Core42 signs UAE Cyber Security Council Agreement on Sovereign AI Cloud

Core42, a G42 company specialising in cloud and AI infrastructure, has signed an agreement with the UAE Cyber Security Council to advance a sovereign AI cloud platform for government entities and regulated industries in the UAE.

The collaboration will build on Core42’s existing Signature Private Cloud offerings, adding AI infrastructure designed to meet the country’s security and sovereignty requirements. The agreement was signed at GISEC Global 2026 in the presence of Dr. Mohamed Hamad Al Kuwaiti, Head of the UAE Cybersecurity Council, and Talal M. Al Kaissi, Chief Executive Officer of Core42.

The proposed Signature Sovereign AI Cloud is intended to support workloads classified as Secret and Top-Secret, where organisations require strict control over data, infrastructure and operations. Core42 and the council will work together to define how the platform can meet the UAE’s requirements.

The agreement comes as government entities and regulated industries adopt cloud and AI systems for increasingly critical operations, raising questions about national data protection, operational control and infrastructure security.

“As AI becomes part of critical government operations, cybersecurity and the ability to run on approved sovereign infrastructure must be considered from the beginning,” Al Kuwaiti said. “Our role is to ensure these technologies are adopted within frameworks that protect national data, strengthen resilience and maintain trust. Working with Core42 allows us to bring that perspective directly into the development of sovereign AI cloud environments.”

The agreement also covers cybersecurity knowledge exchange, threat awareness and technical preparedness. Activities may include workshops, working sessions, conferences, educational visits and training programmes addressing emerging cyber risks and the resilience of information and communications technology and sovereign cloud environments.

“For government and national security workloads, AI adoption is inseparable from the question of strict control,” Al Kaissi said. “The data, infrastructure and operating environment must all meet clearly defined national requirements. This agreement gives us a practical route to translate those requirements into a clear plan for Signature Sovereign AI Cloud in the UAE.”