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UAE delegate Hoda A. Al Khzaimi says Brics must move beyond technology consumption towards building AI capability, intellectual property, resilient value chains and stronger cyber defences
Hoda A. Al Khzaimi is a research assistant professor and associate vice provost at New York University Abu Dhabi and a member of the UAE delegation to the Brics Women-led Development Summit.
Mohammad Asif Khan
New Delhi
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Sep 12 2026 | 4:34 PM
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Hoda A. Al Khzaimi, a research assistant professor and associate vice provost for Research Translation and Entrepreneurship at New York University Abu Dhabi, is part of the United Arab Emirates delegation to the Brics women-led development summit. In an interview with Mohammad Asif Khan, she discusses why AI and cybersecurity are becoming core economic infrastructure for the bloc.
Q: You are part of the UAE’s delegation to the Brics Summit in New Delhi. What were the UAE's key priorities going into this summit, and what outcomes do you see emerging for the UAE and the broader Brics bloc?
A: For me, the most important economic question emerging from New Delhi is how we move from participation to prosperity. Brics already possesses extraordinary scale. But economic scale is not the same thing as economic integration, and integration itself is not necessarily prosperity. The real test is whether we can convert these complementary capabilities into productive enterprises, investment, intellectual property, resilient value chains, quality jobs and sustainable wealth creation.
Q: How do you see emerging technologies like AI (artificial intelligence) and cryptography shaping Brics economic cooperation?
A: Emerging technology is no longer a separate technology agenda. It is becoming the unde