The impact of partnerships on building smart cities

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Throughout our time at Expo 2020 Dubai,

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legacy was a key consideration during planning,

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product selection and implementation,

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ensuring that scalable and state of art solutions and

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infrastructure were deployed for Expo 2020 to

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enable a smooth transition to Expo City Dubai.

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With minor investment,

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these solutions have been repurposed from catering to all

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the technological needs of a mega event to serving an

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evolving need of human centric smart cities of the future.

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How is Expo City reimagining customer experience with technologies?

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Well, various teams are looking at various areas,

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whether it's operational technology, visitor facing,

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or future technologies.

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The objective is to deliver on the promise of our purpose.

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If there's one learning from pulling off Expo 2020

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event, we can't do that without partnerships.

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Partners are indispensable in achieving Expo City Dubai's smart vision.

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Their collective expertise, resources,

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and innovative solutions enable the development of a

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sustainable, efficient, and technologically advanced urban environment.

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Through strong partnership,

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Expo City Dubai can set a benchmark for smart city

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development globally.

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Selecting partners who share and align with Expo City

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Dubai's vision is perhaps the single most important

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factor in our selection criteria.

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Other factors include expertise, track record,

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financial stability, resources, innovation, and R&D

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capabilities amongst many other elements.

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Merixstudio has been an indispensable partner.

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Of course, their technical ability and user experience expertise is top notch.

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But it's their deep appreciation of our needs and

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the attention to detail that they offer us which has been so refreshing.

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Each person brings something special.

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I think we've found a long term partner in Merixstudio.