UAE Launches Factory Forward to Accelerate Industrial Technology Transformation

The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) has launched Factory Forward UAE, a national initiative designed to accelerate technology transformation across the country’s industrial sector. Announced on 14 September 2026 in Abu Dhabi, the initiative brings together the UAE’s industrial technology transformation programmes under a single platform. It aims to increase the adoption of Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies, including artificial intelligence