Apolitical unveiled the Arabic AI Readiness Check and additional tools at the World Governments Summit in Dubai this February. The global public servants’ network also launched an insights report based on more than 8,000 assessments and the Edge 50 innovation showcase, according to a WAM report on the event themed Shaping Future Governments.
The AI Readiness Check is a six-minute self-assessment that supplies personalised feedback on preparedness for working with artificial intelligence, Apolitical explained. More than 8,000 government employees worldwide have taken the assessment since its debut in January 2025, producing what the network terms the largest global dataset on public-sector AI capabilities. Apolitical published the AI Readiness Check Insights report that analyses responses to spotlight the divide between personal adoption and institutional preparedness while offering concrete steps for governments to close that gap in 2026.
Availability of the tool now extends to Arabic through the World Governments Summit Foundation website in addition to English, French, Hindi, Brazilian Portuguese and Spanish, according to the organisation. All resources are housed inside the Government AI Campus, an online centre of excellence supported by Google.org that serves nearly one million public employees through courses, specialised instruments, events and peer networks. The campus acts as the central platform for Apolitical’s work preparing governments for AI-driven operations.
Apolitical introduced the Government AI Navigator and PolicyNova as its two new AI-powered tools during the summit, the network stated. Both instruments focus on enabling safe and practical integration of artificial intelligence inside public institutions and expand the campus’s existing offerings. The releases align with Apolitical’s mandate to co-create solutions directly with governments and research partners that include the University of Oxford, the London School of Economics and Georgetown University.
The organisation simultaneously launched Edge 50, its annual compilation of 50 groundbreaking government initiatives selected for originality, multidisciplinary methods and demonstrated public value, Apolitical reported. Produced in partnership with the Mohammed Bin Rashid Centre for Government Innovation, the collection highlights projects that push beyond traditional approaches and deliver measurable impact. Edge 50 complements the AI announcements by showcasing real-world examples of innovation that can incorporate new technologies.
Apolitical maintains the world’s largest digital network for public servants, with more than 500,000 users spanning 170 countries, its own figures show. The platform supplies short online training, peer-learning communities and bespoke tools that raise institutional performance and technological capacity across the public sector. Participation in the summit allowed the network to present its latest contributions to a global audience of policymakers.
The World Governments Summit 2026 assembled its biggest leadership contingent to date, the organising body reported, attracting more than 60 heads of state and deputies, over 500 ministers, representatives from 150 governments and more than 6,250 participants overall. Organisers scheduled more than 445 sessions featuring over 450 speakers together with 700 chief executives, 87 Nobel laureates and delegates from more than 80 international, regional and academic institutions. Launched in 2013 as an annual gathering in Dubai, the summit has grown into a leading venue for exploring governance innovation, according to the World Governments Summit Organization.
