ENERGY contractor workforce of around 20,000 spread over 200 sites and a large worker turnover .”
Building a smarter city So what does it mean to be a truly sustainable city ? Innovation , IT and data services certainly play a vital role , as Eng . Al Balawi explained : “ We think the most innovative aspect of the industrial city is long term city planning which helps us meet future demand . From an IT perspective in particular , the civil infrastructure of duct banks with future provision has simplified the installation of a fibre optic network .”
It goes without saying that in today ’ s highly connected world , a robust telecommunications network is going to be central to winning ‘ smart city ’ status . “ Recently we have completed
“ This year we have achieved a record of 13.8 million safe man-hours . With a contractor workforce of around 20,000 spread over 200 sites and a large
worker turnover .”
– Eng . Ahmed Al-Balawi , General Manager of Technical Affairs
www . rcjy . gov . sa 55