NEOM: A Trillion-Dollar Utopia in the Desert is a dream project of Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman
With the help of China, now the plans for the trillion-dollar city named NEOM are new getting a shape. This project is getting viral and world is excited to know more about this project that is not less than a plot of a sci-fi movie.
The crown prince has been strengthening his ties with China’s leader, Xi Jinping, who has agreed to provide powerful surveillance technology.
Sources has revealed that the NEOM city will have a 100 mile-long “vertical sky scraper” running through its heart. The project is also famous with name ‘The Strip”.
According to the plans, ‘The strip’ project will be carved through the desert in the arid northwest of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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1. About the NEOM City
NEOM, the so-called zero-carbon city of the future, is the centerpiece of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s attempt to modernize the country and reduce its reliance on fossil fuels.
“It’s a ticket for him to enshrine himself as the Saudi leader that modernized the country and usher it into a new technological era,” said Marwa Fatafta, a policy manager at Berlin-based digital rights organization Access Now.
It will also feature glow-in-the-dark beaches, ski slopes, an artificial moon, robot butlers, and flying taxis, and many other amazing attractions.
Jili Bulelani, a Harvard University fellow who researches China’s global ambitions, told Insider, that Xi is seeking to “normalize and seek to legitimize its vision of a state-led cyberspace and surveilled public.”
China has already provided surveillance technology for the creation of so-called “safe cities”, run on user data, in Egypt and Serbia, report by the Washington Institute think tank found.
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NEOM: A Trillion-Dollar Utopia in the Desert and the Crown Prince Mohammed appears keen to replicate such projects on a larger scale.
2. Great Features of NEOM City
NEOM is a planned cross-border city in the Tabuk Province of northwestern Saudi Arabia. Here are ten of its proposed features:
Sustainability
The sustainability will be a prime feature of NEOM city as it aims to be a model of sustainable living, with a commitment to renewable energy and water conservation.
Smart City
NEOM will be a smart city with all respects including the plans to leverage advanced technology to create a fully integrated smart city, The city will have all modern facilities including smart buildings, smart transportation, and smart healthcare.
Robot helpers
NEOM city is planned to have have robot helpers and autonomous transportation systems that will make life easier and more efficient for residents.
High-tech entertainment
The city is planned to have advanced entertainment options, including virtual reality experiences, augmented reality game halls, e-sports arenas, and theme parks.
Futuristic architecture
The city is planned to have amazing and unique and futuristic architecture, such as a tower that will be taller than the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
Hydrogen economy
The NEOM city has also aims to implement a ground-breaking idea of using hydrogen as a primary source of energy, with a goal of becoming the world’s largest producer of hydrogen by 2030.
Modern Industry Clusters
NEOM has its plans to attract and host a diverse range of modern industry clusters, including biotechnology, robotics, and renewable energy.
Medical Tourism
Since NEOM is planned to have world-class medical facilities such has smart healthcare, Internet of Medical Things and robotics based surgery since it aims to become a hub for medical tourism.
Environmental conservation
NEOM aims to protect the natural environment and will have a nature reserve that spans 95% of its land area.
Quality of life
Above all, the NEOM city is planned to provide a high quality of life for residents, with access to world-class healthcare, education, and cultural amenities.
