperation, aimed at enhancing youth capabilities and skills, and channeling their energy toward innovation and digital creativity.
He noted that the participation of the General Secretariat of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in the camp comes within the framework of supporting joint Gulf cooperation in the fields of digital transformation and artificial intelligence.
Al Mahmoud added that regional collaboration is a cornerstone for strengthening technological readiness and unifying efforts toward a sustainable digital future that keeps pace with rapid developments and fulfills the aspirations of societies.
