FEATURE: SMART CITIES
UAE
Dubai is targeting 20 million visitors
by 2020 - double the number it
currently receives. Dubai’s plans to
create a “smart city” could produce
one of the world’s most-connected
and sustainable urban centres
Qatar
Qatar’s project market is fuelled with
smart city initiatives at the heart of
major developments targeted towards
fulfilling the National Vision 2030 &
delivering the World Cup in just less
than eight years
KSA
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is
investing billions of dollars to build
“Economic Cities,” referred to as
Smart Cities. The Smart Cities are
expected to support this trend, as well
as create a knowledge economy
26
billion
devices will be connected
to the Internet by 2020
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INTELLIGENTCIO
customer record breaches recorded
in first 6 months of 2014 across
MENA, accounting for 7% of the
total worldwide breaches
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