The partnership will combine Open Innovation AI’s sovereign AI Fabric technology with Dhow Engineering’s local market expertise, integration capabilities and customer support
ABU DHABI, UAE – 14 September 2026 – Open Innovation Artificial Intelligence (“Open Innovation AI”) and Dhow Engineering, part of Dhow International Holding, have formed a strategic partnership to accelerate the adoption of sovereign artificial intelligence in the State of Kuwait. The two companies will work together to identify and develop AI opportunities in the Kuwaiti market.
The partnership is aimed at government entities and enterprises in Kuwait that operate in critical national sectors and need to run AI workloads under national control. Open Innovation AI’s platform is hardware-agnostic and orchestrates AI workloads across on-premises, private-cloud and hybrid environments, with governance and access controls provided at the platform layer. It supports enterprise applications that include private AI assistants, document intelligence, analytics and model hosting. The parties will jointly bring these capabilities to government and enterprise customers in Kuwait.
“Kuwait has the ambition, institutional strength and strategic vision to become a leading market for sovereign AI,” said Dr. Abed Benaichouche, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Open Innovation AI. “Our partnership with Dhow Engineering gives us a highly credible local platform through which we can bring our AI Fabric technology and experience supporting mission-critical AI environments in the region to customers in Kuwait. Together, we intend to accelerate responsible AI adoption while ensuring that data, infrastructure and governance remain under sovereign control.“
Under the partnership, Dhow Engineering will act as Open Innovation AI’s local integration and delivery partner in Kuwait. Dhow Engineering will support customer engagement, deployment coordination, integration with local data centers, telecommunications providers and enterprise environments, as well as locally delivered implementation and support services. Open Innovation AI will provide its sovereign AI Fabric platform, technology and technical expertise. The parties will work jointly to design each deployment in accordance with the customer’s technical requirements and applicable data-residency, cybersecurity and regulatory requirements in Kuwait.
“This partnership with Open Innovation AI represents an important step in expanding the AI capabilities available to organizations in Kuwait,” said Joe Chidiac, Group Chief Executive Officer, Dhow International Holding. “By combining Open Innovation AI’s sovereign AI technology with Dhow Engineering’s local market knowledge, infrastructure capabilities and delivery experience, we aim to create secure, scalable and commercially relevant solutions that address Kuwait’s priorities and generate long-term value for our customers and the country.“
The two companies intend to begin by identifying priority sectors and use cases in Kuwait, and to develop joint proposals for customer opportunities as those are defined.
About Open Innovation AI
Open Innovation AI is a UAE-based technology company enabling enterprise adoption of artificial intelligence through a sovereign, hardware-agnostic platform. Its core product, the Engine Fabric, delivers GPU orchestration and full lifecycle management for AI workloads, from development to deployment. The company also offers Security Fabric, a solution for testing and securing AI models and applications, helping organizations deploy trusted AI systems at scale.
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About Dhow Engineering
Dhow Engineering is a leading integrated engineering and solutions provider delivering end-to-end services across the asset lifecycle for priority sectors in the GCC, including power, water, renewables, oil and gas, as well as large-scale commercial, infrastructure, and digital infrastructure assets. Dhow Engineering is part of Dhow International Holding, a leading GCC-based group of companies with a diversified portfolio spanning the industrial, commercial, hospitality, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, technology, and architectural sectors. The company employs more than 7,500 professionals and operates as part of a group with over 110 years of business heritage. Over the decades, Dhow has built a strong presence across multiple business sectors and established strategic partnerships with leading global organizations, driving the development and creation of high-impact businesses across the region.
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