Abu Dhabi holds workshop on Smart Cities
The Abu Dhabi City Municipality (ADM) has held at its Head Office in Abu Dhabi a workshop entitled “How Can Artificial Intelligence shape Smart Cities?” in an effort to trigger innovation and implement in improving the level of services.
Attendees of the workshop included government and private entities as well as academics and AI and knowledge-sharing specialists. The deliverables of the workshop will contribute to driving the digital transformation of municipal services.
HE Badr Al Qubaisi, General Manager of Abu Dhabi City Municipality, said, “Holding the Internet of Things in Smart Cities Forum coincides with an important event, namely the launching of the pilot phase of the Five-Year Plan for Smart Cities and Artificial Intelligence (2018 – 2022) under the name (Zayed Smart City Project) by the Department of Urban Planning and Municipalities.
The seminar discussed a range of topics such as the impact of AI and Future Science, and AI lies in Smart Cities. A presentation was made highlighting Zayed Smart City presented by teams of IT and Infrastructure at the ADM.
“The importance of this seminar is underlined by its themes which address the trends, challenges, and ideas about the role of the Internet of Things in building Smart Cities and shaping smart cities and Abu Dhabi’s vision for the next generation,” said Al Qubaisi.