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National Visions & Smart Cities

Smart Cities

An applied program introducing smart city concepts, technologies, and governance models to build capacity for urban transformation projects.

Duration

2 years

Language

Arabic & English

Section / Category

National Visions & Smart Cities

Certificate

Accredited

Program Overview

The program introduces the concept of smart cities and their pillars, including digital infrastructure, integrated services, and data management, reviewing general global experiences without promoting any specific entity.

Sessions include applied workshops to design a smart service for a simulated district or city, and discussion of privacy and cybersecurity challenges, so participants leave with a practical understanding of planning and managing smart city initiatives.

Learning Outcomes

  • Explain the pillars and core technologies of smart cities
  • Analyze data management models in smart urban services
  • Design a proposed smart service for a simulated district or city
  • Assess privacy and cybersecurity challenges in smart cities
  • Prepare an initial plan for a smart city initiative

Admission Requirements

  1. 1 Basic familiarity with urban planning or information technology concepts
  2. 2 Practical experience is helpful but not mandatory
  3. 3 Computer literacy

Who it is for

  • Municipal and urban authority staff
  • Urban planners and engineers
  • Information technology professionals
  • Urban digital transformation enthusiasts

Where it runs

  • EGCairo
  • KWKuwait City
  • SARiyadh
  • SAJeddah
  • SATabuk
  • AEDubai
  • AEAbu Dhabi
  • QADoha
  • OMMuscat
  • TRIstanbul
  • JOAmman
  • GBLondon
  • Live online

Upcoming intake dates in each city are confirmed on registration.

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