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  • The cities will use AI systems in numerous fields, including inspection, waste management, parking, and spatial planning.
  • The minister explained that cities will depend on their interconnectedness and interaction to improve services quality.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia plans to establish more than 200 smart cities, Majed Al Hogail, Minister of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing, said.

He was speaking at the second edition of the Global Artificial Intelligence (AI) Summit in Riyadh.

The cities will use AI systems in numerous fields, including inspection, waste management, parking, and spatial planning, according to Argaam.

Al Hogail explained that cities will depend on their interconnectedness and interaction to improve services quality.

He noted smart cities cannot be introduced without business transformation across Saudi Arabia.

Accordingly, the government started making some improvements to its systems using AI, he said.