TII, WEF Unveil Abu Dhabi Centre For Frontier Technologies At Davos Meeting

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- The Technology Innovation Institute (TII) and the World Economic Forum (WEF) have announced the launch of the Abu Dhabi Centre for Frontier Technologies, a new centre within WEF’s Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) Global Network.

The collaboration was formalised during a signing ceremony held on the sidelines of the WEF Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos, marking a significant step in strengthening international cooperation to shape the future of frontier technologies.

TII Chief Executive Officer, Dr Najwa Aaraj said the new centre brings together research excellence, policy leadership and global collaboration on a single platform to advance frontier research and development while enabling scientific breakthroughs to move from the laboratory into real-world application.

“By translating innovation into responsibly governed, scalable solutions, we are reinforcing Abu Dhabi’s role as a global hub for science, innovation and impact,” she said in a statement.

Supported by an agile regulatory environment and a strong link between research, policy and execution, the United Arab Emirates offers a unique platform for piloting, deploying and scaling emerging technologies at a national level, a capability that will be amplified via WEF’s globally connected C4IR network.

The new centre positions Abu Dhabi as a global epicentre for pioneering research of advanced technologies, with a focus on quantum computing, robotics, propulsion and space systems, and related artificial intelligence applications.

Through this strategic partnership, TII joins a globally connected innovation ecosystem designed to accelerate the responsible adoption of transformative technologies.

The centre aims to advance research and development in critical frontier technologies while showcasing Abu Dhabi’s thought leadership through proof-of-concept pilots, regulatory sandboxes and global convenings.

-- BERNAMA