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2/15/24, 2:58 PM WGS 2024: Dawoud Al Hajri underscores key axes influencing 'Cities of Opportunity', role of youth in shaping future
Al Hajri elaborated on Dubai Municipality's strategy for leveraging artificial
intelligence solutions and incorporating them into various aspects of municipal
work. This goal is consistent with its vision of becoming a leading municipality
within a globally renowned city, dedicated to driving innovation and sustainability,
as well as overall quality of life as a whole.
Al Hajri stated, "Governments constantly must deal with high resident expectations
and work hard to meet these rapidly changing demands. Considering this, Dubai
Municipality has adopted a proactive stance by using artificial intelligence
technologies for urban planning, such as (Urbanist AI). These tools assist planners
in generating solutions tailored to urban environments, thereby facilitating accurate
changes and advancements, along with significant savings in time and costs."
Further discussing the different opportunities for development in cities, Al Hajri
explained, "Waste management still remains a challenge for cities all over the world
even today. Dubai Municipality, on the other hand, views it as a significant
economic opportunity. Using the biggest waste treatment and energy conversion
facility on the planet, we have leveraged waste to help light 135,000 residential
buildings across the Emirate of Dubai. This facility uses cutting-edge technologies,
such as artificial intelligence systems that further boost operational efficiency."
Sewage plants treat more than 360 million cubic metres of wastewater each year. Al
Hajri emphasised the efforts being made by the Dubai Municipality to take
advantage of this resource to launch its innovative 'Green Dubai' program. With the
help of recycled water from the Dubai Municipality nursery, the municipality has
successfully planted over 700,000 trees in the last five years. This AI-enabled
nursery also allows for the production of 90 million seedlings per year.
Dubai Municipality's participation in the WGS 2024 successfully highlighted
Dubai's efforts to drive innovation and changes that further improve quality of life.
These efforts have transformed the Emirate's image, from nightlife experiences to
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