#UAE #ethics - Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government (MBRSG) has opened registration for the fourth cohort of its executive programme on AI ethics in the age of agentic AI. Run with the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA), a global technical standards body, the four-day course starts on 23 November at MBRSG in Dubai. Graduates can pursue IEEE CertifAIEd™ certification as AI Ethics Professionals. It backs the UAE Government’s plan to deploy agentic AI across 50 percent of government sectors, services and operations within two years.
SO WHAT? - The UAE wants agentic AI in half of the federal government within two years, and local government departments are following suit. This MBRSG course trains officials to understand and being implementing ethics best practices to an international standard. Skills recognised throughout government leadership as a potential constraint on the government’s ambitious targets. The school gives civil servants a recognised global certification that is sure to be embraced by departments across the government..
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Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government (MBRSG), through its Centre for Future of Government and with IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA), has opened registration for the fourth cohort of Ethics in the Age of Agentic AI. The course runs from 23 to 26 November 2026 at MBRSG’s premises in Dubai.
The programme targets government leaders, policymakers, governance, risk and compliance officers, strategic planners, and specialists in AI, data and digital transformation. Professionals from both the public and private sectors can attend.
The new course is is built on the IEEE CertifAIEd™ standard for evaluating the ethics of autonomous systems, specifically tailored to the UAE public sector. Topics include accountability, transparency, privacy, algorithmic bias and ethical risk assessment.
The MBRSG programme provides four days of in-person training. The training combines AI ethics fundamentals with case studies and interactive exercises on generative and agentic AI in the UAE. It also covers global, regional and local AI governance and how to apply ethical standards inside organisations.
Participants receive an MBRSG completion certificate. To earn IEEE CertifAIEd™ certification as AI Ethics Professionals, they must also meet professional experience requirements and pass an IEEE-accredited exam.
The launch supports the UAE Government’s framework to deploy agentic AI across 50% of government sectors, services and operations within two years. MBRSG says it aims to align executive education with technological shifts affecting governance.
As part of Dubai Future Week, MBRSG’s Centre for Future of Government will host a workshop on 20 November 2026. It will cover responsible deployment and governance of agentic AI and the ethical challenges involved.
MBRSG is a public policy teaching and research institution focused on the Arab world, established in 2005 under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. IEEE counts more than 500,000 members in over 190 countries.
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Source: MBRSG
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