Dina Johnny (Dubai)
Following in the footsteps of its ancestors, the Emirate of Dubai is completing the process of designing the future which, after more than 50 years, has become the craft of its leadership, people and residents, who have turned challenges into opportunities, taking away his dictionary the word and the concept of “impossible”. From the moment the idea of the Creek Expansion Project was born, which is the first of the gigantic 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 a important commercial center of the region, the Emirate of Dubai has not stopped building the future. Dubai Creek is considered one of the main landmarks of the city, if not the most important, because it is the natural harbor 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 holds a special place as one of the fastest growing and developing cities in the world, and its people deserve this position thanks to 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 medium geographical location in the heart of the world, and its strong and highly reliable infrastructure, Dubai has developed into a key meeting point for global trade lines connecting the east and west of the world.
In addition to the highly reliable infrastructure, Dubai has managed to establish a legislative infrastructure characterized by the flexibility and ability to meet the needs of the global business community. The Dubai region, so that the city is 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 Persian Gulf, crossing a wide range of areas that offer a modern lifestyle. The cost of the project amounts to about 2.7 billion dirhams and involves the repair of infrastructure in one of the busiest areas of Dubai.
Infrastructure
The Dubai Metro project was completed in just four years and the Dubai Water Canal project in less than three years. The length of the road network has doubled from 8,715 kilometers of lane in 2006 to 18,255 kilometers of lane in 2020. The number of vehicle bridges and tunnels increased fivefold from 129 bridges and tunnels in 2006 to 844. bridges and tunnels in 2020. The number of pedestrian bridges and tunnels increased fourfold, from 26 pedestrian bridges and tunnels to 125 in the same period. The length of the cycle path network increased from 9 km in 2006 to 463 km in 2020, and is expected to reach 668 km by 2025.
These projects have strengthened the UAE’s global competitiveness and its achievement of the world’s first place in road quality for 5 consecutive years, rising from 9.5 deaths per 100,000 population in 2007 to 0.5 deaths in 2020.
transport sustainability
Environmental sustainability is high on the UAE government’s agenda, and it is the first government in the region to affirm its commitment to implement the Climate Neutral Strategy 2050. The transport sector accounts for 22% of carbon emissions across the globe and in support of the country’s efforts to preserve the environment, the Roads and Transport Authority updated its vision is in line with the future directions of the Emirate of Dubai. It has launched a series of strategies and initiatives to preserve the environment and reduce the carbon footprint of the transport sector, and the authority has developed a road map to achieve zero carbon emissions in all public transport by 2050, and The authority’s initiatives helped cut carbon dioxide emissions by 400,000 tonnes 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 the use of intelligent technologies and 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, as well as the availability of the latest communication systems that connect all intersections controlled by light signals to the center.
The center has helped increase the coverage of the road network with intelligent traffic systems from 11% to 60% and climb to 100% in 2023, reducing fatal accidents by 42% and reducing delay times at intersections by 25%.
The Roads and Transport Authority manages 190,000 toll car parks through a system of integrated parking management centers and has made available vehicles equipped with digital cameras supported by artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies capable of accurately scanning more than 10,000 parking spaces per hour of 99% and automatic issue of fines for infringements.
Museum of the future
Dubai Museum of the Future is the largest laboratory of its kind for creative ideas and technical propositions and an incubator for minds, scientists, researchers, thinkers and predictors of the future from all over the world and contributes to the service of humanity.
The museum contributes, in addition to creating a regional scientific, knowledge and creative movement, to building bridges of Arab knowledge and science with a selection of the most important world scientific, knowledge and intellectual centers and inspires, with its initiatives, projects and experiences , members of the global scientific community to continue developing innovative solutions for the future that transform the challenges facing humanity into promising opportunities for the benefit of future generations.
The Museum of the Future was designed employing the latest tools, architectural methods and the latest technologies, as it is described as the slimmest building in the world, as there are no columns inside.
The facade of the museum is made up of 1,024 panels that span an area of 17,600 square meters and were produced using automated robotic arms, the first of its kind in the region. Each board is made up of 4 layers. The production of one board required 16 practical steps and they are integrated with each other to form its outer 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, about future and innovation written in Arabic calligraphy.
The Museum of the Future, which is located on a green hill with rare local plant species irrigated in an innovative way, employs sustainable solutions in construction, operation and lighting that reflects sunlight during the day, as well as benefiting from 4,000 megawatts of electricity produced with solar energy harvesting techniques, through the solar panels connected to the museum.
