Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Media Council, inaugurated the activities of the fourth edition of the Transport Conference and Exhibition of the International Federation of Public Transport for the Sharq Region The Middle East and North Africa, organized by the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority, in partnership and cooperation with the Belgium-based International Federation of Public Transport, over three days, at the Dubai World Trade Center, with the attendance of more than 1,000 participants, and 73 speakers from experts and academics in the transport sector The year was attended by 19 countries, and a number of directors of government agencies and departments. The conference is accompanied by an exhibition in which 40 institutions from 17 countries will participate.
Upon his arrival at the Dubai World Trade Center, His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum was received by Mattar Al Tayer, Director General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority, and Khaled Al Hogail, President of the World Federation of Public Transport, who displayed a mural on transport projects in the region. The Middle East and North Africa, the most important of which are the Dubai Metro Route 2020, the Dubai Urban Plan 2040, the outsourcing of bus operations and maintenance in Dubai, the Bahrain Metro project, the Riyadh Metro, the bus service in Saudi Arabia, the rapid transit bus project in Jordan, the monorail, metro and railway projects The high-speed railway in Egypt, the rapid transit project in Morocco, and the mural included the Art in Public Transportation initiative.
Expanding Successes-
The opening ceremony began with the national anthem, then a film was shown on the role of mass transportation, in the movement of the population, and its contribution to achieving ecological balance. Electricity to Australia, and the challenges he faced during his trip, as well as his experience of living in the UAE for a period of three months, and the most important lessons learned from this experience, as well as his trip from the Emirates to Australia to Sydney, praising the comprehensive development he witnessed in the UAE, and the quality of Its infrastructure in the field of roads, various transportation systems, and ease of movement between its various cities.
The conference agenda includes 13 sessions, including five main sessions, highlighting mobility in the post-Covid-19 pandemic, the role of leaders responsible for the mobility sector in the Middle East and North Africa region in determining the future of the sector in the region, smart mobility management, and cities Tomorrow, the role of women leaders in the public transport sector, while simultaneous sessions will discuss smart transport service, environmentally friendly electric buses, artificial intelligence and big data, first and last mile trips, sustainability and public transport services after the pandemic, and technological possibilities.
Transportation Hackathon-
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum honored the winners of the fourth session of the “Transportation Hackathon” for university and college students, and the first place was won by the “Scotty” project, a smart application that makes mobility using electric scooters a safer, faster and more sustainable process. The application also includes ScootAssist monitors scooter speed and user behavior, as well as a virtual map of the safe route for scooter driving on a virtual reality (metaverse).
The second place went to the (Salem) project, which is a health and safety monitoring application designed for the safety of individuals working in the field of order delivery, and uses phone sensors, GPS, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to ensure adherence to safe driving behavior.
As for the third place winner, it is a “steady” application, and the application guarantees the ease of movement of people of determination in public transportation, as the application senses their places of movement and sends automatic text messages to workers in public transport stations, with the aim of notifying them of the presence of people of determination, to ensure their safe movement within the station and at transports.
His Highness also honored the main sponsors of the UITP MENA Transport Conference and Exhibition, namely: the Public Transport Authority in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Keulis Group (the operator of the Dubai metro and tram), and FAMCO, a subsidiary of the Al-Futtaim Group, as strategic sponsors, in addition to sponsors. The two presidents are: R. Company. Which. T. with me. French Development Corporation (RATP Dev), China National Construction Corporation, Hyundai Juma Al Majid and Turkey’s Gunal Construction, along with Etihad Rail and Alstom are the gold sponsors, Visa and Wagner Peru are the silver sponsors.
exhibition-
Subsequently, His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Media Council, accompanied by His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer, Director General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority, inaugurated the exhibition accompanying the conference, in which 40 institutions from 17 countries participated, in which the latest findings were presented. The transportation and communications industry, where His Highness stopped at a number of the pavilions of the international, Arab and local authorities participating in the exhibition and was briefed during the tour on the ideas and solutions contained in the exhibition that contribute to the development of the transportation sector by ensuring higher levels of comfort and safety for users of various means of transportation, and the most prominent of the exhibitors from Projects and initiatives that serve to upgrade the sector’s capabilities.
Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Media Council, inaugurated the activities of the fourth edition of the Transport Conference and Exhibition of the International Federation of Public Transport for the Sharq Region The Middle East and North Africa, organized by the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority, in partnership and cooperation with the Belgium-based International Federation of Public Transport, over three days, at the Dubai World Trade Center, with the attendance of more than 1,000 participants, and 73 speakers from experts and academics in the transport sector The year was attended by 19 countries, and a number of directors of government agencies and departments. The conference is accompanied by an exhibition in which 40 institutions from 17 countries will participate.
Upon his arrival at the Dubai World Trade Center, His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum was received by Mattar Al Tayer, Director General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority, and Khaled Al Hogail, President of the World Federation of Public Transport, who displayed a mural on transport projects in the region. The Middle East and North Africa, the most important of which are the Dubai Metro Route 2020, the Dubai Urban Plan 2040, the outsourcing of bus operations and maintenance in Dubai, the Bahrain Metro project, the Riyadh Metro, the bus service in Saudi Arabia, the rapid transit bus project in Jordan, the monorail, metro and railway projects The high-speed railway in Egypt, the rapid transit project in Morocco, and the mural included the Art in Public Transportation initiative.
Expanding Successes-
The opening ceremony began with the national anthem, then a film was shown on the role of mass transportation, in the movement of the population, and its contribution to achieving ecological balance. Electricity to Australia, and the challenges he faced during his trip, as well as his experience of living in the UAE for a period of three months, and the most important lessons learned from this experience, as well as his trip from the Emirates to Australia to Sydney, praising the comprehensive development he witnessed in the UAE, and the quality of Its infrastructure in the field of roads, various transportation systems, and ease of movement between its various cities.
The conference agenda includes 13 sessions, including five main sessions, highlighting mobility in the post-Covid-19 pandemic, the role of leaders responsible for the mobility sector in the Middle East and North Africa region in determining the future of the sector in the region, smart mobility management, and cities Tomorrow, the role of women leaders in the public transport sector, while simultaneous sessions will discuss smart transport service, environmentally friendly electric buses, artificial intelligence and big data, first and last mile trips, sustainability and public transport services after the pandemic, and technological possibilities.
Transportation Hackathon-
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum honored the winners of the fourth session of the “Transportation Hackathon” for university and college students, and the first place was won by the “Scotty” project, a smart application that makes mobility using electric scooters a safer, faster and more sustainable process. The application also includes ScootAssist monitors scooter speed and user behavior, as well as a virtual map of the safe route for scooter driving on a virtual reality (metaverse).
The second place went to the (Salem) project, which is a health and safety monitoring application designed for the safety of individuals working in the field of order delivery, and uses phone sensors, GPS, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to ensure adherence to safe driving behavior.
As for the third place winner, it is a “steady” application, and the application guarantees the ease of movement of people of determination in public transportation, as the application senses their places of movement and sends automatic text messages to workers in public transport stations, with the aim of notifying them of the presence of people of determination, to ensure their safe movement within the station and at transports.
His Highness also honored the main sponsors of the UITP MENA Transport Conference and Exhibition, namely: the Public Transport Authority in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Keulis Group (the operator of the Dubai metro and tram), and FAMCO, a subsidiary of the Al-Futtaim Group, as strategic sponsors, in addition to sponsors. The two presidents are: R. Company. Which. T. with me. French Development Corporation (RATP Dev), China National Construction Corporation, Hyundai Juma Al Majid and Turkey’s Gunal Construction, along with Etihad Rail and Alstom are the gold sponsors, Visa and Wagner Peru are the silver sponsors.
exhibition-
Subsequently, His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Media Council, accompanied by His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer, Director General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority, inaugurated the exhibition accompanying the conference, in which 40 institutions from 17 countries participated, in which the latest findings were presented. The transportation and communications industry, where His Highness stopped at a number of the pavilions of the international, Arab and local authorities participating in the exhibition and was briefed during the tour on the ideas and solutions contained in the exhibition that contribute to the development of the transportation sector by ensuring higher levels of comfort and safety for users of various means of transportation, and the most prominent of the exhibitors from Projects and initiatives that serve to upgrade the sector’s capabilities.
Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Media Council, inaugurated the activities of the fourth edition of the Transport Conference and Exhibition of the International Federation of Public Transport for the Sharq Region The Middle East and North Africa, organized by the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority, in partnership and cooperation with the Belgium-based International Federation of Public Transport, over three days, at the Dubai World Trade Center, with the attendance of more than 1,000 participants, and 73 speakers from experts and academics in the transport sector The year was attended by 19 countries, and a number of directors of government agencies and departments. The conference is accompanied by an exhibition in which 40 institutions from 17 countries will participate.
Upon his arrival at the Dubai World Trade Center, His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum was received by Mattar Al Tayer, Director General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority, and Khaled Al Hogail, President of the World Federation of Public Transport, who displayed a mural on transport projects in the region. The Middle East and North Africa, the most important of which are the Dubai Metro Route 2020, the Dubai Urban Plan 2040, the outsourcing of bus operations and maintenance in Dubai, the Bahrain Metro project, the Riyadh Metro, the bus service in Saudi Arabia, the rapid transit bus project in Jordan, the monorail, metro and railway projects The high-speed railway in Egypt, the rapid transit project in Morocco, and the mural included the Art in Public Transportation initiative.
Expanding Successes-
The opening ceremony began with the national anthem, then a film was shown on the role of mass transportation, in the movement of the population, and its contribution to achieving ecological balance. Electricity to Australia, and the challenges he faced during his trip, as well as his experience of living in the UAE for a period of three months, and the most important lessons learned from this experience, as well as his trip from the Emirates to Australia to Sydney, praising the comprehensive development he witnessed in the UAE, and the quality of Its infrastructure in the field of roads, various transportation systems, and ease of movement between its various cities.
The conference agenda includes 13 sessions, including five main sessions, highlighting mobility in the post-Covid-19 pandemic, the role of leaders responsible for the mobility sector in the Middle East and North Africa region in determining the future of the sector in the region, smart mobility management, and cities Tomorrow, the role of women leaders in the public transport sector, while simultaneous sessions will discuss smart transport service, environmentally friendly electric buses, artificial intelligence and big data, first and last mile trips, sustainability and public transport services after the pandemic, and technological possibilities.
Transportation Hackathon-
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum honored the winners of the fourth session of the “Transportation Hackathon” for university and college students, and the first place was won by the “Scotty” project, a smart application that makes mobility using electric scooters a safer, faster and more sustainable process. The application also includes ScootAssist monitors scooter speed and user behavior, as well as a virtual map of the safe route for scooter driving on a virtual reality (metaverse).
The second place went to the (Salem) project, which is a health and safety monitoring application designed for the safety of individuals working in the field of order delivery, and uses phone sensors, GPS, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to ensure adherence to safe driving behavior.
As for the third place winner, it is a “steady” application, and the application guarantees the ease of movement of people of determination in public transportation, as the application senses their places of movement and sends automatic text messages to workers in public transport stations, with the aim of notifying them of the presence of people of determination, to ensure their safe movement within the station and at transports.
His Highness also honored the main sponsors of the UITP MENA Transport Conference and Exhibition, namely: the Public Transport Authority in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Keulis Group (the operator of the Dubai metro and tram), and FAMCO, a subsidiary of the Al-Futtaim Group, as strategic sponsors, in addition to sponsors. The two presidents are: R. Company. Which. T. with me. French Development Corporation (RATP Dev), China National Construction Corporation, Hyundai Juma Al Majid and Turkey’s Gunal Construction, along with Etihad Rail and Alstom are the gold sponsors, Visa and Wagner Peru are the silver sponsors.
exhibition-
Subsequently, His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Media Council, accompanied by His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer, Director General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority, inaugurated the exhibition accompanying the conference, in which 40 institutions from 17 countries participated, in which the latest findings were presented. The transportation and communications industry, where His Highness stopped at a number of the pavilions of the international, Arab and local authorities participating in the exhibition and was briefed during the tour on the ideas and solutions contained in the exhibition that contribute to the development of the transportation sector by ensuring higher levels of comfort and safety for users of various means of transportation, and the most prominent of the exhibitors from Projects and initiatives that serve to upgrade the sector’s capabilities.
Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Media Council, inaugurated the activities of the fourth edition of the Transport Conference and Exhibition of the International Federation of Public Transport for the Sharq Region The Middle East and North Africa, organized by the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority, in partnership and cooperation with the Belgium-based International Federation of Public Transport, over three days, at the Dubai World Trade Center, with the attendance of more than 1,000 participants, and 73 speakers from experts and academics in the transport sector The year was attended by 19 countries, and a number of directors of government agencies and departments. The conference is accompanied by an exhibition in which 40 institutions from 17 countries will participate.
Upon his arrival at the Dubai World Trade Center, His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum was received by Mattar Al Tayer, Director General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority, and Khaled Al Hogail, President of the World Federation of Public Transport, who displayed a mural on transport projects in the region. The Middle East and North Africa, the most important of which are the Dubai Metro Route 2020, the Dubai Urban Plan 2040, the outsourcing of bus operations and maintenance in Dubai, the Bahrain Metro project, the Riyadh Metro, the bus service in Saudi Arabia, the rapid transit bus project in Jordan, the monorail, metro and railway projects The high-speed railway in Egypt, the rapid transit project in Morocco, and the mural included the Art in Public Transportation initiative.
Expanding Successes-
The opening ceremony began with the national anthem, then a film was shown on the role of mass transportation, in the movement of the population, and its contribution to achieving ecological balance. Electricity to Australia, and the challenges he faced during his trip, as well as his experience of living in the UAE for a period of three months, and the most important lessons learned from this experience, as well as his trip from the Emirates to Australia to Sydney, praising the comprehensive development he witnessed in the UAE, and the quality of Its infrastructure in the field of roads, various transportation systems, and ease of movement between its various cities.
The conference agenda includes 13 sessions, including five main sessions, highlighting mobility in the post-Covid-19 pandemic, the role of leaders responsible for the mobility sector in the Middle East and North Africa region in determining the future of the sector in the region, smart mobility management, and cities Tomorrow, the role of women leaders in the public transport sector, while simultaneous sessions will discuss smart transport service, environmentally friendly electric buses, artificial intelligence and big data, first and last mile trips, sustainability and public transport services after the pandemic, and technological possibilities.
Transportation Hackathon-
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum honored the winners of the fourth session of the “Transportation Hackathon” for university and college students, and the first place was won by the “Scotty” project, a smart application that makes mobility using electric scooters a safer, faster and more sustainable process. The application also includes ScootAssist monitors scooter speed and user behavior, as well as a virtual map of the safe route for scooter driving on a virtual reality (metaverse).
The second place went to the (Salem) project, which is a health and safety monitoring application designed for the safety of individuals working in the field of order delivery, and uses phone sensors, GPS, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to ensure adherence to safe driving behavior.
As for the third place winner, it is a “steady” application, and the application guarantees the ease of movement of people of determination in public transportation, as the application senses their places of movement and sends automatic text messages to workers in public transport stations, with the aim of notifying them of the presence of people of determination, to ensure their safe movement within the station and at transports.
His Highness also honored the main sponsors of the UITP MENA Transport Conference and Exhibition, namely: the Public Transport Authority in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Keulis Group (the operator of the Dubai metro and tram), and FAMCO, a subsidiary of the Al-Futtaim Group, as strategic sponsors, in addition to sponsors. The two presidents are: R. Company. Which. T. with me. French Development Corporation (RATP Dev), China National Construction Corporation, Hyundai Juma Al Majid and Turkey’s Gunal Construction, along with Etihad Rail and Alstom are the gold sponsors, Visa and Wagner Peru are the silver sponsors.
exhibition-
Subsequently, His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Media Council, accompanied by His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer, Director General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority, inaugurated the exhibition accompanying the conference, in which 40 institutions from 17 countries participated, in which the latest findings were presented. The transportation and communications industry, where His Highness stopped at a number of the pavilions of the international, Arab and local authorities participating in the exhibition and was briefed during the tour on the ideas and solutions contained in the exhibition that contribute to the development of the transportation sector by ensuring higher levels of comfort and safety for users of various means of transportation, and the most prominent of the exhibitors from Projects and initiatives that serve to upgrade the sector’s capabilities.