Algiers Innovation Drive面临三年延迟

[ALGIERS] The ‛Algiers Smart City Project’ is expected to launch three years later than originally planned due to delays in completing the construction of its facilities.

该项目经理说SciDev.Netthat she expects a partial opening of the city during the first quarter of 2019, and completion before 2021. The project was originally planned for launch in April this year.

“智能城市”整合了不同类型的电子数据to manage urban resources more efficiently, including traffic and transportation systems, power plants, water and waste systems, schools and other community services.

“Priority will also be given to the creation of innovation teams interested in providing technological solutions that drive the local economy”

fatiha youcef ettoumi

根据联合国的说法，在韩国首尔成为2014年世界上第一个智慧城市之后，类似的举措开始在非洲和城市化正在上升的中东获得势头。

Last week (27-28 June), the Algerian capital hosted this year’s Smart Cities Global Technology & InvestmentSummit, attended by international delegates representing technology investors, government representatives, smart city and industry leaders.

Slimani说，通过位于首都以西25公里的Sidi Abdallah郊区的一个智慧城市，阿尔及利亚政府正在寻求进行一项战略投资，以改善城市系统的管理并最终促进经济。

据Silmani称，该智慧城市项目进入了试点阶段，通过开设研究实验室和一家向大学提供的技术实验室。

Zakaria Touati, head of Algeria's National Council of Architects, says that several important facilities, such as the pharmaceutical and biotechnological research laboratories in the city, will require two more years of work.

阿尔及利亚高等教育与科学研究部科学研究与技术发展主管Abdel Hafidh Aouragh告诉SciDev.Netthat the new city will be important for researchers. ‟The city will embrace seven incubators to accompany innovators and sponsor them until they establish productive companies, alongside the activation of three technological units specialized in industrial production.”

fatiha youcef ettoumi, the smart city’s director of scientific research, believes that the smart city will contribute to advancing innovation and a knowledge economy. ‟Priority will also be given to the creation of innovation teams interested in providing technological solutions that drive the local economy,” he says.

Amina Kadri-Messaïd, director of the Higher Institute of Management and Planning in Algeria, adds that the smart city will pave the way for fruitful partnerships between universities and public and private institutions involved in economically productive activities.

据信息技术专家尤恩斯·格鲁尔（Younes Guerrar）称，该市最重要的贡献将是帮助防止资金浪费。他说：“医院，行政大楼和房屋中的加热器，空调和电梯的明智节目编程将有助于节省20％至30％的能源在此类地方消耗的能量。”

This piece was produced by SciDev.Net’s Middle East & North Africa desk.