What Abu Dhabi Digital Authority does

The Department of Government Enablement - Abu Dhabi (DGE), operational since September 2023 and formerly known as Abu Dhabi Digital Authority, is the centralized government entity responsible for digital transformation, human capital enablement, and procurement across the Abu Dhabi Government. Established under Law No. (14) of 2023, DGE consolidated six predecessor entities — Abu Dhabi Digital Authority, Department of Government Support, Human Resources Authority, Abu Dhabi School of Government, TAMM, and Mawaheb — into a single enabler serving 40+ government entities and Abu Dhabi's 4.14 million population. Its core product platform is TAMM, an AI-powered super app providing 1,150+ services across 90+ languages to 3.8 million users, supported by ADERP (unified government ERP), Mawaheb (national talent platform), GovGPT (sovereign AI assistant), and AI-in-a-Box (no-code AI builder for 50,000+ government employees). Underlying infrastructure comprises the Abu Dhabi Unified Government Data Centre (19 MW capacity, 99.982% uptime, Khalifa City primary, Al Ain DR) and a sovereign cloud built on Microsoft Azure and Core42, processing 11 million+ daily digital interactions.

DGE operates as a non-commercial government enabler, not a revenue-generating business. Services are provided to citizens, residents, businesses, and government entities at no direct charge, with the AED 13 billion (~$3.54B) Abu Dhabi Government Digital Strategy 2025-2027 serving as the funding base. The go-to-market is government-to-government (G2G) for entity-level services and direct-to-citizen (via TAMM) for public services. Strategic positioning is anchored by the world's first AI public servant (AutoGov), 200+ AI use cases, and an explicit objective to become the world's first fully AI-native government by 2027. Key technology partners include Microsoft (Flagship — cloud, Copilot, Sentinel), Core42/G42 (Flagship — sovereign cloud, AI agents), Inception (G42 — procurement and HR AI), e& (infrastructure), AWS, Oracle, Google Cloud, and UnifyApps. Leadership is drawn from executives with prior roles at ADNOC, du, Emaar, Miral, Dubai Municipality, and Etihad Airways.

Name

Abu Dhabi Digital Authority

Legal name

Department of Government Enablement - Abu Dhabi

Website

https://adda.gov.ae

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Department of Government Enablement - Abu Dhabi (formerly Abu Dhabi Digital Authority) is the centralized government entity driving digital transformation, human capital, and procurement across 40+ Abu Dhabi Government entities, serving 3.8M citizens and residents via the AI-powered TAMM super app and AED 13 billion Digital Strategy 2025-2027.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Digital Platform / E-Government Services

NAICS

Public Administration (92), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computer Facilities Management Services (541513)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

IT Service Management (ITSM) Platforms (HDAEALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Managed Application Platforms (App PaaS & Runtime Services) (HDABAAAD), Virtual Desktop & Application Delivery (VDI/DaaS, Remote Apps) (BPAEAIAC), Enterprise Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Platforms (HDAEAKAJ)

Keywords

• Government digital services
• AI-powered government platform
• Sovereign cloud infrastructure
• Smart government solutions
• Digital transformation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Abu Dhabi

HQ country

United Arab Emirates

HQ region

Middle East

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public sector digital services: DGE provides digital government platforms and services (TAMM, ADERP, Mawaheb, Procurement Gate) to Abu Dhabi Government entities, citizens, residents, and businesses at no direct charge to end users. Services are funded through government budgetary allocation under the AED 13 billion Abu Dhabi Government Digital Strategy 2025-2027. DGE operates as a centralised government enabler, not a revenue-generating entity.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels9 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Abu Dhabi Digital Authority (now functioning as part of the Department of Government Enablement – Abu Dhabi, DGE) develops and operates unified digital government platforms including the TAMM AI-powered super app (3.8M users, 1,150+ services), ADERP shared enterprise resource planning platform, Mawaheb national talent platform, GovGPT sovereign AI assistant, and the Abu Dhabi Unified Government Data Centre. It serves 40+ Abu Dhabi Government entities with shared digital infrastructure, sovereign cloud, cybersecurity, and AI capabilities, while providing citizens, residents, and businesses access to government services through self-serve digital platforms.

