With inclusion, diversity and technology central to the smart city vision, María J Martínez reports on how the ‘Enlightened City’ has obtained the UN-Habitat Gold Recognition in the SDG Cities Programme.
Micromobility and mobility-as-a-service provider hopOn will partner to deploy a range of transport solutions, including on-demand buses, scooters and e-bikes.
It follows the announcement of a three-year partnership between Saudi Data and AI Authority with Fira Barcelona, organiser of Smart City Expo World Congress.
Orange Business will design, build and run an end-to-end platform, integrating AI and analytics into existing digital infrastructure of the KAFD development.
Neom’s intention is for the sector to enable access to a world-class education, research, and innovation ecosystem, no matter what stage of life the learner is at.
The project follows an agreement between Apollo International and Riyadh-based House of Invention to deploy smart poles and infrastructure across the Kingdom.
The flight test campaign lasted over a week and built on 18 months of collaboration between Neom, the General Authority of Civil Aviation, and Volocopter.
The Saudi Arabian greenfield development is partnering on an eight-week programme to help young students in the Neom and Tabuk region reach their full potential.
Saudi Tourism Authority and Skift have outlined a joint blueprint for the index, which aims to guide future tourism innovation, resiliency and sustainability.
Abdulmajeed Mangarah, smart city programme director at Madinah Regional Authority, explains how the Saudi Arabian city is harnessing innovation to not only solve urban challenges, but promote Madinah’s cultural and historical heritage to citizens and visitors alike.
The Line aims to redefine the concept of urban development with public parks and pedestrian areas, schools, homes and places for work vertically layered and all daily needs reachable in five minutes.
ICT and internet of things technologies will be integrated into Alnama Smart City’s infrastructure to create an intelligent and collaborative ecosystem.
The plant, powered by 100 per cent renewable energy, seeks to create a sustainable water supply for residential, industrial, and commercial use on the Saudi metropolis, which is being built on a greenfield site.
The tunnels work will provide over 28km in length and provide separate tunnels for high-speed and freight rail services – making the movement of people and goods faster, safer, and easier.
It will help the greenfield living laboratory site in Saudi Arabia fulfil its aim of ensuring all residents and industries are powered by affordable 100 per cent renewable energy.
Projects relate to the deployment of self-driving electric shuttles for the transportation of people, together with electric tow tractors to move goods at airports.
Working with the BSV blockchain association, the Saudi Digital Academy will collaborate to provide learning and development resources for a variety of audiences, including government agencies.
The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology is working with autonomous technology specialists to provide the service, which will connect with local online e-commerce the Kingdom.
Tata Communications and Zain KSA are already working together on a smart street lighting solution for one of the key cities in the kingdom with smart waste and smart mobility also on the agenda.
Neom and Volocopter have established a JV company to design, implement, and operate the world’s first bespoke public vertical mobility system for the smart and sustainable Saudi development.
The Kingdom will use Sensoneo smart waste management solutions that are embedded with smart ultrasonic sensors to monitor waste levels, status and real-time temperature of bins.
Located on the Red Sea close to the Suez Canal, Oxagon follows the same principles and philosophies of The Line smart city in the region with sustainable industry built around communities.
The technology from Cityzenith will be used in the development and maintenance as well as day-to-day usage by residents of Lamina Tower, being built at the Jeddah Corniche resort on the Red Sea.
The Line is a zero-carbon, hyper-connected city in a 170km straight line on the Neom development near the Red Sea that will “reimagine and revitalise the future of urban living”.
It is claimed that the technology generates no carbon emissions, produces less brine than facilities using conventional reverse osmosis technology and will process drinking water more cheaply than traditional plants.
WISeKey and Saudi Advanced Technologies will also co-ordinate with blockchain centres and ecosystems around the world to share experience and resources.
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