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Microsoft will invest more than USD 10 bn across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Kuwait by 2030, focusing on cloud and AI infrastructure, a senior company executive tells Reuters. The breakdown of investment per country or project was not disclosed. Digital resilience was put forth by the company as a strategic priority for the region amid ongoing regional instability.
The scale of the commitment signals Big Tech’s deepening bet on Gulf sovereign digitization agendas with investments continuing as planned since before the war according to Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith. Microsoft is cooperating with national AI companies including UAE’s G42, Saudi Arabia’s Humain and Qatar’s Qai.
GCC countries have been pouring investment into AI development and cybersecurity defense especially after geopolitical turmoil saw attacks on data centers in the UAE along with rising cybersecurity attacks and credible threats. As early as April 2024, Microsoft made a strategic investment of USD 1.5 bn in Abu Dhabi-based AI and cloud computing firm G42, tethering the region harder to US technologies.
