UAE AI minister: data centres are now “more important than bridges”
16-09-2026 05:53 via thenextweb.com

UAE AI minister: data centres are now “more important than bridges”

The UAE will change its requirements for data centres and stop promoting where they are. Omar Sultan Al Olama, the country’s Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications, said so on Tuesday at Dreamforce in San Francisco. Data centres have become critical infrastructure and a target, he told Salesforce chief […]
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