The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Charter for the Development & Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is meant to serve as a framework that safeguards the rights of the UAE community during the growth and application of AI technology.
This charter is part of the UAE's grander National AI Strategy 2031,which is now actively driven and enforced by the newly established Federal entity Artificial Intelligence and Data Authority (AIDA) established in June 2026. AIDA consolidates three entities under one mandate: the Office of Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications; TDRA's Digital Government Sector; and the UAE Data Office.
Specifically, it leads the national AI strategy, manages cross-governmental data platforms, and aligns federal and local initiatives to deliver proactive, Agentic AI-powered digital services that drive the country's digital economy.
The twelve general principles highlighted in this charter emphasize the importance of transparency, inclusiveness, and ethics in AI development. Thus, all technologies developed under its banner will be innovative, fair, secure, and accountable.
Read on to learn more about these principles and how an organization can best adapt them to its AI development processes.
General Principles of the Charter
The 12 general principles of this charter are as follows:
1. Strengthening Human-Machine Ties
The UAE seeks to foster a collaborative relationship between AI and humans by ensuring that any developments within AI prioritize human well-being.
2. Safety
Safety must be at the forefront of AI developments. All AI systems must comply with the highest national and international standards, with room for improvement if risks are identified.
3. Algorithmic Bias
Algorithmic bias is one of the major challenges in developing AI algorithms. Thus, the UAE's vision for responsible AI development hinges on creating technologies that are inclusive, accessible, and supportive of diversity. Doing so will ensure AI provides benefits indiscriminately.
4. Data Privacy
As per UAE's stance on privacy rights, appropriate safeguards must be in place within AI development to ensure the privacy of all community members remains intact. With the establishment of AIDA, the functions of the UAE Data Office have been officially unified with AI oversight. Consequently, data privacy rules (such as the UAE PDPL) and AI model data sets are governed under a single regulatory mandate, meaning data compliance is now fundamentally bound to AI deployment.
5. Transparency
The decision-making processes of AI systems should be fully transparent and easily understandable, fostering trust and establishing a clear chain of accountability in using these technologies.
6. Human Oversight
Human judgment and oversight must be maintained over AI to ensure that ethical values and social standards are upheld while also providing a means for errors and biases to be mitigated.
7. Governance & Accountability
The UAE has adopted a proactive approach to handling and managing AI, highlighting the significance of oversight and responsibility.This has transitioned from strategic guidance to mandatory federal enforcement under AIDA. By centralizing the previous Office of AI and the digital government sectors, such as Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications; the Digital Government Sector at the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority; and the UAE Data Office, into a single body reporting directly to the UAE Cabinet, the nation has shifted accountability from organizational self-regulation to unified, structured federal compliance and auditing.
8. Technological Excellence
Developments within AI can facilitate the UAE's ambitions to become a global leader in these fields by driving innovation, expanding competitiveness, and improving the overall quality of life of community members.
9. Human Commitment
All efforts related to AI development should serve the public good. They must focus on enhancing individual well-being, protecting fundamental rights, and placing human values at the forefront of technological innovation to guarantee a beneficial and enduring impact on society.
10. Peaceful Coexistence with AI
A future of peaceful coexistence with AI is critical to enable progress without compromising their safety and essential rights.
Appropriate access to AI technology must be ensured to create an inclusive future. To achieve this, AIDA is explicitly prioritizing a unified digital government system powered by Agentic AI ensuring that advanced, proactive, and automated decision-making systems remain secure, unbiased, and accessible to all.
12. Commitment To Treaties & Applicable Laws
In developing and using AI technologies, all international treaties and other applicable laws, both local and international, must be abided by. This global alignment is now operationally managed by AIDA, which is explicitly mandated to drive international coordination, forge strategic global partnerships, and ensure the UAE's AI and data practices harmoniously align with international standards and cross-border frameworks.
How Securiti Can Help
With the UAE merging its data protection and AI oversight under the newly established AIDA, organizations can no longer treat data compliance and AI governance as separate initiatives.
Securiti is the pioneer of the Data Command Center, a centralized platform that enables the safe use of data and GenAI. By providing unified data intelligence, controls, and orchestration across hybrid multi-cloud environments, Securiti’s architecture perfectly mirrors the UAE’s new consolidated regulatory approach.
The AI Security & Governance module addresses almost all major needs related to AI governance and security an organization may have, going beyond the basic risk assessments.
These include, but are not limited to, discovering and cataloging all AI models an organization may have in its public and private clouds, as well as SaaS applications. Furthermore, it assesses and evaluates each discovered AI model for relevant risks such as bias, toxicity, and misinformation while also mapping them in real-time to trace them back to their original source.
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