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RTA clinches international award at Smart Cities Summit |
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Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has scooped the ‘Leadership Award for Outstanding Contribution towards Building Smart Cities Award.’ Abdullah Ali Al Madani, CEO, RTA's Corporate Technology Support Services Sector obtained this Award in recognition of his outstanding performance and strenuous efforts towards transforming Dubai into the smartest city worldwide within three years. An announcement to this effect was made during the Smart Cities Summit & Awards Congress recently held in Mumbai, India. The event saw a wide participation of as many as 130 countries as well as hordes of decision-makers, experts and specialists in smart cities, transportation and technologies from all over the world. The event is synchronized with the World CSR Congress and the World CSR Day. Al Madani was impressed by this achievement for RTA in such a vital discipline, which constitutes an immense contribution towards transforming Dubai into the smartest city worldwide within three years; a top priority of the Dubai Government. Achieving such an objective entails offering decent living for the population of the emirate including citizens, residents, visitors and tourists, and making them happier. It is one of the initiatives that the government has been directing governmental and quasi-governmental institutions to implement for the interest of the whole UAE populace. “I don’t see this award as a personal accomplishment, rather a feat for RTA that could only have been possible, thanks to the unlimited support and wise directives of HE Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of RTA. It also echoes the outstanding performance of team members and committees involved in this project who have spared no effort to achieve tangible results under the plans & directives of RTA and the Government in this regard," added Al Madani. "RTA is always keen on utilizing the latest technologies to facilitate procedures and e-transactions in order to assert the leadership worldwide in this field, which has become a key pillar of modern life and a prime mover of development aimed at achieving superior quality of life to citizens, residents, tourists and visitors. The achievement also culminates RTA’s tireless efforts in adopting the world’s top technical standards as regards promoting and providing GIS services in a sustainable, seamless and solid manner," elaborated Al Madani. Al Madani delivered a presentation in this global event, reviewing Dubai’s leading initiative in smart cities and the project of transforming Dubai into the smartest city in the world within three years, based on ‘What Next?’ or the main theme of the conference. It is worth mentioning that RTA, since inception, has made extensive achievements and won international awards in various fields related to mass transit and infrastructure, particularly information technology, and GIS. It reflects RTA’s relentless commitment to providing smart and smooth services that contribute effectively to bringing happiness to citizens, residents, tourists and visitors. |
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