G42's Inception42 and Microsoft have deepened interoperability between their platforms to help UAE organizations deploy sovereign AI agents directly inside Microsoft 365 Copilot. The collaboration supports a federal initiative targeting 50% of government operations to run on AI agents within two years, with all data processed in-country.
How the agent ecosystem works
Inception42's Catalyst agent operating system links with Compass, Core42's sovereign model and infrastructure layer, to serve agents that appear natively in Copilot. Agents built in Copilot also flow back into Catalyst without rebuilding or standing up separate infrastructure. Catalyst can run on-premise, in a sovereign cloud, or in the public cloud, preserving data locality while pulling from an organization's existing data sources to build an institutional AI brain.
The architecture gives governments and enterprises a single operational framework spanning people, data, applications, and agents. It reduces fragmentation by connecting three layers that organizations often source separately: sovereign infrastructure, agent orchestration, and everyday user adoption through Copilot.
From fragmented pilots to governed production
Many organizations face inconsistent governance and rising complexity as they deploy AI across more workflows. The collaboration helps them move from isolated experiments to production-scale AI Agents & Automation, with a shared framework that enforces consistency and accountability. Microsoft forward-deployed engineers accelerated the integration to give teams a governed path for scaling AI across functions and industries.
"Demand for agents is moving faster than any single platform can meet on its own, and this puts Inception42 and Microsoft in a position to meet that demand together," said Ashish Koshy, CEO of Inception42.
Leadership perspective
Koshy said Catalyst gives organizations "a comprehensive platform to build, govern, and observe their agents. Combined with Copilot, an agent built on Catalyst works in Copilot, and an agent built in Copilot works in Catalyst, with nothing to rebuild and no separate infrastructure to stand up."
Amr Kamel, General Manager of Microsoft UAE, said customers need AI that is "powerful, trusted, governed and practical to adopt." He added: "This brings together Compass, Core42's in-country infrastructure, Catalyst's agent orchestration and Microsoft 365 Copilot's productivity experiences, creating a foundation for organizations to scale AI with confidence."
Why this matters for operations
For operations leaders, the combination of governed agent orchestration and everyday productivity tools removes common barriers that stall AI adoption. The ability to run agents with data processed locally and surface them inside tools like Copilot means teams can embed AI for Operations without rebuilding workflows or relaxing compliance standards. The approach keeps the operational fabric intact while letting agents handle tasks that previously required switching between platforms or juggling multiple governance frameworks.
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