# Toku to Deploy its AI-powered Customer Experience Platform on Core42 Sovereign Enabled Public Cloud in the UAE

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- Published: 2026-10-08T12:00:00+07:00
- Author: PR Newswire

_Toku’s proven model for Singapore’s public sector will run on Core42 Sovereign 
Enabled Public Cloud, the platform behind the Abu Dhabi Government’s sovereign enabled
cloud system _ 

SINGAPORE, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — [Toku Ltd.](https://toku.co/) (SGX: TKU) ("
Toku" or the "Company", and together with its subsidiaries, the "Group"), a Singapore-
headquartered AI-powered customer experience (CX) platform, today announced that
its UAE subsidiary, Toku Technology L.L.C., has entered into an agreement with Core42,
a G42 company specialising in sovereign enabled cloud and AI infrastructure, to 
host the Toku platform on Core42 Sovereign Enabled Public Cloud in the United Arab
Emirates (UAE). The agreement was marked at a signing ceremony in Abu Dhabi on 2
October 2026.

[⌊From left to right: Thomas Laboulle, Founder and CEO of Toku Ltd. and Ahmed Labib,
Vice President, Partnerships and Ecosystems, Core42 at the signing ceremony in Abu
Dhabi, 2 October 2026.⌉⌊From left to right: Thomas Laboulle, Founder and CEO of 
Toku Ltd. and Ahmed Labib, Vice President, Partnerships and Ecosystems, Core42 at
the signing ceremony in Abu Dhabi, 2 October 2026.⌉[
From left to right: Thomas 
Laboulle, Founder and CEO of Toku Ltd. and Ahmed Labib, Vice President, Partnerships
and Ecosystems, Core42 at the signing ceremony in Abu Dhabi, 2 October 2026.

Public-sector bodies and regulated enterprises in the UAE increasingly need customer
interactions, recordings and platform data to remain in-country and under local 
jurisdiction. To support these requirements, Toku has begun onboarding its platform
onto Core42 Sovereign Enabled Public Cloud, which combines Microsoft Azure infrastructure
deployed within the UAE with Core42 sovereign controls, governance mechanisms, compliance
monitoring capabilities and sovereign landing zone architectures, with centralised
oversight through the Core42 Insight platform. This provides Toku with the in-country
infrastructure needed to support public-sector and regulated customers in the UAE.

Toku also draws on its experience in public-sector deployments in sovereign-controlled
cloud environments. Singapore’s Government on Commercial Cloud and Abu Dhabi’s sovereign
enabled cloud system share a similar principle of enabling government entities to
maintain data sovereignty while harnessing hyperscale innovation. In Singapore, 
Toku delivered the first large-scale contact centre on that platform, for the Inland
Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS). It serves the national taxpayer base with
AI transcription and summarisation now supporting agents and supervisors. Together
with Toku’s UAE subsidiary and its Arabic-language AI partnership with SESTEK, both
announced in September 2026, the collaboration further strengthens Toku’s local 
capabilities in the region.

In March 2025, the Department of Government Enablement – Abu Dhabi (DGE), on behalf
of the Abu Dhabi Government, announced an agreement with Microsoft and Core42 to
implement a sovereign enabled cloud system. Core42’s cloud environment currently
supports more than 47 Abu Dhabi government entities, in line with the Abu Dhabi 
Government’s ambition to become the world’s first fully AI-native government by 
2027. Powered by Microsoft Azure, Core42 Sovereign Enabled Public Cloud provides
the sovereign enabled cloud environment through which Toku can apply the technology,
deployment experience, and operating standards developed through its work in Singapore
to public-sector institutions in the UAE.

**Thomas Laboulle, Founder and CEO of Toku, said: **"The Middle East shows why we
built Toku for complex, fragmented markets, where regulation, language, and infrastructure
requirements change from one jurisdiction to the next, and where data residency 
is not negotiable. In Singapore, our work with IRAS set the standard for how we 
deliver to government through national scale, government-grade controls, and AI 
that agents use every day. Abu Dhabi has chosen the path Singapore took, government
services on hyperscale cloud, under sovereign controls, and Core42, as part of G42,
is building that foundation. This agreement puts Toku’s platform on it, so public-
sector and regulated customers can adopt it without compromising on where their 
data sits."

