Within the framework of the Urban and Rural Development Week, three weeks of specialized topics

Expo 2020 Dubai discusses the future of smart cities

• The Urban and Rural Development Week is one of the 10 themes weeks that the fair organizes before its launch.

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• Reem Al Hashemi: “(Expo 2020) calls on the world to explore the possibility by which we can ensure that our residential areas are smart.”

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Expo 2020 Dubai announced the launch of the Urban and Rural Development Week, today, which is the third week of the specialized topics organized by the exhibition in cooperation with UN-Habitat and the company "Siemens", the infrastructure digitization partner in the first official partner category and with the participation of government officials from most cities Most populous and resilient, elite development and technical experts.

Over the course of two days, participants in the event, which will be held remotely, will discuss the future of smart cities that will be populated by 2050, what this development means in terms of infrastructure and services, and how residents will live in balance with the planet.

Providing services

Discussions will also deal with models affecting the provision of services, such as water, sanitation and health, and the role of technology in this area, as well as integrating best practices in the public and private sectors to improve the quality of services and create opportunities for all.

Joint work

Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashemi, Minister of State for International Cooperation and Director General of the Dubai Expo 2020 Bureau, said: “We believe that everyone in our world has the right to live decent, including safety, shelter and equal opportunities, and that creating a better future for us and for future generations requires a lot of joint work. And concerted efforts, especially with regard to population growth in cities, rural areas and organized residential areas, as well as informal neighborhoods that face an increasing burden in the matter of the permanent provision of services and facilities ».

She added, "With all our efforts and with the help of the brightest minds in managing and developing habitats, Expo 2020 Dubai invites the world to explore the possibility in which we can ensure that all our residential areas in the future are smart, resilient and sustainable, and that services are available to all."

10 topics

It is noteworthy that the Urban and Rural Development Week is one of the 10 weeks of topics organized by Expo 2020 Dubai in the period before the start of the international event, in preparation for discussing these issues on a larger scale during its six-month-long activities next year from October 1, 2021. To March 31, 2022.

Participants

The 10 theme weeks organized by Expo 2020 Dubai bring together prominent policy makers and leaders of sectors related to each topic, and some experts and participants in Expo 2020, to discuss specific challenges and exchange ideas with the aim of developing solutions that can be developed during the international event.

Within the framework of these weeks, which the exhibition was inaugurated in Space Week last month, discussion sessions and others to ask and answer questions are held with the participation of the public.

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