Dubai: Dubai Municipality has unveiled its Future Foresight Plan, which offers a roadmap for imagining, designing, and building the emirate’s future through municipal work.
The plan is part of the municipality’s aim to create a sustainable, leading city of the future where the quality of life is unparalleled.
The plan seeks to establish Dubai as a pioneer in urban development, innovation, and societal well-being. It aims to prioritize sustainable urban development and the expansion of green spaces while utilizing technology and societal development to create a dynamic and resilient urban environment powered by renewable energy. This plan will enable sustainable infrastructure, crisis resilience, and enhanced quality of life.
Dubai Municipality’s Future Foresight Plan is based on three themes: Revitalizing urban spaces for enhanced livability, advancing sustainable infrastructure, and promoting health and wellness. The first theme covers key factors, including: developing a smart green city and addressing climate change; The second theme includes factors based on the digitization of sewage and waste, future of building, and the future of the water and waste journey. While the third theme is built on improving air quality, noise quality, environmental monitoring, food security, and health and safety.
Dubai Municipality signed a number of memoranda of understanding during the Future Foresight Forum in order to carry out the plan. Along with private sector organizations, these partnerships included the Mohammed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence and the Museum of the Future.
Dubai Municipality also announced the launch of a program for projects that align with its plan to build a futuristic urban environment. The City Future Lab initiative will encourage companies to adopt and experiment with future solutions.
Mr. Dawoud Al Hajri, Director General of Dubai Municipality, stated that, “Dubai Municipality provides 60 percent of Dubai’s services through 14 sectors and more than 160 services. Its Future Foresight Plan is a major milestone in achieving the municipality’s vision, not just for a global city. But also for making Dubai the leading city of the future, especially in community empowerment, economic resilience, development, sustainable use of resources, and quality of life. This vision is in line with Dubai Municipality’s values of proactivity, positivity, competitiveness, and collaboration.”
Mr. Al Hajri added that, “In the words of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai: the future isn’t something you await, but rather create. Based on this vision, our foresight strategy aims to design sustainable, human-centric communities in line with our mission.”