In an attention-grabbing move towards a greener future, Kuwait will become the first country in the Middle East to develop a city designed to be environmentally-friendly and smart.
The city of South Saad Al Abdullah will be the region’s pioneering ‘smart city’, using cutting edge technology to enhance daily life.
Things like traffic control, and monitoring of infrastructure will be done using AI and will be able to respond quickly and effectively to the needs of citizens.
By creating and running a city in this way, there will be as little waste as possible across all manner of everyday processes, making huge energy savings and cutting down on pollution as efficiency goes up. The city is expected to cost around $4billion and work will start later this year on the 64 square-kilometer plot.
As well as developing homes for 400,000 people, the project will make a statement about Kuwait’s intentions to move beyond the oil economy it is otherwise best known for.
By delivering a 30-year transformative vision known as Kuwait 2035, Kuwait will transform itself into a financial and trade hub with a focus on key areas including sustainability, improving living standards, and developing infrastructure.
This new smart city will be a living embodiment of those ambitions, and it will join a worldwide smart cities industry with a projected value of $2.6 trillion in the next three years alone.