To provide civils and environmental testing for the Neom new city projec
Global inspection specialist, Element Materials Technology (Element) has invested $1 million in a new laboratory in north western Saudi Arabia to provide civils and environmental testing for the Neom new city project.
The project will create a futuristic destination and community incorporating smart city technology and entirely fuelled by renewable energy.
Read more: Element opens $1mln Saudi laboratory to support Neom project
5G has the potential to accelerate the transformation of Saudi Arabia’s most lucrative industries and fueling the growth of emerging technologies like IoT, AI, and cloud and edge computing.
5G not only offers important breakthroughs for Saudi Arabia’s most profitable industries, including gas and oil, logistics, and services, but has the potential to drive innovation through IoT-powered smart cities. The kingdom is an established 5G pioneer not only in the Gulf region, where it ranks closely to the UAE and Qatar, but globally, where it consistently ranks among the highest available speeds worldwide.
Read more: State of 5G in Saudi Arabia: Expectations and current reality
Saudi Arabia has adopted a new strategy for smart cities, which aims to transform the municipal and residential sector services into smart services through digital technologies and the Internet of Things (IoT).
The strategy aims to enhance economic prosperity, environmental sustainability, and adequate government supervision.
The second panel highlighted the essential elements needed for smart city development and the challenges KSA is currently facing in their construction
Construction Week Middle East’s KSA Infrastructure Summit kicked off with a provoking discussion, analysing the Kingdom’s advancement of infra projects named ‘Building on Vision 2030’.
The second panel highlighted the essential elements needed for smart city development, and the challenges which are currently faced in their construction.
Read more: How KSA’s smart cities enhance economic prosperity
Working with the BSV blockchain association, the Saudi Digital Academy will collaborate to provide learning and development resources for a variety of audiences, including government agencies.
The Saudi Arabian city of Riyadh is establishing a blockchain academy to educate its talent in emerging technologies and advance the kingdom’s digital transformation and Saudi Vision 2030.
Read more: SA: Riyadh establishes blockchain academy to support digital transformation