His Royal Highness Prince Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Governor of the Eastern Province and Chairman of the Eastern Province Development Authority, today sponsored the launch of the third annual forum for the development authorities of regions and cities, organized by the Eastern Province Development Authority under the slogan "We plan cities... for a prosperous future". In the presence of HRH Prince Saud bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Emir of the Eastern Province, Vice Chairman of the Eastern Province Development Authority Council and Chairman of the Executive Committee, a number of Their Excellencies and CEOs of development authorities in the Kingdom, and more than 500 participants representing the system of development authorities, strategic offices and government agencies, in addition to the participation of a group of local and international leaders, experts and specialists, which will last for two days in Khobar Governorate. The Emir of Eastern Province emphasized that development authorities, under the support of the wise leadership, have become one of the most important development possibilities to raise the quality of life and shape the future of Saudi cities, pointing out that the Kingdom's Vision 2030 has established clear principles in empowering regions and building prosperous local economies.
The Emir of Eastern Province stressed that development authorities are responsible for empowering regions and building prosperous local economies. He pointed out that the authorities play a pivotal and key role in realizing the concepts of sustainable development through the exchange of expertise and experiences, expanding the horizons of partnership and cooperation between all authorities, and joint work to make a qualitative leap in regional development to support economic and social growth.
He said. He said: “Development is an integrated system that is made by man and for man, and what we are witnessing today from the integration of development authorities reflects institutional maturity and a unified national vision to build future cities that are more quality, efficient and sustainable. We hope that the outcomes of the forum will support the newly established strategic authorities and offices in documenting these experiences, optimizing work and raising the level of institutional performance.”
For his part, the CEO of the Forum expressed his support to the newly established strategic authorities and offices in documenting these experiences, optimizing work, and raising the level of institutional performance.
For his part, the CEO of the Eastern Province Development Authority, Dr. Talal bin Nabil Al-Maghlouth, thanked HH the Emir of the Eastern Province and HH the Deputy Emir for their support for the forum and the efforts of the Authority, stressing that the forum is an important national platform that brings together the expertise of development authorities to exchange knowledge and transfer successful experiences, noting that its agenda includes (35) dialogue sessions in which elite international experts participate in the fields of urban planning, economic development and sustainability.
He pointed out that the diversity of the forum's agenda includes (35) dialogue sessions with the participation of international experts in urban planning, economic development and sustainability. <He pointed out that the diversity of experiences of development authorities in the Kingdom reflects the richness of the urban identity of Saudi cities and their different characteristics, but the common goal is to build cities that are more adaptable to the future, attract investments and improve the quality of life. <The CEO of the Center for Supporting Development Authorities and Strategic Offices, Engineer Yasser bin Sulaiman Al-Dawood, stressed that this forum represents an extension of the national efforts to upgrade the development system in the Kingdom and that the real success in the development system is achieved through integration, coordination and teamwork. He added that the Eastern Province, with its economic openness and urban diversity, is a leading model in balanced development, stressing the importance of sharing experiences and expertise between organizations to ensure the integration of efforts and achieve sustainable development in Saudi cities.
H.H. Al-Dawood honored H.H. the Emir of Saudi Arabia for his participation in the forum. At the end of the ceremony, His Highness the Emir of the Eastern Province honored the participants and speakers, and handed over the flag of organizing the forum to the Asir Development Authority, which will host the forum in its next edition.
It is noteworthy that the forum includes two days of dialogue sessions and specialized workshops that review the experiences of development authorities in urban planning and governance and global models in the development of smart cities, in addition to strategies to empower the local economy and attract investments, environmental sustainability solutions, urban greening, experiences of empowering communities and enhancing the quality of life, and the forum witnesses the signing of several cooperation agreements between participating entities with the aim of enhancing integration between the authorities and the public and private sectors.
The forum witnesses the signing of several cooperation agreements between the participating entities with the aim of enhancing integration between the authorities and the public and private sectors.
