Insights
Notes on AI governance, sovereign deployment, UAE regulatory practice, and the operational disciplines we apply across our mandates.
Sovereign AI in 2026: a working definition for UAE federal practice
The phrase "sovereign AI" gets used loosely. We propose a four-axis test — residency, key custody, model lineage, and operational classification — that can be answered yes or no for any deployment.
Read article →Evaluating Arabic NLP: why MSA benchmarks are not enough for Khaleeji deployment
Most published Arabic NLP benchmarks are built on Modern Standard Arabic. UAE deployments operate in Khaleeji idiom. Here is what that gap looks like in practice — and what we do about it.
Read →UAE Corporate Tax meets Pillar Two: a practical guide for in-scope groups
Pillar Two is now a UAE concern, not an OECD theoretical. We walk through the QDMTT path, the GloBE Information Return, and the documentation cadence that keeps your group audit-ready.
Read →SOC residency under NESA: what changed in the latest IAS revision
The latest revision of the NESA Information Assurance Standards tightens telemetry-residency expectations. Here is what it means for organisations running cross-border SOC arrangements.
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