Oracle and NVIDIA announced an expanded partnership to accelerate sovereign AI initiatives, beginning with Abu Dhabi’s Department of Government Enablement (DGE). In collaboration with Deloitte and Core42, the two companies are integrating NVIDIA’s AI computing platforms with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) to help Abu Dhabi build secure, AI-first systems as part of its plan to become an AI-native government by 2027.
The initiative combines NVIDIA AI Enterprise software and OCI’s Dedicated Region to deliver more than 160 AI tools, a high-performance accelerated computing cluster, and NVIDIA NIM microservices within a sovereign environment. Backed by a 13 billion AED (US$3.54 billion) investment, the Abu Dhabi Government Digital Strategy 2025–2027 mandates 100% sovereign cloud adoption and full automation of government processes. More than 25 government entities now use the system, supporting over 15,000 daily active OCI users. New citizen services include multilingual AI assistants across 15 languages, automated benefit and renewal notifications, and compliance systems that instantly resolve 77% of routine service queries.
DGE’s rollout follows a “crawl, walk, run” model. The initial phase built core infrastructure and integrated AI into Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications. The second phase introduced 37 generative AI features—including candidate matching, supplier qualification, and automated reporting—in Oracle Fusion HCM, SCM, and ERP applications. The upcoming third phase will extend agentic AI and autonomous workflows across all agencies. Core42’s OCI Dedicated Regions, equipped with NVIDIA GPUs and CUDA-X libraries, ensure that all AI training and inference workloads remain within Abu Dhabi’s borders. The program is projected to contribute 24 billion AED (US$6.54 billion) to GDP and create 5,000 new jobs by 2027.
• 13 billion AED (US$3.54B) investment supports the 2025–2027 Digital Strategy
• Over 200 AI-powered government capabilities deployed
• OCI Dedicated Regions with NVIDIA GPUs ensure full data sovereignty
• 24 billion AED (US$6.54B) GDP boost and 5,000 new jobs expected by 2027
• Generative AI integrated into Oracle Fusion HCM, SCM, and ERP applications
“The Abu Dhabi Government Digital Strategy 2025–2027 reflects our leadership’s vision of being an AI-native government, seamlessly integrating AI across all government systems for a future that is proactive, agile and fully technology-enabled,” said Ahmed Hisham Al Kuttab, chairman of DGE.
🌐 Analysis:
The Oracle–NVIDIA partnership marks a strategic milestone for sovereign AI adoption, showing how local governments can retain full data control while gaining access to hyperscale AI capabilities. Abu Dhabi’s initiative parallels global efforts in Singapore, Japan, and the EU to establish sovereign AI clouds that comply with regional regulations. For NVIDIA, this aligns with its growing investment in national AI infrastructure programs built on the Blackwell architecture, underscoring its role in enabling secure, high-performance public-sector AI deployments worldwide.
