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Al Etihad
07-04-2025
- Business
- Al Etihad
UAE shaping future of emergency response: Tahnoon bin Zayed
7 Apr 2025 12:14 ABU DHABI (WAM) His Highness Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi and National Security Advisor, affirmed that the UAE, guided by the wise directives of its leadership, has become a global hub shaping the future of crisis and emergency a keynote address marking the World Crisis and Emergency Management Summit 2025, to be held under his patronage on April 8-9 in Abu Dhabi, His Highness Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed said, "The World Crisis and Emergency Management Summit 2025 is being held this year under the theme 'Together Towards Building Global Resilience,' reflecting our firm belief that international cooperation and cross-border collaboration are vital to achieving true global resilience—resilience that empowers us to confront today's challenges and anticipate tomorrow's uncertainties with confidence and capability."His Highness Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed stressed that the convening of this vital summit in Abu Dhabi—globally recognised as a beacon of international cooperation and innovation—reaffirms the UAE's deep-rooted commitment to supporting global efforts in addressing the increasingly complex landscape of crises, emergencies, and disasters. It also underlines our pursuit of developing practical and forward-thinking solutions that mitigate the impact of such challenges with efficiency and Highness Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed added, "Guided by the visionary leadership and farsighted vision of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, our nation has successfully established itself as a global hub shaping the future of crisis and emergency management. Through years of committed efforts, the UAE has successfully built an integrated, agile framework of laws, policies, and regulations—complemented by a robust technological infrastructure—at both the national and international levels. Our strategic deployment of artificial intelligence and cutting-edge innovations places us at the forefront of leveraging technology to enhance emergency preparedness and response systems.""Our commitment extends beyond infrastructure and innovation. We remain steadfast in our investment in human capital—locally and globally—continuing to strengthen capabilities and build resilience through world-class expertise and integrated strategies. In doing so, we ensure a balanced approach that fuses proactive planning with swift, effective response mechanisms. The UAE proudly stands as a global platform for strategic foresight, fostering unity of purpose and action in this crucial field."His Highness Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed explained that this year's summit will explore key themes, including global resilience, strategic foresight, the fortification of international partnerships, community empowerment, and forecasting and mitigating future risks. Achieving these ambitious objectives requires concerted efforts among governments, institutions, international organisations, and the private sector. In this, emerging technologies—especially artificial intelligence and next-generation communication systems—serve as indispensable enablers, elevating our collective ability to respond to crises with precision and Highness Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed added, "Through this summit, we aim to empower communities and institutions worldwide to strengthen safety, stability, and human well-being. The summit convenes decision-makers, experts, and specialists from every corner of the globe to exchange experiences, explore innovative approaches, and showcase best practices in the domain of crisis and emergency management.""This year's edition also features two key exhibitions. The Crisis Management Technologies Exhibition 2025 will spotlight the latest intelligent solutions and innovations in emergency management, while the Generation Readiness Exhibition 2025 focuses on cultivating community awareness and preparing the next generation of leaders capable of navigating an increasingly complex crisis landscape. These exhibitions underscore the vital synergy between technology and education—pillars essential to building resilient, preparedness-oriented societies.""On the humanitarian front, the UAE has long led efforts to deliver urgent aid and emergency relief to communities in crisis across the globe. This summit is an extension of that enduring commitment—a platform to unify global humanitarian initiatives and bolster international solidarity." In conclusion, His Highness Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed said, "We look forward to the summit yielding bold, actionable solutions and tangible recommendations that enhance our collective readiness for crises and disasters—wherever and whenever they may occur. We are confident that the dialogues and outcomes of this summit will generate shared insights and unify aspirations, contributing meaningfully to the creation of a safer, more sustainable, and prosperous future for all of humanity."
