Ajman Sets Up First Local Government Accelerators Centre, Starting With an AI Programme

The agreement was signed at the UAE Government Annual Meetings 2026, with Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman and Chairman of the Executive Council, in attendance. Both sides said the centre will be the first government accelerators centre set up by a local government in the UAE. The federal centre sits within the Prime Minister's Office.

The federal accelerator model puts teams from several government bodies on a fixed-term push against a specific problem, with measurable targets, rather than leaving each department to work alone. Under the agreement, Ajman will adopt the federal centre's methods and operating guides, train its own officials to lead these pushes, and use the centre to tackle priority problems across different sectors.

The first initiative is an Ajman AI programme, which will apply the accelerator approach to the emirate's AI-related projects in line with national AI policy. Ajman AI accelerators are listed among the priority programmes for the first phase. Other government problems will be added later. The announcement did not name specific AI projects, budgets or timelines.

Huda Al Hashimi, Assistant Minister of Cabinet Affairs for Strategic Affairs, said the partnership was part of the federal government's effort to spread the accelerator model and share its expertise at home and abroad. Dr. Saeed Saif Al Matrooshi, Secretary-General of Ajman's Executive Council, said the centre was set up on the Crown Prince's directions. He said it reflects a move towards joint government teams working to set priorities and measurable results, in support of the emirate's Ajman Vision 2030.

Mohammad Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs, also attended the signing. The agreement is a memorandum of understanding, described as a step towards setting up the centre. Ajman has not yet said when it will open or which AI projects will go through its first cycle.