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SAIRA by d2itech LLC-FZ

Strategic AI Readiness Audit

  • Cisco-Powered
  • UAE-Localised
  • Board-Ready
  • 5 Weeks to Dashboard

SAIRA is an evidence-based structured diagnostic that measures your organisation's capacity to adopt, scale, and govern AI, grounded in the Cisco AI Readiness Framework and localised for the UAE. It delivers a live dashboard, a prioritised roadmap, and direct traceability to UAE National AI Strategy 2031.

See what you receive
Weeks to dashboard
5
Assessment items
52
Cisco pillars
6
Audit groups
4
Dashboard tabs
10
Directly aligned
UAE 2031

The problem

Why AI programmes stall before they scale

70%+ of AI projects

fail to scale due to readiness gaps in data, governance, and skills.

Fragmented pilots

with unclear ROI waste millions and erode leadership confidence in AI.

Rising regulation

PDPL, UAE AI Law, and 2031 mandates create new board-level risk exposure.

Talent gaps

in AI roles and Emiratisation targets remain untracked and undefendable to the board.

The SAIRA solution

Four audit groups

SAIRA examines your organisation through four audit groups, using a 52-item assessment grounded in the six pillars of the Cisco AI Readiness Framework.

Group 01

Strategy & Vision

  • AI mandate
  • Use-case pipeline
  • Investment governance
  • Executive sponsorship
Group 02

Infrastructure & Data

  • Cloud
  • MLOps
  • Data quality
  • Sovereignty
  • Arabic NLP readiness
Group 03

Talent & Culture

  • AI literacy
  • Emiratisation
  • Reskilling
  • Change management
Group 04

Risk & Governance

  • Ethics charter
  • PDPL
  • UAE AI Law
  • Model registry
  • Bias testing

Skills gaps found in Talent & Culture can be closed with our AI training catalogue of 75 courses.

5-week audit cycle

Five weeks to a live dashboard

A structured cycle from scoping to roadmap, followed by a re-audit every six months to measure uplift.

  1. Week 1

    Pre-Audit & Stakeholder Mapping

    Scope customisation, mandate alignment, interview scheduling

  2. Weeks 2–3

    Data Collection

    Executive interviews, 52-item survey, technical deep-dives, document review

  3. Week 4

    Scoring & Dashboard Build

    CARI calculation, heatmaps, gap analysis, UAE 2031 alignment scoring

  4. Week 5

    Roadmap Co-Creation

    Prioritised 6-month sprint plan, quick wins, board presentation deck

  5. Every 6 months

    Continuous Re-Audit Flywheel

    Uplift measurement, roadmap recalibration, sector benchmark refresh

Total stakeholder time: about 4–6 hoursNon-disruptive to live operations

What you receive

Seven deliverables

Live Dashboard

10-tab interactive HTML, role-based access, exportable

Maturity Report

CARI score, pillar breakdown, heatmap, gap analysis

UAE 2031 Scorecard

National KPI alignment, ministry-ready format

6-Month Roadmap

Gantt plan, P&L owners, quick wins, KPI targets

Board Presentation

Executive narrative, risk-weighted ROI case

AI Utility Matrix

Top-10 use cases with AED ROI projections

Re-Audit Flywheel

6-monthly cycle, uplift tracking, roadmap refresh

Scoring & outcomes

SAIRA delivers measurable AI readiness uplift

Your CARI score places you in one of five readiness bands. Each six-monthly re-audit measures your uplift against the previous baseline and your UAE sector benchmark.

CARI bands on the 1–5 scale

  • Initial1.0–1.4
  • Developing1.5–2.4
  • Defined2.5–3.4
  • Managed3.5–4.4
  • Leading4.5–5.0

Calculated across 52 weighted assessment items.

Outcome figuresIllustrative
+0.54 ptsTypical CARI uplift in first 6 months
AED 96.8MAverage 3-year NPV on AED 1.3M investment
7,477%Average ROI · 14-month payback period
38th → 67thPercentile jump vs UAE sector benchmark

Illustrative figures. Actual results depend on your starting point and the roadmap you implement.

UAE AI Strategy 2031 · built-in alignment
  • Data Sovereignty
  • Arabic NLP Fairness
  • Islamic Ethics Alignment
  • Emiratisation in AI
  • PDPL & AI Law Readiness
  • UAE Vision 2031

Engagement options

Choose how to start

Option AProof-of-concept

Pilot Audit

  • ScopeSingle entity
  • Duration3–4 weeks
  • CoveragePriority pillars only
  • OutcomeBoard baseline score
Option BFull SAIRA suite

Enterprise Baseline

  • ScopeAll functions
  • Duration5–6 weeks
  • DeliverablesAll 7 deliverables
  • BenchmarkSector benchmark included

Start here

Book a discovery workshop

  • 2 hours
  • Complimentary
  • No commitment required

We'll review your AI goals, scope the right audit option and agree the stakeholders to involve.

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