The National
23-03-2025
- Business
- The National
US announces $1.4tn UAE tech investment framework
The White House announced that the UAE has committed to a $1.4 trillion investment framework in the US related to artificial intelligence infrastructure, semiconductors, energy and manufacturing. The announcement of the framework – which will be over a period of 10 years – follows a series of meetings between US and UAE officials, led by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed, Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi and National Security Adviser, that began on Monday. According to a news release from US President Donald Trump's administration on Friday, in addition to the investment framework, Emirates Global Aluminum 'plans to invest in the first new aluminium smelter in the United States in 35 years, which would nearly double US domestic aluminium production'. The White House also said that Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and Orion Resource Partners have agreed to a $1.2 billion mining partnership to secure supplies of critical minerals as part of the investment. XRG, an international lower-carbon energy and chemicals investment company launched by Adnoc, would be solidifying its commitment to US natural gas production and exports, according to the White House. 'First and importantly, today's announcement builds on the $1 trillion already under active investment by the UAE in the US,' Danny Sebright, president of the US-UAE Business Council, told The National. 'Today's new commitments in the fields of energy, AI and infrastructure showcase the UAE's view that investments in the US not only provide a stable, reliable and safe return on investment, but that the UAE also believes that new investments in these sectors hold the keys to further advancement of some of the most future facing technologies in the world.' The investment framework announcement comes at the tail end of Sheikh Tahnoon's week-long visit to Washington, where he met Mr Trump, CIA director John Ratcliffe, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and National Security Adviser Mike Waltz. He also met Big Tech executives including Microsoft chief Satya Nadella and Nvidia founder Jensen Huang, as well as BlackRock chief Larry Fink. The latter meeting on Wednesday followed a development concerning the AI Infrastructure Partnership (AIP), an artificial intelligence consortium backed by Abu Dhabi-based technology company MGX. The AIP endeavour seeks to raise up to $100 billion to enhance the future of AI to develop new data centres and increase the capabilities of existing centres in the US and partner countries. Nvidia and xAI also announced this week they would be joining the endeavour. Sheikh Tahnoon's visit came a week after Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Adnoc chief executive, spoke on the need to invest in the US because of its energy and infrastructure access. 'This is where we see huge opportunities for the UAE to further invest and deepen partnerships with the US across multiple sectors, including the energy-AI nexus,' he said during the CERAWeek by S&P Global energy conference in Houston, Texas. The UAE was expected during this week's meetings to make a push for the US to change its recently implemented AI Diffusion Rule, which made it more difficult for countries like the Emirates, Saudi Arabia, India and others to obtain powerful CPUs and GPUs needed for AI development. That rule, implemented in the final days of former president Joe Biden's administration, sought to protect US technology from being used for AI development in China, but Microsoft and Nvidia have criticised the export rules as counterintuitive and harmful to US companies. A source at Nvidia told The National that the rules will make it harder for various countries, many of them US allies such as the UAE, to build capacity for 'non-frontier AI use cases'. Frontier AI is a term used to describe highly capable AI models and technology that could pose severe risks to public safety. 'This would capture a lot of GPUs that are included in gaming and other applications like health care and scientific research that don't have anything to do with frontier AI,' the source said. It is not yet clear if the Trump administration will loosen or completely eliminate the chip export rules, but the UAE's visit definitely drove home the message about the country's AI ambitions. 'One of the things they [UAE] consistently hammer upon … is that if you want to lead in artificial intelligence, you have got to be leading in energy production,' US Vice President JD Vance said at American Dynamism Summit on Tuesday. The UAE, the Arab world's second-largest economy, has made significant investments in recent years in artificial intelligence. In 2019, the country was among the first in the world to open a university dedicated to AI: the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence. And last year, Microsoft announced a $1.5 billion investment in UAE AI and cloud company G42. Microsoft also opened its first Middle East AI for Good Lab in the UAE in Abu Dhabi that same year. The UAE has also created several large language models, including Jais. Jais Chat, a mobile app iteration of Jais, also made a major impact in the country, as it uses both Arabic and English. As the country continues to focus on diversifying its economy away from oil, it is expected to continue to double down on AI investment and research.
The Hill
21-03-2025
- Business
- The Hill
UAE commits to $1.4T ‘investment framework' in US: White House
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has committed to a 10-year, $1.4 trillion ' investment framework ' in the U.S., the White House announced on Friday. The new framework 'will substantially increase the UAE's existing investments in the U.S. economy in AI infrastructure, semiconductors, energy, and American manufacturing,' according to the administration. The UAE committed to the investments after President Trump hosted its national security adviser, Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed, and the heads of major UAE Sovereign Wealth Funds and corporations for a meeting in the Oval Office earlier this week. Among the investments under the framework, the UAE investment fund ADQ and U.S. partner Energy Capital Partners announced a $25 billion initiative to invest in energy infrastructure and data centers. The energy investment company XRG, owned by the state-run Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC), also announced a commitment to support natural gas production in the U.S. and exports, with 'additional plans to make substantial investments in US assets across gas, chemicals, energy infrastructure and low carbon solutions.' And Emirates Global Aluminum plans to invest in a new aluminum smelter in the U.S., which the White House said would nearly double U.S. domestic aluminum production. 'These significant investments underscore the close ties between the United States and the United Arab Emirates,' the White House noted, as well as fostering 'the strong relationship' between Trump and UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed. After the UAE official's visit, Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social that their discussions touched on ways for the two countries to increase their partnership 'for the advancing of our economic and technological futures.' Sheikh Tahnoon 'praised President Donald Trump's leadership and economic policies, noting their significant role in stimulating foreign direct investment and fostering robust economic partnerships,' according to a release from the UAE Embassy in Washington, D.C. The Arab security adviser also met with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and White House national security adviser Michael Waltz earlier this week.