**Ahmed Labib, VP Partnerships and Ecosystems, Core42, added: **"Government contact
centres handle large volumes of personal data, and in the UAE that data belongs 
on sovereign enabled infrastructure. Toku brings a customer experience platform 
with a track record in Singapore’s public sector. Core42 Sovereign Enabled Public
Cloud gives it a home in the UAE, with data residency controls and sovereign governance
managed through Core42 Insight. Government entities and regulated industries now
have a practical, in-country route to modernise how they serve citizens and customers."

The agreement supports the Group’s expansion in the Middle East, identified in its
Offer Document as one of its principal growth levers, where coverage has grown from
two markets to eight since December 2025. It also advances Toku’s "infrastructure
without boundaries" approach, enabling customers to deploy the platform across commercial
cloud, government and sovereign enabled cloud, private data centres or hybrid environments,
according to their regulatory requirements and without dependence on a single cloud
provider. The Group is also participating in several public-sector tenders with 
partners in the region.

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**About Toku**

Headquartered in Singapore, Toku Ltd. (SGX Catalist: TKU) is a cloud-native, AI-
powered customer experience platform purpose-built for enterprises operating in 
complex, multi-market environments. With deep roots in the APAC region and an expanding
global footprint, Toku’s modular 360° CX Platform orchestrates customer interactions
across voice, chat, email and digital channels while managing regulatory, linguistic
and infrastructure complexity at scale.

Built on end-to-end ownership of its technology stack, from carrier-grade connectivity
to AI applications, Toku delivers enterprise-grade security, reliability and deployment
flexibility across commercial cloud, private data centres and hybrid environments.
Its AI capabilities include transcription, summarisation, sentiment analysis, conversation
analytics and governed virtual agents, designed to integrate seamlessly with enterprise
systems and customer data.

Trusted by leading enterprises and public-sector organisations, Toku helps organisations
streamline operations, scale customer engagement and deliver consistent experiences
in fragmented markets worldwide.

For more information about Toku, visit [toku.co](http://toku.co/)

**About Core42**

Core42, a G42 company, empowers individuals, enterprises, and nations to unlock 
the full potential of AI through its comprehensive enablement capabilities. As a
leading provider of sovereign enabled cloud, AI infrastructure, and services, our
mission is to accelerate the achievements of others and help them reach their most
ambitious goals. We are building the digital backbone that powers AI-native societies.
We operate the G42 Intelligence Grid that turns compute into tokens at massive scale
and functions as a global factory for manufactured intelligence. These foundations
are essential to deploy advanced AI, unlock proprietary data, and drive real outcomes.
To learn more, please visit [www.core42.ai](http://www.core42.ai/) and follow [Core42 LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/core42ai/posts/?feedView=all),
[Core42 Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/core42ai/?hl=en) and [Core42 X](https://x.com/core42_ai).

**Forward-Looking Statements**

This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding Toku’s expansion
plans and business strategy. These statements are based on current expectations 
and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially. Toku undertakes no obligation to update these statements
to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

**Sponsor’s Statement**

Toku Ltd. (the "Company") was listed on Catalist of the Singapore Exchange Securities
Trading Limited (the "Exchange") on 22 January 2026. The initial public offering
of the Company was sponsored by PrimePartners Corporate Finance Pte. Ltd. (the "
Sponsor"). This press release has been reviewed by the Sponsor. It has not been 
examined or approved by the Exchange and the Exchange assumes no responsibility 
for the contents of this press release, including the correctness of any of the 
statements or opinions made or reports contained in this press release. The contact
person for the Sponsor is Ms. Ng Shi Qing, 16 Collyer Quay, #10-00 Collyer Quay 
Centre, Singapore 049318, [sponsorship@ppcf.com.sg](https://www.thailand-business-news.com/pr-news/sponsorship@ppcf.com.sg).

 

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