Middle East Smart Cities Roadmap Whitepaper

Urban centers in the Middle East are facing the twin challenges of increasing population and scarce resources, leading to issues such as high rates of pollution, water and energy supply constraints, traffic congestion, lack of enough communication facilities, not enough space for residential and commercial areas, high rates of sickness and illness, and increased crime.

It is imperative that governments develop solutions that improve quality of living for their citizens while reducing resource consumption. Information and Communications Technology (ICT) offers many opportunities for governments to deliver city-wide transformations. To grasp these opportunities, they must develop a roadmap for building smart cities capable of leveraging and integrating ICT to create real economic opportunities and enhance the quality of their citizens’ lives.