Stockholm, 17 October 2022 – Anoto Group AB (publ) ("Anoto") announced on 7 September 2022 that it is working with a government in the Middle East to conduct a Proof of Concept (PoC) for KAIT's AI Solution. Anoto announces today that such government is the government of United Arab Emirates (UAE). We have received a Letter of Intent (LOI) related to a possible purchase of KAIT's AI Solution from the Emirates School Establishment (ESE), which oversees public schools in the UAE. Before purchase, it is customary for schools to undergo a PoC pilot. The PoC for ESE will start in the beginning of November and finish in December of 2022. We have also secured PoCs with three private schools in UAE and one school in Jordan, making it a total of four schools in the Middle East region.

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) is transforming its business through digital projects that range from deciding where to drill for oil and gas, to helping the company decide where to sell its final products. The state-owned oil company has driven the United Arab Emirates' economy since it was founded almost half a century ago, and its head of digital, Abdul Nasser Al Mughairbi, has been driving digital transformation since 2017. Each day, ADNOC produces three million barrels of oil and processes billions of cubic feet of gas. It has businesses involved in the extraction of raw materials upstream as well as the processing of materials to add value downstream. Add to this the transportation, sales and marketing of oil and gas, and you have a large, complex organisation.

Dubai: The UAE Artificial Intelligence strategy was launched to boost government performance, the rate of accomplishing achievements. The strategy will create a highly productive innovative environment by investing in advanced technologies and AI tools that will be implemented in all fields of work. The strategy was launched on Monday by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. The UAE AI strategy will seek to invest all capabilities in an ideal way, in addition to utilising resources, human and financial capabilities in a constructive manner that will quicken the execution of future programmes and development projects. Launching the strategy, Shaikh Mohammad said: "The UAE Centennial begins now, with the launch of massive projects such as the AI strategy to set up the basis for the coming phase.