FEATURE
Construction Technology ConFex UAE 2025. It brought together BIM and digital construction specialists with data management specialists, GIS specialists and city planners, as well as architects and engineers. Over two days they shared experiences and evidence regarding digital approaches to work and how they have increased efficiency and provided the organisations adopting them with a competitive edge.
To build, manage and operate Smart Cities fit for today’ s world, we must also consider core areas such as the incentivisation of outcomes, not outputs, in contracts.
They explored how digital twins can support developers across the lifecycle to create places which enhance quality of living, help keep people safe and help core services such as traffic management and people flow to be managed effectively.
They also studied examples of those programmes in the Middle East which are already benefiting from digital twin technology such as Masdar City in Abu Dhabi, a sustainable urban development, which is using digital twins to optimise energy usage and resource management.
I talked about the importance of a common / connected data environment as the foundation for any infrastructure programme and why data quality and governance are key to unlocking the potential of digital twins, AI and other technologies.
Smart skills
To build, manage and operate Smart Cities fit for today’ s world, we must also consider core areas such as the incentivisation of outcomes, not outputs, in contracts.
Skills too are a vital part of the mix. The teams involved with these mega programmes must include not just traditional construction and engineer professionals but data and digital specialists with the necessary experience and knowledge to ensure long-lasting, high performing and sustainable infrastructure.
The Middle East is positioning itself as a global hub for smart infrastructure development. With consideration of all of this it will show the world that its cities are resilient, sustainable and highly attuned to the needs of their citizens. �
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