NVIDIA and Oracle Expand Sovereign AI Partnership to Transform Abu Dhabi's Government

October 14, 2025

Details

  • At Oracle AI World on October 14, 2025, NVIDIA and Oracle announced an expanded partnership focused on building sovereign AI infrastructure for Abu Dhabi’s Department of Government Enablement (DGE), working with Deloitte and Core42. This effort aims to help Abu Dhabi become the world’s first AI-native government by 2027.
  • The collaboration brings together NVIDIA AI Enterprise software, featuring 160 AI tools and NVIDIA NIM microservices, with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Dedicated Regions managed by Core42. The setup ensures government data remains within Abu Dhabi, while providing robust AI training and inference through NVIDIA GPUs and CUDA-X libraries.
  • Abu Dhabi’s Digital Strategy 2025-2027, launched in January 2025 with AED13 billion ($3.5 billion) in funding, targets full sovereign cloud adoption and automation of government services. Citizens and businesses now benefit from proactive services, including automatic benefits notifications, multilingual AI assistants in over 15 languages, and intelligent compliance handling 77% of queries instantly.
  • The system has been operating since December 2024, reaching 25 government entities and more than 15,000 daily OCI users. The rollout follows a phased approach: initial foundational infrastructure with embedded AI in Oracle Fusion applications (Phase 1); 37 generative AI features across HCM, supply chain, and ERP systems now in production (Phase 2); and future advanced workflows using NVIDIA’s upcoming Blackwell architecture (Phase 3).
  • This deployment builds on the March 2025 broader strategic pact making NVIDIA AI Enterprise available through OCI. By 2027, it is projected to contribute over AED24 billion to Abu Dhabi’s GDP and create 5,000+ jobs, with more than 200 AI-powered government features planned.

Impact

This initiative provides a global benchmark for sovereign AI in government, highlighting how advanced AI can be deployed while meeting strict local data residency requirements. The collaboration strengthens Oracle and NVIDIA’s position against rivals like Microsoft Azure and G42 in the race to deliver sovereign AI solutions. As demand for data compliance grows, this model shows how public sector agencies can achieve both innovation and regulatory assurance with dedicated regional infrastructure partners.

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