ADIA Lab to establish European HQ in Spain

ADIA Lab to establish European HQ in Spain

GRANADA, Spain, 21st March 2023 (WAM) -- The Government of Spain, through the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, has signed an agreement with ADIA Lab, the Abu-Dhabi-based research institute dedicated to data and computational sciences, that will see ADIA Lab establish its European headquarters in Spain.

As part of the agreement, ADIA Lab will also launch five research programmes with Spanish universities and research institutions to create a network that promotes bilateral scientific exchange between Spain and the United Arab Emirates.

This agreement aligns with the areas of joint cooperation expressed in the Spain-UAE Joint Statement, issued on February 2, 2022 on a visit by the President of the Government of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, to the UAE with the goal of fostering strategic partnerships in several scientific fields, and to boost bilateral economic cooperation.

The agreement was formalised at a signing ceremony at the Royal Palace of Santo Domingo in Granada, between Carme Artigas, Secretary of State for Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence, on behalf of the Government of Spain, and Dr. Horst Simon, Director of ADIA Lab.

“Today we celebrate that Spain is becoming a pole of attraction for talent and investment at an international level, not only within Europe. The arrival