DOHA: Tech giants Cisco and Intel yesterday announced to partner with the ‘Arab Future Cities Summit Qatar’ as Pearl Sponsors. The fourth edition of the annual event is to be held from April 13 to 14 at the Ritz-Carlton in Doha.
The event is produced by global conference organizers, Expotrade.
The Summit focuses on sustainable urban development and seeks to showcase the latest technology, innovation and solutions for smart cities. The summit’s core theme is echoed in the corporate commitment of both Cisco and Intel towards environmental sustainability and ensuring a better future for the planet.
Anas Sawaf, Smart+Connected Communities Business Lead, Cisco, will be making a presentation at the summit titled ‘Towards a Future Connected Society..Big. Different. Now!,’ while Tommi Raitio, Regional Director, Telecommunications and Internet of Things, Intel Corporation, will be speaking at the summit on ‘Securing Smart Cities.’
Connecting smart cities in terms of networks, systems and infrastructure is of the essence in any plan for sustainable urban development. On the other hand, the Internet of Things (IoT) may be the foundational technology that makes a city smart, but it can also lead to potential vulnerability. Hence the importance of an end-to-end security approach in IoT is of critical importance. These topics form the crux of sessions presented by Cisco and Intel at the Arab Future Cities Summit.
Mohammad Hammoudi, General Manager for Cisco (Qatar), said: “Companies and governments around the globe are embracing the next wave of the Internet – the Internet of Everything (IoE) – to create a new tomorrow for their customers, citizens and employees. Smart Cities are being fuelled by the Internet of Everything, where technology enables governments to help lower costs, improve productivity, increase revenue, and improve citizen benefits for the public and private sector through initiatives such as smart buildings, smart gas and water monitoring, smart parking, and smart waste management. Cisco is uniquely positioned to help public and private sector organizations in the Middle East region to move from traditional to digital and beyond to fully capture the value of the IoE.”
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