Technology and innovation

What has happened since 2020

• 20 October 2020: the UAE and Israel signed an MoU on science and advanced technology (WAM, 20 Oct 2020).
• 2020–21: MBZUAI and the Weizmann Institute of Science agreed to collaborate on AI research, then set up a joint AI programme (MBZUAI news; MBZUAI: joint AI programme).
• 1 December 2020: Bahrain and Israel signed MoUs on technical cooperation, innovation and technology transfer (Embassy of Israel in Bahrain).
• 14 July 2022: the I2U2 leaders (India, Israel, UAE, US) pledged to connect start-ups to I2U2 investments and promote critical and green technologies (India MEA: I2U2 Leaders' Joint Statement, 14 Jul 2022).

Verified figures

n/a. No verified figures yet.

Cooperation by country pair

UAE–Israel

Science and technology MoU; MBZUAI–Weizmann AI programme (WAM; MBZUAI).

Bahrain–Israel

Innovation and technology transfer MoUs, 2020 (Embassy).

Morocco–Israel

Innovation and technology named as a cooperation field in 2020 (State Department).

Sudan

n/a. No verified source located yet.

What we still need to measure

• Joint patents and co-authored papers (for example from OECD or Scopus, subject to licence)
• Cross-border venture deals
• Number of active research partnerships

Further reading

• WAM, 20 Oct 2020
• MBZUAI: joint AI programme
• India MEA: I2U2 Leaders' Joint Statement, 14 Jul 2022
• US State Department: I2U2

Checked against the linked sources on 27 October 2026. Figures show change over time, not cause.