MBRSG Opens Fourth IEEE Agentic AI Ethics Cohort as UAE Targets 50% of Government

The programme supports the UAE Government's framework to deploy agentic AI across 50 per cent of government sectors, services and operations within two years. Local government departments are following suit. Government leaders see skills as a potential constraint on that timetable.

MBRSG built the programme through its Centre for Future of Government. It is based on IEEE's CertifAIEd standard for evaluating the ethics of autonomous systems and has been adapted for the UAE public sector. Topics include accountability, transparency, privacy, algorithmic bias and ethical risk assessment. The four days of in-person training combine the basics of AI ethics with case studies and interactive exercises on generative and agentic AI in the UAE. Sessions also cover global, regional and local AI governance and how organisations can apply ethical standards in practice.

The course is aimed at government leaders, policymakers, governance, risk and compliance officers, strategic planners and specialists in AI, data and digital transformation. Professionals from the private sector can also attend. MBRSG says it wants executive education to keep pace with technological shifts affecting governance.

Participants receive an MBRSG certificate of completion. The IEEE credential is separate. To be certified as AI Ethics Professionals, graduates must also meet professional experience requirements and pass an IEEE-accredited exam.

Before the course begins, the Centre for Future of Government will hold a workshop on November 20 during Dubai Future Week. It will cover responsible deployment and governance of agentic AI and the ethical challenges involved.

MBRSG was established in 2005 under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and focuses on public policy teaching and research for the Arab world. The IEEE has more than 500,000 members in over 190 countries.