Oracle opens first innovation hub with a focus on AI

Dubai: Oracle opened its first innovation hub in the region on Sunday in a bid to cash in on the growing implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions in the UAE. Oracle named the new facility the'Zayed Innovation Hub' and it was inaugurated by Omar Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence. Arun Khehar, senior vice-president of applications at Oracle Eastern Central Europe, Middle East, Africa, told Gulf News that the whole idea is focused on Dubai Government and Federal Government's stress on emerging technologies like AI, Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain. "This will be a key contribution to what the government plans to do. The lab will show the power of the technology to businesses, public sector and the academia. There will be industry solutions relevant to this part of the world," he said, adding that investments in AI will be integral to drive the future of cloud computing.