Riyadh has maintained its position as the 3rd Arab city in the IMD Smart City Index (SCI) 2023, which saw for the first time the Saudi cities of Makkah, Jeddah, and Madinah included in the index, ranking the 4th, 5th and 7th respectively.
At the global level, Riyadh, Makkah, Jeddah, and Madinah have ranked 30th, 52nd, 56th, and 85th respectively out of the 141 cities included in the index produced by The Smart City Observatory, which seeks to find out how technology is enabling cities to achieve a higher quality of life for their inhabitants.
Weiterlesen: Four Saudi Cities Rank High on IMD Smart City Index
Dagang NeXchange Bhd (DNeX) and Ajlan & Bros Holding Group have teamed up to "revolutionise" smart cities integration and large IT projects in Saudi Arabia as well as other countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
Both companies signed an agreement to establish a joint-venture company for the purpose on Thursday during Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's three-day official visit to the kingdom.
Neom is said to be the brainchild of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Critics say human rights are being abused.
Key Points
- Neom is said to be the brainchild of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
- MBS claims Neom will have the capacity to accommodate 450,000 people by 2026 and nine million by 2045.
- Critics says human rights are being abused.
It’s been marketed as a “civilisational revolution that puts humans first”.
At Rise Up Summit we checked out, “The Future Of Investments In The Area” panel, given that this is current talk of town given a growing global economic crisis. Several speakers participated to give their two cents and we were most interested with what Hashim Nabulsi, director of investments at NEOM in Saudi Arabia had to say.
For those who don’t know, NEOM is a smart city in the heart of Saudi Arabia ambitiously aiming to run entirely on renewable energy while promoting new technical breakthroughs. Speaking of talk of the town; NEOM has been word of mouth for its ambitious and futuristic designs and function.
Weiterlesen: SA: Key Insights From NEOM’s Investment Director Hashim Nabulsi
- Kingdom will shift how we view urban development, according to Leading Cities CEO Michael Lake
Since the announcement of Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia has been in hyperdrive with ambitious ‘giga’ projects including Qiddiyah to NEOM that are set to change the way cities work.
According to Michael Lake, the CEO of the non-profit think-tank Leading Cities, they are not only set to change the face of the Kingdom, they are “really exciting developments, frankly, for the world.”
Weiterlesen: Saudi ‘giga’ projects exciting for the world says smart city expert