Product overview

The Department of Government Enablement (DGE), formerly Abu Dhabi Digital Authority, operates as Abu Dhabi's central government digital enabler with a unified platform-plus-modules architecture. The core platform is TAMM, an AI-powered super app serving 3.8 million users with 1,100+ services across government and private sectors. Supporting platforms include Mawaheb (national talent matching), ADERP (shared ERP for finance/procurement/HR), and specialized divisions for GovDigital, GovTalent, GovAcademy, and GovProcurement. Key AI-powered features include TAMM AutoGov (world's first AI public servant), GovGPT (sovereign AI assistant), Tomouh 2.0 (AI learning platform), and AI-in-a-Box (no-code AI builder). Infrastructure includes the Unified Government Data Centre and sovereign cloud powered by Microsoft Azure/Core42 processing 11 million daily interactions. The ecosystem is backed by AED 13 billion investment under the Abu Dhabi Government Digital Strategy 2025-2027 to achieve the world's first fully AI-native government by 2027.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TAMM: Abu Dhabi's AI-powered super app providing unified access to over 1,100 public and private services for 3.8 million users
• Mawaheb
• Tahadath
• GovDigital
• GovTalent
• GovAcademy
• GovProcurement

Quantifiable outcome

• 3.8M TAMM users eliminating 36M+ customer visits/year; 95% AI resolution rate; 92.5% satisfaction
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

AI capability13 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core, key and flagship.

• Microsoft (Frontier Employee Programme)coreTechnology or Integration · 6 July 2026Microsoft 365 Copilot deployed to 35,000 civil servants (26,000 new + 9,000 existing) across 27 government entities — one of the public sector's largest AI productivity rollouts globally. All licences provisioned with Advanced Data Residency (ADR) ensuring AI processing within UAE borders. Includes AI training, certification, and an AI Adoption and Enablement framework covering change management and governed rollout.
• Inception (G42 company)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 February 2026DGE and Inception signed a strategic partnership to develop and deploy advanced AI across core government operations. The (In)Government suite focuses on two foundational pillars: (In)Procurement — automating end-to-end supplier registration, virtual purchasing assistants, negotiation copilots, and smart RFP tools; and Human Capital — supporting Mawaheb with Inception's Talent Enablement Platform for skills-based matching. The partnership advances DGE's 'domain rewiring' strategy. Expected to enable ~25 AI use cases (Procurement) and 10+ (Human Capital).
• e& (formerly Etisalat)coreTechnology or Integration · 17 October 2025e& delivers unified digital infrastructure and next-generation data-centre architecture connecting all Abu Dhabi Government entities. Partnership launched the Abu Dhabi Unified Government Data Centre in Khalifa City with disaster recovery in Al Ain — 19 MW combined capacity, 99.982% uptime, serving 40+ government entities. Also partnered with DMT on AI-powered smart cities and 5G-enabled drone deployment.
• e& Data Centre PartnershipcoreTechnology or Integration · 17 October 2025DGE and e& launched the Abu Dhabi Unified Government Data Centre at GITEX Global 2025. Located in Khalifa City with disaster recovery in Al Ain, it provides 19 MW of secure, AI-ready capacity with 99.982% uptime. IaaS and co-location services for 40+ government entities. Migration expected to begin Q1 2026.
• Department of Energy (Abu Dhabi)keyOthers · 15 October 2025DOE announced three clean-energy partnerships at GITEX 2025: (1) Google Cloud — deploying AI and ML to optimise renewable energy integration across Abu Dhabi's power grid; (2) SPACE42 — advanced satellite imagery, geospatial AI, and IoT for energy sector and infrastructure monitoring; (3) MBZUAI — deploying AI models for energy policy and infrastructure planning. DGE is not the primary partner but participates in the broader AI ecosystem.
• AWS (Amazon Web Services)keyTechnology or Integration · 15 October 2025AWS provides AI-skills partnerships alongside Oracle, developing specialised cybersecurity and data-management training programmes integrated with DGE's Tomouh 2.0 leadership platform.
• OraclekeyTechnology or Integration · 15 October 2025Oracle partners with DGE on AI-skills development alongside AWS, providing specialised cybersecurity and data-management training programmes integrated with Tomouh 2.0 leadership platform.
• UnifyAppskeyTechnology or Integration · 15 October 2025UnifyApps powers AI-in-a-box — a no-code AI platform enabling every Abu Dhabi Government employee (50,000+) to design and deploy AI applications without coding expertise. Integrates with existing government systems; rollout across all entities targeted by Q2 2026.
• Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT)keyOthers · 14 October 2025DMT announced five strategic partnerships at GITEX 2025: (1) e& — AI-powered smart cities and 5G drone deployment; (2) Capgemini — AI-driven municipal/transport platforms; (3) Hikvision — smart surveillance/public safety; (4) Analog Studios & Origen Technology — digital twins and AI urban intelligence; (5) AD Mobility partnerships. DMT also launched LivAI digital twin platform and Smart Inspection Robot.
• CyberGatekeyTechnology or Integration · 13 October 2025CyberGate provides a 24/7 cybersecurity shield for Abu Dhabi Government systems, announced as one of five critical digital infrastructure partnerships at GITEX Global 2025.
• Etisalat by e&keyTechnology or Integration · 13 October 2025Etisalat by e& delivers unified digital infrastructure and next-generation data-centre architecture connecting all government entities, announced as one of five critical digital infrastructure partnerships at GITEX Global 2025.
• DGE AI Skills CollaborationkeyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 October 2025World's first multi-partner, government-wide AI upskilling initiative, bringing together Microsoft, Core42, Google Cloud, AWS, Oracle, and academic partners to deliver role-based AI learning pathways for executives and frontline government employees in both Arabic and English.
• MicrosoftflagshipTechnology or Integration · 24 March 2025Landmark multi-year sovereign cloud agreement (with Core42/G42) to process 11M+ daily digital interactions across Abu Dhabi Government. Backed by AED 13 billion ($3.54 billion) investment. Microsoft 365 Copilot (Frontier Employee Programme) subsequently deployed to 35,000 civil servants across 27 entities. DGE and Microsoft also operate strategic cybersecurity partnership (GSOC built on Microsoft Sentinel/Defender XDR), AI governance collaboration, and Microsoft AI Factory targeting 1,000+ AI agents. TAMM leverages Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power BI, and Azure.
• Core42 (G42 company)flagshipTechnology or Integration · 24 March 2025Core42 provides sovereign public cloud capabilities (powered by Microsoft Azure) enabling data sovereignty while leveraging hyperscale innovation for Abu Dhabi's AI-native government. Processes 11M+ daily digital interactions. Also partnered with DMT on AI-driven municipal and transport platforms, and with Department of Community Development for AI governance.
• G42flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 March 2025Parent company of Core42 and Inception. G42's subsidiaries are central to Abu Dhabi's AI-native government strategy. The Microsoft-Core42-G42 partnership forms the cornerstone of sovereign cloud and AI infrastructure for Abu Dhabi.
• Government Security Operations Centre (GSOC)coreTechnology or Integration · 24 March 2025DGE's central GSOC built on Microsoft Sentinel and Defender XDR, supporting ~60,000 users and tens of thousands of workloads across Abu Dhabi Government. Core component of the strategic cybersecurity partnership with Microsoft.

