102View
1Rating

Dr Ali Seba Al Marri, Executive President, MBRSG, said: “Integrated infrastructure is a critical pillar for any smart city. Collaboration between public and private sectors is essential to implement infrastructure that is capable of handling requirements of smart cities and delivering the necessary output. We need to work towards accelerating synergies between government authorities in charge of legislations, urban planning, telecommunications, transportation and private sector organizations involved in infrastructure, particularly telecom operators. Digital infrastructure is one of the most important factors contributing to achieving the smart city vision.” He added: “A report by Cisco Systems that was highlighted at a previous session of Dubai Smart Cities Forum, showed smart services offered by individual organizations will make up 48% of all smart services offered to public in Dubai. Furthermore, 52% of these services will be shared services involving more than one government and private organization. The Dubai government has been successful in transforming many public services to smart services. However, the real challenge and goal we have to work towards now is offering shared smart services that are managed by multiple stakeholders - See more at: http://www.mbrsg.ae/HOME/NEWS-AND-EVENTS/News/6th-Smart-Cities-Forum-discusses-the-need-to-imple.aspx#sthash.k6j4k7wu.dpuf