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Abu Dhabi 24-09-2019
Organizers of the World Future Energy Summit (WFES) in Abu Dhabi are set to launch the first Smart Cities Exhibition and Forum in January 2020, at a time when the value of the smart city market is set to reach $ 2 trillion by 2025, according to Frost & Co.’s report. Sullivan. ”
The new forum highlights ways in which new technologies can contribute to enhancing happiness, health, sustainability and safety in the cities of the Middle East and around the world.
The Smart Cities Exhibition and Forum will showcase a full range of smart city innovations on the sidelines of the World Future Energy Summit, one of the world’s largest trade events for sustainable technologies and the largest event of its kind in the Middle East.
Dr. Lamia Nawaf Fawaz, Executive Director, Masdar Corporate Identity and Strategic Initiatives, said that sustainability in cities and urban environments faces major challenges ranging from building construction, transport and communication systems to energy efficiency and consumption, and the ability to provide food and clean water. To the population.
“The Smart Cities Exhibition and Forum provides an important platform to highlight the extent to which the latest innovations are contributing to the construction of a new generation of interconnected cities and urban communities that will increase economic competitiveness and improve people’s lifestyle,” she said.
The World Future Energy Summit is part of the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, a major international event and a leading global market for future energy, clean technologies and sustainability.
The Smart Cities Expo is expected to attract leading government entities and municipalities that are leaders in smart city government work, as well as leading smart infrastructure, future transport, and next-generation construction technologies to explore the potential of connected communities. The exhibition will be built in such a way that it simulates a smart city by employing advanced technologies and creative models in a realistic manner.
Grant Tochten, Group Director of the World Future Energy Summit, said that since its launch in 2008, the Summit has helped “transform the energy landscape in the region and beyond” and said the Smart Cities Exhibition and Forum represents “the next phase of the event.” Which aims to look at the many complex and interrelated factors that contribute to sustainable development, to ensure that the Middle East is at the forefront of global change. ”
The Smart Cities Forum provides a platform for knowledge exchange over four days of discussions and examines a number of success stories in the same field, while prominent international experts present their experiences and insights to the participants in the Forum sessions that will cover vital and influential topics such as urban planning and the role of the private sector. And government in urban development, air quality, communication capabilities, participatory economy, smart infrastructure, and urban environment.
Energy efficiency will remain its priority, with continued focus on green buildings in harmony with the assets of the World Future Energy Summit.
Smart Cities showcased various innovations in the field, including a variety of solutions that harness the capabilities of the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence and blockchain, and include advanced technologies in smart urban infrastructures, intelligent mobility and smart buildings.
Rapid improvements in digital communications, and the increased ability to collect and employ real-time data, contribute to the development of many innovative models.
