Al Muhannadi: Executing governmental projects should be through applying the best technologies in order to reach smart applications and smarter environmental system to fulfill sustainability requirements.
Doha, May 25, 2014.
Qatar Railways Company (Qatar Rail), the company overseeing the construction of much-anticipated integrated railways network, in association with Autodesk; the provider of consultations services and Building Information Models (BIM) for Qatar Rail projects, offers its Platinum Sponsorship to the third edition of the prestigious information and communication technology conference QITCOM 2014, organized by the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (ictQATAR) in Partnership with fischerAppelt. The event is taking place from May 26 to 28 at the Qatar National Convention Centre.
Qatar Rail's support to QITCOM also shows its commitment to the government's efforts to build a robust knowledge-based economy, in line with the country's National Vision 2030.
Qatar Rail is fast embracing latest technologies in support of its projects related to building of Doha Metro, Lusail Light Rail Transit and Long Distance Passenger and Freight Rail, which are ought to become the torchbearers in the country's economic development.
Eng. Saad Al Muhannadi, Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Rail said: "Developing specific and appropriate technology for the major projects related to infrastructure will ensure that resources are used efficiently and enhance the effectiveness of these projects according to Qatar National Vision 2030, and in particular, Qatar Rail projects through reaching smart applications and adopting smarter environmental systems which fulfil all needs".
Al Muhannadi referred to the fact that ICT forms the nucleus of Qatar Rail's time-critical operations and is underpinned by the strategic plan to optimize resources, improve efficiency and enhance safety for an excellent sustainable mode of transport.
Al Muhannadi also expressed his happiness for sponsoring the conference which is a meeting point of global thoughts and local applications, emphasizing that this is an opportunity to learn and catch up with the fast changing technologies as well as to team up with potential service providers.
Louay Dahmash, Head, Autodesk Middle East said: "We are living in a networked world; hence IT solutions have a special role to play in shaping the societies at large. Qatar is a priority market for us and we have already won the confidence with Qatar Rail adopting our BIM for the country's modern integrated railway network".
Autodesk's consulting team has been supporting Qatar Rail on the implementation of BIM technologies and practices to help decrease the overall time and costs of projects by minimizing rework and miscommunication, providing more actionable insight into projects, and helping accelerate decision-making earlier into the project lifecycle.
It's worth mentioning that QITCOM 2014 will attract leading players in the industry from dealers to end users wherein several strategic deals are to be struck, besides offering promising potentials.
QITCOM 2014 is more important now since it is focusing on different kinds of solutions proposed to fulfill the requirements of forming the Information and communication future of the Qatari economy; this is due to the rich program of spokesmen selected carefully.
The conference, with a key theme 'Innovating Today for the Future of Qatar', provides an ideal opportunity for Qatar Rail to enhance its Brand Visibility and showcase its technological prowess and future prospects.
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About Qatar Rail
Established in 2011, the Qatar Railways Company (Qatar Rail), was established to design and implement an integrated and world-class railway system for the State of Qatar. Currently one of the largest rail projects in the world, Qatar Rail aims to construct a new rail network, which is environmentally friendly, technologically advanced and will meet the demands of the rapidly expanding population of Qatar.
Supporting each of the four pillars of the Qatar National Vision 2030, Qatar Rail will develop a safe, efficient, integrated public transportation network which will provide an attractive and competitive alternative to private transport, capable of achieving a significant modal share. Qatar Rail will be responsible for the design, construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance of the entire rail network and systems and will ultimately own and manage Qatar's rail network.
The rail project will form a fundamental and integral element of the National Development Strategy 2011-2016, and will act as a catalyst in realising Qatar's National Vision.
The individual rail projects will comprise of the Doha Metro, Long Distance Network, and Lusail Light Rail Transit (LRT).
About Autodesk
Founded in 1982, Autodesk is an American software corporation covering the architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing, media and entertainment industries. The corporation is responsible for flagship products for the engineering field, including AutoCAD, the widely used computer-aided design software. It has equally developed a series of consumer software, including pixel graphics software application Sketchbook and cloud-based image tools and utilities software Pixlr. The corporation's commercial success was also prompted by educational versions of its software - made available to the academia field through the Autodesk Education Community - and its digital prototyping software, used in the manufacturing field to visualize, simulate and analyze real-word performance through digital design. On a larger scale, Autodesk's Revit software line for Building Information Modeling (BIM) - recently used for Qatar's integrated railway network project - enables users to virtually plan, construct, and manage building prototypes. Autodesk's worldwide operations and offices have come to encompass Canada, the U.S, the UK, Brasil, Spain, France, Italy, Australia and Singapore, among others. By 2012, the corporation had recruited nearly 7,500 employees across its operations, and counting.
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