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Orange Business Services and Abu
Dhabi Municipality develop Smart
City IoT application
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IoT Cockpit is a bespoke
app developed through a
Smart Cities co-innovation
programme in the UAE. The
3D visualisation provides
immersive visual experience to
monitor city services.
Abu Dhabi Municipality (ADM)
and Orange Business Services – a
network native digital services
company – have collaborated to develop
a cutting-edge Smart Cities virtualisation
App that will enhance the city management
services delivered in Abu Dhabi, capital of
the UAE.
The bespoke app, ‘IoT Cockpit’, provides
visualisation via an immersive, interactive
user interface for the city authorities
monitoring elements of the urban landscape.
Orange Business Services’ co-innovation
approach supports ADM’s vision for Abu
Dhabi and its five-year Smart Cities plan
to achieve sustainability and enhance the
quality of life for citizens and residents.
IoT Cockpit is now being rolled out by ADM
and Orange Business Services in the UAE
and was showcased at the 10th World
Urban Forum hosted in Abu Dhabi which
was co-sponsored and organised by ADM
along with UN-Habitat – the first time that
an Arab country has hosted the world’s
most important conference on cities and
human settlements.
The forum was jointly inaugurated by United
Nations Under-Secretary-General and
Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Maimunah
Mohd Sharif, and the Chairman of the Abu
Dhabi Department of Urban Planning and
Municipalities, HE Falah Al Ahbabi.
With the bespoke ‘IoT Cockpit’ city
management solution, connected objects
and tangible objects are virtualised, enabling
ADM to see, interact with and manage
the smart utilities network across the city,
including water, electricity and fibre, as well
as visualising the situation on the ground, at
key points.
For example, IoT Cockpit allows the
municipality to see whether street lighting
is working correctly and whether public
transport is operating normally, enhancing
control over vital elements of the city.
Rayan Mohammad Almohaisen, IT Project
Manager, Abu Dhabi Municipality, said:
“Orange Business Services is supporting
ADM’s plans to deliver a range of projects
and initiatives across Abu Dhabi, from public
parks to public infrastructure that will build
and shape the living experiences in one of
the world’s developing smartest cities. ADM
is keen to promote effective collaborations
Sahem Azzam, Vice
President, Middle East
and Africa, Orange
Business Services
that deliver innovations through strategic
partnerships with leading private sector
companies, such as Orange Business Services.”
Sahem Azzam, Vice President, Middle East
and Africa, Orange Business Services, adds:
”Sustained innovation is the lifeblood of
the Smart City and our collaboration with
ADM on ‘IoT Cockpit’ is a great example of
co-innovation – a bespoke city management
solution developed in the region and for the
region, where we have a strong focus on the
Smart Cities opportunity.
“The UAE is a test bed for Smart Cities
innovation and leads the way in not just
adopting but also developing new solutions
that are transforming cities, such as Abu
Dhabi. The scale of the region’s Smart Cities
ambition is matched by the vision, leadership
and resources needed for success – and the
commitment to innovation to drive new
business models and new thinking in the
Smart City.” •
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