Dina Johnny (Dubai)
Following in the footsteps of the ancestors, the Emirate of Dubai is completing the process of designing the future, which, following more than 50 years, has become the craft of its leadership, people and residents, which has transformed challenges into opportunities, removing from its dictionary the word and the concept of “impossible”. From the moment the idea of the Creek Expansion Project arose, which is the first of the giant projects initiated by the late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, may God rest his soul, in the fifties, with his mind to make Dubai an important commercial center in the region, the Emirate of Dubai has not stopped making the future. Dubai Creek is considered one of the main landmarks in the city, if not the most important, because it is the natural port on which the city of Dubai was originally built, which the creek divides into two parts, a southern one called “Bur Dubai” and a northern one called “Deira”.
Today, Dubai occupies a special place as one of the fastest growing and developing cities in the world, and its people deserve this position by an abundant balance of mega projects that have established its position as a global center for finance and business.
Thanks to the natural ingredients, including the average geographical location in the heart of the world, and its strong and highly reliable infrastructure, Dubai has turned into a pivotal meeting point for global trade lines linking the east and west of the world.
In addition to the highly reliable infrastructure, Dubai has succeeded in establishing a legislative infrastructure that was characterized by flexibility and the ability to meet the requirements of the global business community. The region in Dubai, so that the city will be a strong economic and cultural point for the region.
The creek also has a new extension, represented by the Dubai Water Canal, which is a 3.2 km long waterway that starts from the creek area in old Dubai, and extends to the Arabian Gulf, passing through a wide range of areas that offer a modern lifestyle. The cost of the project amounted to regarding 2.7 billion dirhams, and it involves repairing the infrastructure in one of the most crowded areas in Dubai.
Infrastructure
The Dubai Metro project was completed in only four years and the Dubai Water Canal project in less than three years. The length of the road network doubled from 8,715 lane kilometers in 2006 to 18,255 lane kilometers in 2020. The number of vehicle bridges and tunnels increased fivefold from 129 bridges and tunnels in 2006 to 844. bridges and tunnels 2020. The number of pedestrian bridges and tunnels increased fourfold, from 26 pedestrian bridges and tunnels to 125 during the same period. The length of the bicycle path network increased from 9 km in 2006 to 463 km in 2020, and it is expected to reach 668 km by 2025.
These projects enhanced the global competitiveness of the United Arab Emirates and its attainment of first place in the world in road quality for 5 consecutive years. From 9.5 deaths per 100,000 population in 2007 to 0.5 deaths in 2020.
transportation sustainability
Environmental sustainability is a major focus of the UAE government’s agenda, and it is the first government in the region to affirm its commitment to implementing the Climate Neutral Strategy 2050. The transport sector accounts for 22% of carbon emissions worldwide, and in support of the country’s efforts to preserve the environment, the Roads and Transport Authority has updated Its vision is in line with the future directions of the Emirate of Dubai. It has launched a number of strategies and initiatives to preserve the environment and reduce the carbon footprint of the transportation sector, and the authority has developed a road map to achieve zero carbon emissions in all public transportation by 2050, and the authority’s initiatives have contributed to reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 400,000 tons in 2020.
Traffic control
The Dubai Intelligent Traffic Systems Center in Al Barsha is one of the most modern traffic control centers in the world in terms of employing smart technologies. It is a key pillar in the traffic safety strategy and traffic management in the emirate’s road network. It is also an integrated technical and digital platform in which advanced technologies are employed, such as artificial intelligence, big data, and the Internet of Things, in addition to the availability of the latest communication systems that linked all traffic intersections controlled by light signals to the center.
The center contributed to raising the coverage of the road network with smart traffic systems from 11% to 60%, and rising to 100% in 2023, reducing fatal accidents by 42%, and reducing delay time at intersections by 25%.
The Roads and Transport Authority manages 190,000 parking lots subject to tolls using an integrated center system for parking management, and has provided vehicles equipped with digital cameras supported by artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies capable of scanning more than 10,000 parking spaces per hour with an accuracy of 99% and issuing tickets for violations automatically.
Museum of the future
The Museum of the Future in Dubai is the largest laboratory of its kind for creative ideas and technical proposals, and an incubator for minds, scientists, researchers, thinkers, and future forecasters from all over the world. And contribute to the service of humanity.
The museum contributes, in addition to creating a regional scientific, knowledge and creative movement, in building Arab knowledge and scientific bridges with a selection of the most important global scientific, knowledge and intellectual centers, and inspires, with its initiatives, projects and experiences, members of the global scientific community to continue developing innovative future solutions that transform the challenges facing humanity into promising opportunities that benefit Including future generations.
The Museum of the Future was designed by employing the latest tools, architectural methods, and the latest technologies, as it is described as the most streamlined building in the world, as there are no columns inside it.
The museum’s façade consists of 1,024 panels spanning an area of 17,600 square metres. The façade panels were produced using automated robotic arms, the first of its kind in the region. Each board consists of 4 layers. The production of one board took 16 practical steps, and they are integrated with each other to form its external facade, which bears three sayings of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, may God protect him, regarding the future and written innovation. in Arabic calligraphy.
The Museum of the Future, which is located on a green hill with rare species of local plants that are irrigated in innovative ways, employs sustainable solutions in construction, operation, and lighting that reflects sunlight during the day, in addition to benefiting from 4,000 megawatts of electricity that is produced by solar energy collection techniques, from Through the solar panels connected to the museum.
