Long-term collaboration key for green, smart cities: ENGIE – MEP MiddleEast

Long-term collaboration key for green, smart cities: ENGIE – MEP MiddleEast

The UAE and Saudi Arabia (KSA) are adopting digital transformation strategies the fastest in the MENA region and will soon be home to green smart cities, according to ENGIE Solutions, an international leader in sustainable energy solutions.

Governments in the UAE and KSA recognize that data-driven innovation is central to economic growth in cities, with Abu Dhabi climbing 14 places over the past year to rank 28th out of 118 cities in the 2021 IMD Smart City Index, and Riyadh rising 23 places to 30th.

Speaking at the Smart Cities and Communities of Tomorrow seminar hosted by the France Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, Ian Harfield, Managing Director of ENGIE Solutions (GCC), said: “As populations around the world grow, cities and communities are increasingly looking to implement green digital initiatives that offer greater connectivity of infrastructure and services, as well as energy efficiency generating emissions and cost savings.”