Agile governance that employs AI technologies should be human-led

Minister of State and Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers of the United Arab Emirates, Maryam bint Ahmed Al Hammadi, confirmed that the efforts of the UAE government to employ artificial intelligence to enhance the flexibility of its legislative system take place within a well-established framework based on the rule of law. Flexibility must enhance constitutional guarantees, justice, and human accountability, so that artificial intelligence technologies contribute to supporting decision-making, and responsibility and supervision remain in the hands of the human element.
This came during Al Hammadi’s participation in a dialogue session entitled “Regulating Legislation at the Speed ​​of Code,” which was held as part of the 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum 2026 in Davos. The session discussed the requirements for expanding the scope of flexible governance based on data and artificial intelligence, in a way that reduces fragmentation and develops reliable, humane, operable and integrated legislative models at the global level.
In addition to Al-Hammadi, the Minister of Deregulation and Government Transformation in Argentina, Federico Sturzinger, the President and CEO of the NTT DATA Group in Japan, Yutaka Sasaki, and the CEO of Global Affairs at Meta in the United States of America, Joel Kaplan, while the CEO of Atlantic in the United States of America, Nicholas Thompson, participated in the session.
During the session, Al Hammadi reviewed the most prominent initiatives adopted by the UAE government to enhance the flexibility of its legislative system and keep pace with the rapid transformations in the smart age, foremost of which is the completion of the largest legislative transformation agenda in the country’s history, which resulted in the modernization of about 90% of federal legislation.
She stressed that this achievement constituted a starting point and a basic reference that paves the way for a new stage in the state’s legislative process, as the UAE government adopted a project to launch the first legislative intelligence system of its kind in the world to develop legislation mechanisms by employing artificial intelligence to produce legislation that is more efficient, faster, of higher quality, more flexible, and more prepared for the future.
She also confirmed that the UAE government’s adoption of a more flexible approach and the use of advanced technology in legislation through the legislative intelligence system takes place according to a framework that preserves the rule of law and enhances constitutional guarantees.
She explained that the country’s legislative intelligence system will operate in accordance with clear legal frameworks and procedures, and controls that enhance justice, transparency and trust and ensure the protection of privacy and data, while maintaining full human supervision and accountability. It also focused on the importance of investing in the human element as a decision maker that works in integration with artificial intelligence, by enhancing the readiness of legal and legislative cadres for the requirements of legislation in the smart age, by building their capabilities to deal with artificial intelligence tools, and raising their readiness to occupy future jobs that combine law, data, and advanced technologies.
The event witnessed the presence of a number of ministers, senior political leaders, CEOs, and representatives of major global institutions, in addition to members of the UAE delegation participating in the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos.