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Ajman uses agentic AI to renew trade licence in UAE government first

Published

23 July 2026

Topic

technology

Sectors

Enterprise Software

Geography

UAE

Source

Read at thenationalnews.com

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Fusion42 · 24 July 2026 · Fusion42 review

Ajman Department of Economic Development has deployed agentic AI to automate trade licence renewals, marking the first such implementation in UAE government. The system processes applications end-to-end without human intervention, reducing processing time and operational overhead.

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The Wire takeaway

If you're selling compliance or licensing software to government, Ajman just proved autonomous agents can run renewals end-to-end with no staff. Other Gulf authorities will follow—your competitive moat is now execution speed, not just forms digitisation.

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Enterprise Software · agentic-ai · government-automation · regulatory-tech · middle-east · licensing