Scale indicators19 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Digital Dubai Authority (formerly Smart Dubai): Dubai's central government entity driving digital transformation of city services, citizen experience platforms, and smart city initiatives. Closest direct peer as a UAE government digital authority with a similar mandate to consolidate government services onto unified digital platforms.
• GovTech Singapore: Singapore's government technology agency that builds central digital platforms (Singpass, MyInfo, LifeSG) for citizens and businesses. Comparable in operating a unifying government super-app and shared digital infrastructure, with a similar citizen-centric service model.

Broad incumbents

• Palantir Technologies: Data integration and AI platform provider with extensive government and defense deployments globally. Comparable as a broad incumbent in government data platforms and AI-driven decision infrastructure.
• Microsoft Industry Solutions (Government): Microsoft's government cloud and AI solutions division, a strategic partner that supplies Copilot, Azure, and Sentinel to DGE. Functions as a broad incumbent across public-sector digital transformation rather than a direct competitor.
• Salesforce Government Cloud: Cloud platform for citizen engagement, service delivery, and CRM used by many public-sector agencies. Broad incumbent in citizen-facing service platforms that competes horizontally with parts of the TAMM concept.
• ServiceNow Public Sector: Global enterprise platform for IT service management, HR, and workflow automation used across government agencies. A broad incumbent in the IT service management category that DGE's ADERP and ITSM capabilities overlap with.
• Oracle Government / Public Sector: Provider of ERP, database, and cloud infrastructure to government agencies worldwide. A current AI-skills partner of DGE and broad incumbent in the public-sector ERP and data platforms that DGE's ADERP overlaps with.

Regional players

• Saudi Digital Government Authority (DGA): Saudi Arabia's authority overseeing national digital government strategy, platforms, and government-wide technology standards. Regional peer pursuing a similar mandate to digitise and unify government services across a national scale.
• Ajman Digital Government / RAK Digital Office: Other UAE emirate-level digital government initiatives pursuing similar citizen-centric service digitisation. Comparable regional peers operating within the same country but at smaller scale and with more limited scope than DGE.

Others

• G42 (Inception/Core42): UAE-based AI and cloud group whose subsidiaries (Core42, Inception) provide sovereign cloud infrastructure and AI services to DGE. Functions as an enabling technology partner rather than a competitor, embedded in the AI-native government strategy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AbuDhabiDigital
• Facebookfacebook.com/AbuDhabiDigital
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/abudhabi_digital

Compliance2 records

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Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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