Partnered with UAE Cyber Security Council on cybersecurity center of excellence in Abu Dhabi
In April 2025, Google Cloud announced a partnership with the UAE Cyber Security Council to establish a cybersecurity center of excellence in Abu Dhabi. The agreement was announced with Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE's National Security Advisor, and Ruth Porat, Alphabet's President and CIO. Google committed to 'significant investments in advanced cloud capabilities' in the UAE. Critics noted the partnership despite UAE's alleged involvement in supplying weapons and technology to Sudan's conflict.
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Launched UAE Sovereign Launchpad endorsed by UAE Cybersecurity Council for government cloud services
In 2025, AWS and e& launched the UAE Sovereign Launchpad, a cloud platform designed for government and regulated industries. The platform is endorsed by the UAE Cybersecurity Council and aligned with UAE's National Cloud Security Policy. AWS has invested $5 billion in UAE since 2022 and signed a $1 billion+ agreement with e& in October 2024 focusing on public sector services.
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Invested $1.5 billion in G42, UAE AI firm chaired by National Security Advisor with DarkMatter ties
In April 2024, Microsoft announced a $1.5 billion investment in G42, an Abu Dhabi-based AI company chaired by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE's National Security Advisor. G42's CEO Peng Xiao previously led Pegasus, a DarkMatter subsidiary involved in surveillance operations. Microsoft VP Brad Smith joined G42's board. Congressional investigators raised concerns about G42's China ties and links to human rights abuses. The deal followed a secret agreement where G42 divested from China to satisfy U.S. security concerns.
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Meta Platforms · Feb 3, 2022 Partnered with UAE government to provide big data for policy-making and government initiatives
In February 2022, Meta announced a partnership with the UAE government's Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre to support policy-making using Meta's data tools. Meta provides access to real-time aggregate public data on traffic, demographics, and social media use to help the UAE government design future initiatives. The UAE government described it as enhancing 'the effectiveness of government policies' for a country with documented restrictions on speech and press freedom.
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