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Articles by Hiroshi Nakamura
Tech & AI
What is the UAE's AI strategy
The UAE appointed the world's first AI minister in 2017 and targets AED 230 billion of annual AI contribution to GDP by 2030; the Stargate campus is the strategy's biggest artifact.
Hiroshi Nakamura
Tech & AI
What is G42, Abu Dhabi's AI group
Founded in 2018, G42 spans sovereign AI, health, space and geospatial businesses, took Microsoft's $1.5 billion in 2024, and anchors the UAE side of the Stargate campus.
Hiroshi Nakamura
Tech & AI
HUMAIN signs first US-based customer deal with Turing
Saudi Arabia's HUMAIN and Turing announced a partnership on March 26, 2026 described as HUMAIN's first US-based customer deal, extending the Saudi AI company's international reach.
Hiroshi Nakamura
Tech & AI
e& brings 5G security upgrade to MWC Barcelona
At MWC 2026, March 2-5, e& announced the selection of BroadForward's security platform for 5G roaming, the UAE operator's latest step in a security-first network strategy.
Hiroshi Nakamura
Tech & AI
What is HUMAIN, Saudi Arabia's AI company
Launched by the Public Investment Fund in May 2025, HUMAIN builds data centres, cloud and Arabic models with ambitions around $100 billion and partners from NVIDIA to AWS.
Hiroshi Nakamura