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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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