As global competition for energy access grows, the Middle East is standing out as a favourable environment for data centre development.

AI usage among desk workers surges 233%, driving productivity, job satisfaction, and creative growth, especially among millennials in the Middle East.

Hosted in du Tech’s advanced liquid-cooled data centers, the platform delivers cutting-edge hardware including GPUs without customers needing heavy capital investment.

By localizing advanced computing capabilities, Ooredoo aims to reduce reliance on international cloud providers.

With this report, WEF and DFF aim to provide the foresight needed to navigate the next decade of rapid and disruptive technological evolution.

This initiative is positioned to support regional organizations in modernizing operations, enhancing agility, and driving innovation at scale.

A January 2025 Gartner poll of more than 3,400 webinar attendees found that only 19% of organizations reported significant investment in agentic AI.

Among 147 CIOs and IT leaders surveyed, 24% reported deploying a few AI agents and 4% said they had deployed more than a dozen.

The initiative supports organizations in deploying AI-powered agents that boost operational efficiency, drive growth, and reimagine work.

A New Platform to Explore the Future of Autonomous, Goal-Driven AI Systems.