Presight inks pact with Nasser Centre to fast-track AI adoption

Abu Dhabi-based Presight has concluded a Memorandum of Understanding with Bahrain’s Nasser Centre for Science and Technology to drive digital transformation and propagate artificial intelligence applications across strategic sectors. The MoU was formalised by Thomas Pramotedham, CEO of Presight, and Dr Abdulla Naser Hasan Al Noaimi, CEO of NCST.

Under the agreement, both entities will establish collaborative platforms for knowledge sharing, technical co-development and pilot initiatives targeting smart cities, digital government, public safety, and data-driven innovation. Task forces will be commissioned to pinpoint priority use-cases and oversee innovation workshops and demonstrator projects.

Presight brings to the table its regional track record in deploying large-scale AI and analytics systems, while NCST contributes its research, applied science and trend-analysis capabilities. Together, they aim to convert global scientific and technological insights into regionally relevant solutions.

At the signing, Dr Al Noaimi highlighted the Centre’s ambition to bolster its role as a research and innovation hub by forging stronger institutional ties and translating scientific breakthroughs into tangible impact. Pramotedham described the pact as a strategic step toward enhancing public institutions’ institutional AI capacity and delivering “smarter, safer, more sustainable solutions for government and society.”

The collaboration adds to Presight’s growing portfolio of regional technology partnerships. In September 2025, it signed agreements with Azerbaijan to align with the country’s national AI strategy and advance its education systems through AI tools.

NCST — named after a prominent Bahraini figure — has likewise been active in cultivating alliances across academia, government and industry to boost its credentials as a Gulf research centre. The Centre’s mandate includes probing global scientific trends and converting them into research projects that target critical regional sectors.

Analysts see this MoU as reflective of the Gulf’s push to internalise AI capacity rather than depend solely on external vendors. Regional governments are prioritising home-grown innovation, local deployment and framework development to preserve sovereignty over emerging technologies. Some observers, however, caution that success will depend on translating lab-scale initiatives into scalable, operational systems with robust governance, data security and sustainability provisions.