The National
21-03-2025
- Business
- The National
Abu Dhabi's $25bn US deal to explore 24-hour renewable-power for AI
New details about the massive $25 billion UAE-US partnership reveal plans to provide all-day power for data centres and meet the rapidly growing needs of energy-intensive technology industries, mainly in the US. Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Energy Capital Partners (ECP) announced the 50-50 partnership on Wednesday, launched with an initial combined contribution of $5 billion. This will go towards creating 25 gigawatts-worth of new-build power generation and energy infrastructure with capital investments of more than $25 billion over the next five years. "The project will explore the potential of adding 24/7 renewable power to the energy mix in the future," an ADQ representative told The National in a written statement. For now, it will primarily focus on "gas-fired power generation assets that can meet the growing needs of hyperscalers and other energy-intensive industries". This will provide "new power" directly to data centres and other projects, rather than supplying greater power grids, in high-need areas in the US. Data centres – used to power advanced AI technology – alone consumed 4.4 per cent of total US electricity in 2023. That figure could reach 12 per cent by 2028, according to a US Department of Energy (DOE) report published last December. This growth is exemplified by recent major US projects including a $20 billion investment by the Dubai real estate developer Damac Properties in January. The investment will support "massive new data centres" in Texas, Arizona, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan and Indiana, said Donald Trump, who was the president-elect at the time. "We are focusing on north-east and south-west demand pockets in the United States and expect to sign the first PPA [power purchase agreement] within the next 12 months," the Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund said in a statement. The power projects will provide bespoke energy solutions to customers by working with data centre operators and their tenants alike to identify their needs and build power-generation assets that fulfil their requirements, it added. ADQ, which focuses on critical infrastructure and supply chains, has made investments in over 130 countries, including the US, in sectors including health care and agriculture. The wealth fund manages $225 billion in assets as of June last year. Energy and utilities make up 39 per cent of the global investor's portfolio. The ADQ-ECP deal comes alongside the visit to the US of the UAE's National Security Adviser and Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed. Mr Trump said discussions with Sheikh Tahnoon centred on efforts to strengthen co-operation on the economy and technology. The two leaders discussed improving ties in sectors such as artificial intelligence and infrastructure, according to the UAE state news agency Wam, on Wednesday. Last week, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology Dr Sultan Al Jaber said the Emirates views the US as a major business partner in energy and technology, during a keynote address at the annual global energy conference CERAWeek by S&P Global in Houston, Texas. Dr Al Jaber, who is also Adnoc's managing director and group chief executive, unveiled what he called the world's first renewable and battery storage facility at the opening of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week in January. Abu Dhabi clean energy technology Masdar is able to combine 5 gigawatts of solar capacity with 19 gigawatt hours of battery storage to produce one gigawatt of "uninterrupted clean power", he said at the time. The technology can provide this continuous stream of power at scale and around the clock in the UAE capital and transform renewable energy into a reliable baseload energy for the first time, he added.
Yahoo
20-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
US, UAE deepen AI partnership
The United Arab Emirates plans to deepen its artificial intelligence investments in the US after US President Donald Trump hosted the Gulf nation's top national security adviser. Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed's visit to Washington this week signaled that the UAE's growing focus on AI is taking diplomatic priority over fraught geopolitical issues like the war in Gaza, Middle East Eye wrote. Sheikh Tahnoon runs two Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth funds, one of which announced a $25 billion US energy venture to power AI, possibly giving him more capital than any other single AI investor globally. The UAE is seeking access to the most advanced American AI chips, betting on US technology over China and moving closer to Washington's sphere of influence, analysts say.
