Abu Dhabi has launched a new company called TAMM Global. The idea is to take the technology behind its government services app and offer it to other countries.
People in Abu Dhabi already use TAMM for things such as renewing documents, registering a car or setting up a business. With TAMM Global, governments elsewhere can now use the same platform and change it to match their own rules.
Axios reported the news on October 15. In short, Abu Dhabi is trying to turn a platform built for its own residents into something other governments can license and adapt.
It also shows where Abu Dhabi is heading. The UAE is not just using AI within its own government anymore. It wants other countries to use what it has built.
So, What Is TAMM Global?
TAMM Global will not just hand over an app.
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It will share the technology behind TAMM, along with the way Abu Dhabi runs it. That covers service design, coordination between departments and the use of AI for everyday tasks.
A government can use services already available on TAMM. It can move its own services onto the platform too. And where something is missing, it can get a new service built around local needs.
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The point is that a government will not need to begin from zero.
Why This Is Interesting
When a country builds a government app or online portal, it usually keeps it for its own people.
Abu Dhabi is doing something different. It is treating TAMM as something that can be offered to other governments.
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This could help the UAE become more visible in GovTech, which simply means technology used by governments. It could also bring more work for firms in cloud services, cybersecurity, data handling, software integration and AI.
TAMM Is Already Widely Used
TAMM connects more than 1,200 public and private services in one place. Around 4.7 million people use it.
The government says the platform saves about 37 million visits to service centres every year. Users are also expected to save 54 million hours each year.
Numbers like these explain why other governments have started looking at TAMM.
AutoGov is one example. It handles routine work such as licence renewals, bill payments and appointment bookings.
Dr. Mohamed Al Askar, who leads TAMM, said the aim is to reduce the time people spend dealing with government work. In other words, services should take less effort and involve less paperwork.
Abu Dhabi’s Bigger AI Plan
This launch did not come out of nowhere.
Abu Dhabi is also spending heavily in this area. Its Government Digital Strategy for 2025–2027 includes AED 13 billion for digital services, automation and wider use of AI in government.
The UAE has also been working with global tech firms and local research groups. The bigger idea is to make AI a normal part of daily government work, not just something used in separate apps.
The Tricky Part: Data and Trust
But every country handles privacy and administration differently. What works in Abu Dhabi will not automatically work somewhere else without changes.
The company says citizen data will stay under the control of the government using the platform. Still, each government will need strong cybersecurity and a clear answer to one question: who is responsible if something goes wrong?
Trust matters here as much as the technology does. People will only use these services if they believe the system is safe, accurate and fair.
What’s Next?
Axios reported that the first overseas rollout may happen in the United States. However, the details are still not clear.
Several U.S. cities are already looking at Abu Dhabi’s AI super app. Microsoft’s vice chair and president, Brad Smith, even praised TAMM at a U.S. Senate hearing last year, saying, “We need to bring this to America.”
Still, interest is not the same as a successful rollout.
If TAMM Global works well, Abu Dhabi may have found a new type of export. Not machines or consumer apps, but a full model for running digital government services.
The real question is whether other governments can adapt TAMM without running into legal, technical or public-trust problems. If they can, TAMM Global could become a major example of government technology being exported worldwide.
If they cannot, it may remain an impressive UAE success story that is hard to copy elsewhere.
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