Siemens scoops 2017 UAE Smart City Integrator Award from Frost & Sullivan

Siemens has been awarded 2017 UAE Smart City Integrator Company of the Year at the Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Awards. Accepting the award, Koen Bogers, Senior Executive Vice President, Building Technologies, Siemens Middle East said: “We’re proud to be recognized for our work in smart cities, as we consider the development of intelligent, energy efficient and increasingly digitalized city infrastructure to be a key driver of economic growth in the Middle East.”

Siemens is a Premier Partner for Intelligent Infrastructure and Operations for Expo 2020 Dubai and will use MindSphere, its cloud-based operating system for the Internet of Things, for the optimization of energy and building management across the site. 

The company has a portfolio of building automation and digitalization technology for safe, secure, energy efficient buildings and infrastructure including Desigo CC, a total building management platform which integrates all building functions into a single system; Navigator, a cloud-based platform for energy optimization and Siveillance, an intelligent video management platform for critical infrastructure. 

Many of the Middle East’s most prominent landmarks have been digitalized with Siemens’ smart building technology including Dubai Parks and Resorts, Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Tornado Tower in Qatar and the Atlantis Hotel, Dubai Opera and the 3D-printed ‘Office of the Future’ in Dubai. 

Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global technology powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality for more than 165 years. The company is active in more than 200 countries, focusing on the areas of electrification, automation and digitalization. One of the world’s largest producers of energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies, Siemens is a leading supplier of efficient power generation and power transmission solutions and a pioneer in infrastructure solutions as well as automation, drive and software solutions for industry. The company is also a leading provider of medical imaging equipment – such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging systems – and a leader in laboratory diagnostics as well as clinical IT. In fiscal 2016, which ended on September 30, 2016, Siemens generated revenue of €79.6 billion and net income of €5.6 billion. At the end of September 2016, the company had around 351,000 employees worldwide.
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