The G42 introduced a new autonomous operating model that enables countries to use artificial intelligence safely and at scale, while maintaining full legal authority and control over their data, systems, and policies regardless of infrastructure location.
The model, called the ‘Digital Ambassadors and Greenshield framework,’ helps governments facing a growing gap between their ambitions and infrastructure readiness. Building a private cloud and data center can take years, while legal, regulatory, and security obligations apply from day one.
Digital Ambassadors and Greenshield are designed to bridge that gap.
At its core, the model treats sovereignty as a flag carrying responsibility, much like a diplomatic mission carries legal authority across borders. This concept makes a specific location portable and enforceable across all agreed upon locations of the Digital Ambassador, rather than restricted by physical location. This allows governments to use AI now, without locking themselves into premature or fixed infrastructure decisions.
Omran Sharaf, Assistant Minister of State for Advanced Science and Technology, said: “Our vision is that every government, regardless of size or size of the world, can implement its digital and AI strategy with full control of data, programs and policies, from day one.
“Digital Ambassadors and Greenshield define a new era of governance where law and infrastructure are not mutually exclusive, but complementary, enabling reliable AI at scale, even if the infrastructure is hosted across borders.”
Ruling data beyond borders
The Digital Embassies framework establishes government-to-government legal structures that define the powers, authority, and prerogatives of sovereigns. These frameworks ensure that national laws govern data and systems, even if the infrastructure is hosted or used across national borders.
Greenshield is an operational layer used by Core42, the digital infrastructure division of G42, that interprets independent policy. It implements consistent controls across all areas, governing identity and access, data management, security, compliance, readability, and continuity.
Ali Al Amine, Chief Commercial Officer of G42 International, added: “Governments are clear about their sovereign responsibilities, but they need practical ways to use AI today. Digital Ambassadors and Greenshield provide that way.”
With Greenshield, sovereignty remains intact as workloads move between different cloud and infrastructure configurations, ensuring that control is preserved as they scale and evolve.
Talal Al Kaissi, Interim CEO of Core42 and Global Chief Affairs Officer at G42, explained: “Greenshield is powered by Core42’s heterogeneous AI Cloud, a network of private computing and cloud environments that are already distributed across multiple locations, including private AI clusters in North America, Europe and the UAE.
“Combined with government-to-government agreements, Greenshield introduces technology and policy controls that allow governments to run rapid AI workloads with autonomous controllers regardless of infrastructure location.”
It empowers AI royalty through interaction
Implementation of the framework is supported by G42’s strategic partnership with Microsoft, leveraging global cloud platforms and services where appropriate. It also complements ongoing major infrastructure projects such as the UAE’s 5GW AI campus, which is strategically designed to serve nearly half of the world’s population at a distance of 3,200 km with sub-60ms latency, an important AI backbone that can work in tandem with Digital Ambassadors and high-end services that offer low-level services.
Historically, digital governance has depended on physical space. Data was considered powerful because it was stored locally, and control required local infrastructure. Digital Ambassadors present a change: sovereignty is considered a legal and operational condition that cannot be consistently enforced, as the infrastructure becomes more distributed.
This approach reduces the need for large upfront investments, accelerates national AI strategies, and provides a robust approach for countries seeking robust security without years of waiting to complete infrastructure construction.
