On 31 October, the world celebrated World Cities Day, which the United Nations has set since 2013. International days are an opportunity to educate people on specific topics of interest to the world. Of course, the topic of cities is very important, with 55% of the population living in cities. In 2030, the proportion will rise to 60%, where the urban population will face more challenges and difficulties than the people of other regions, and made more difficult by the fact that one-third of the world's cities will have a population of more than 500 thousand people, was the theme of this year's celebration of World Cities Day It is «changing the world .. innovations and a better life Coming generations », but there is an even greater challenge may not realize is now, we will suffer from it after a decade if we do not work from now on this file.
The biggest challenge is integration and a hectic race towards technology and applications of artificial intelligence, and what the Fourth Industrial Revolution requires without learning and without taking into account the human dimension. If human attention is not taken before the machine, we will need budgets without energy, and enormous potential to recover the human, we will need the humanization of cities and humanization Business and humanization of all systems, and even the humanization of man himself, and restored to human nature, and stop dealing with him as a machine as well. The concept of humanization of cities can be summarized in the focus on the human dimension in the design of roads, gardens and public places, where man finds sufficient green areas, as well as areas and corridors for exercise and hiking, with easy and smooth movement without hindrance, and to overcome the movement of people with determination, as well as taking into account the aesthetic aspects and arts practiced in Public places, such as the art of decorating electric poles and utilities, donated by some cities.
In order to be creative, and away from stress and depression, it needs to live in an environment designed for it, whether in the workplace or in the living place, it needs an environment suitable for man and not only for robots, and some Arab countries have begun to move towards the application of these concepts, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Morocco have held the first Conference of Humanization of Cities in Medina in 2018.It is useful and important that these initiatives continue, and translate into projects and events, as well as the need for concerted efforts, and the integration of policies between municipalities and City planning In the Arab world we have human and financial competencies, but we need binding policies and laws, performance indicators coupled with time plans, and we need a lot of awareness and learning from experience.
The biggest challenge is integration and a hectic race towardstechnology and AI applications.
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