The UAE government has launched a strategic whitepaper, under the title ‘The UAE: Shaping the Future of Regulatory Intelligence, from a static rulebook to a living, AI-powered regulatory ecosystem’, as part of the 56th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, in Davos.
Developed by the UAE Cabinet’s General Secretariat with Presight (G42) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the whitepaper outlines the UAE’s vision for a proactive, AI-powered Regulatory Intelligence Ecosystem.
The paper, that introduces the first Regulatory Intelligence Glossary, transforms static rules into an agile system responsive to the demands of the Intelligent Age.
The whitepaper creates a unified language for legislators, policymakers, and technologists, and pioneers the Unified Regulatory Digital Twin, a live digital model of the UAE’s regulatory ecosystem that monitors changes, analyzes data, proposes amendments, and simulates societal and economic impacts in real time.
The whitepaper also presents the Sovereign Governance-in-the-Loop (SGiL) framework, ensuring AI acts as an assistant while humans remain decision-makers, aligned with constitutional principles. It emphasizes hybrid legal-technology roles for the Intelligent Age and introduces the Regulatory Intelligence Innovation Loop, a framework for responsibly developing, evaluating, and deploying new AI-driven regulatory applications.
Maryam bint Ahmed Al Hammadi Minister of State Secretary-General – UAE Cabinet
“In a world where technology and business models evolve at unprecedented speed, regulatory cycles are moving beyond conventional approaches. Under the guidance of the UAE leadership and inspired by its national priorities and strategies, the UAE Government has set out to launch the first living and evolving Regulatory Intelligence Ecosystem, driven by people and constantly adapting to changes, enabling a better and more prosperous life for everyone in the UAE. This whitepaper is both visionary and practical. It describes how an AI-powered regulatory ecosystem can enhance government effectiveness, enhance quality of life for all who live and do business in the UAE, and reinforce the UAE’s global competitiveness.”
Thomas Pramotedham, Presight Chief Executive Officer, commented that, “Presight congratulates the UAE government for once again demonstrating what it means to lead as an AI native nation. By pioneering a regulatory ecosystem built on intelligence, adaptability and trust, the UAE is setting a global benchmark for how governments can responsibly and boldly harness AI to elevate public services. This initiative enables a future focused mindset that does not wait for change, but actively shapes it by offering a model the world can learn from as AI becomes foundational to effective governance.”
Mohamed Kande, PwC Global Chairman. Hani Ashkar, Middle East Senior Partner at PwC, highlighted the partnership with the UAE Cabinet as a milestone in intelligence-led regulation. Leveraging PwC’s NewLaw and GenAI capabilities at national scale, the firm is helping design an integrated regulatory ecosystem that connects laws, outcomes, and public services, setting a global benchmark for responsible, future-ready governance.
The UAE frames the Regulatory Intelligence Ecosystem as a global model, open, bilingual, and interoperable, inviting partners worldwide to co-develop next-generation, intelligence-led regulation that stays adaptive while upholding constitutional principles and public welfare.
