Stories › Government › Dubai adopts one AI-assisted system to measure productivity across 32 government entities Image: Gulf News First reported 23 August 2026 · Updated 24 August 2026 · 5 sources · 1 country
Dubai adopts one AI-assisted system to measure productivity across 32 government entities Dubai’s Government Human Resources Department said on 23 August 2026 that a single Workforce Productivity Measurement System now covers 32 government entities. It uses data analytics and AI to compare each entity’s staff and budget with the services it delivers. Some coverage described it as monitoring employee efficiency, but the official description measures resources against outputs at the level of the entity.
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The National reported on 23 August that the Dubai Government Human Resources Department (DGHR) adopted the system across 32 entities, and framed it as monitoring employee efficiency. Gulf News said it was approved as a unified framework under Executive Council Resolution No. 67 of 2025. It links human and financial resources to the outputs and results of government services. Fast Company Middle East said the system was developed over five years from a 2020 pilot, draws on millions of data points, and uses machine learning and AI. Gulf Business said entities can track productivity indicators regularly and examine the relationship between resources and outputs. The National quoted DGHR Director General Abdullah Ali Bin Zayed Al Falasi saying it supports policy development, performance efficiency and more proactive decisions. Gulf News said officials credit the analysis with creating a common way to measure productivity and assess how resources are allocated. None of the reports say whether the system scores individual employees. Arabian Business also covered the rollout. What it adds up to
When AI is used to measure productivity, what gets measured matters more than the tool. Dubai’s system compares resources with service outputs, which says more about how an entity is organised than about any one person. If your employer measures productivity, find out what the measures are: output delivered, time logged, or activity in tools. Then check whether your AI-assisted work shows up. Time saved with AI can look like less effort on an activity measure even when you delivered more.
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