Under the direction of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, Saudi Arabia is looking to diversify its economy by building a sophisticated Neom megacity. To this end, the airport in the city has installed biometric technology to enable contactless travel for travelers.
Under the direction of the 38-year-old Saudi Arabian ruler, who hopes to digitally alter the nation with the Saudi Vision 2030 program, the Neom City project was started in 2017.
One of the ambitious plans to carry out urbanization on the basis of contemporary technology while considering sustainability is the $1.5 trillion megacity.
Another goal of the initiative is to lessen the reliance of the nation on oil income.
The installation of the electronic Gate, or e-Gate, was recently completed with the cooperation of Jawazat, the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA), and other government agencies.
Installing a contactless passenger system at the Neom City Airport was a significant step toward ensuring smooth services for visitors.
When rumors circulated last month that the Saudi government was abandoning plans to build massive cities along the Red Sea coast, the nation responded by declaring that the projects would go according to schedule.
According to Bloomberg, the Saudi government cut its original projection of 1.5 million residents in The Line by 2030 to just 300,000.
According to Saudi Economy Minister Faisal Al Ibrahim, “the intended scale is continuing as planned” for all NEOM projects, as he recently informed CNBC.
“We set out to do something unprecedented and we’re doing something unprecedented, and we will deliver something that’s unprecedented.”
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