UAE, US partner to enhance collaboration in energy and AI

The UAE and the US have signed a new partnership to accelerate collaboration in energy and artificial intelligence, with the aim to drive industrial transformation and economic growth.

It follows the meeting between UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Doug Burgum, Secretary of the US Department of the Interior, at Qasr Al Shati in Abu Dhabi.

Both sides discussed the growing ties between the two nations, particularly in the fields of energy, artificial intelligence and innovation.

Sheikh Mohamed was also present at the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding by Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Managing Director and Group CEO of ADNOC, and Burgum.

The partnership will see the two nations working together across several critical areas, with a focus on boosting advanced industrial capabilities and adopting future-ready smart manufacturing technologies.

It also covers the use of AI in robotics, materials engineering and automation, alongside efforts to promote technical and research collaboration, knowledge sharing, skills development, and capacity building through tailored leadership and specialist training programmes.

The MoU supports the UAE’s broader ambition to become a global hub for industry and advanced technology, in line with the goals of its National Strategy for Industry and Advanced Technology.