RIYADH – Saudi provinces leaders and respective infrastructure developers are transforming Smart Cities to Kingdom-wide Smart Provinces with the vision to enable all participating stakeholders in developing and deploying inter-operable and secure infrastructure frameworks. The resounding commitment and support of the Saudi province leaders, and infrastructure developers is to provide the Kingdom's citizens with more convenient and comfortable style of living. The two-day Smart Provinces Summit kicked off Wednesday at Hotel Al Khozama, Riyadh and the discussions focused on the detailed research initiative by Nispana Innovative Platforms Pvt. Ltd. The governments supportive and tireless efforts in bringing the best of innovation to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's infrastructure while recognizing the need for development in terms of housing, education, health care and an increase in creating provisions for jobs for the future. With emerging market in infrastructural projects worth close to $ 957 billion and formation of 6 great economic cities, the collaborative efforts of various sectors and organizations to produce technologically advanced sustainable cities, Saudi Arabia has analyzed a grand future for its citizens to form a comfortable lifestyle the world will look towards A city can be considered 'smart' when there are investments, participatory action and engagement in areas such as social and economic development, transport modernization, implementation and integration of modern (ICT) communication for a secure infrastructure, fuel sustainable economic development, wise management of natural resources, introduction of smart grids and metering systems to reduce energy losses. For sustainable prosperity, the systems need to be managed optimally. The systems need to become smarter, secure, more efficient and environmentally friendly, on various intelligence projects and visions of the future, we study the current market to identify key trends and issues so we can create and provide the right platform to discuss various solutions for an efficient and well-connected future. The Summit inaugurated by Eng. Ali AlSoma, Zane Husain Sarraf and Falah bin Fahad Almazrou will enable and equip the Kingdom's stakeholders such as Province authorities, infrastructure project developers, public safety authorities, education authorities, medical and healthcare authorities, transport authorities and emergency response authorities with smart cities technologies and secure ICT solutions that will be the main drivers, keeping a competitive vision to work towards the formation of comfortable living conditions, easy information access, automation for sustainable efficient living, renewable energy focus to save natural resources and higher learning. — SG
