November 15, 2015: Qatar Mobility Innovations Center (QMIC) will be revealing the details of its “RoadMap to Zero” Digital Innovations Strategy for Road Safety during the 24th World ITMA Congress to be held at Sheraton Doha. The congress will be hosted by the National Traffic Safety Committee from the 16th to the 18th of November 2015. QMIC’s participation in the event will be focused on introducing and demonstrating its latest locally built innovations for Road Safety.
In support of Qatar’s national Road Safety strategy, QMIC will be announcing its digital innovations strategy for Road Safety, and presenting its current and future solutions towards developing an ecosystem of innovations that cohesively serve the cause of reducing road crash fatalities in the country. QMIC will display a Roadmap offering diverse solutions for different user segments and that tackle different causes of road accidents. These solutions, once fully implemented and utilized, can make a significant contribution towards reducing or eliminating road accidents and associated fatalities. .
During the three-day event, QMIC plans to announce a number of new solutions and partnerships that have been established to improve the country’s Road Safety in a faster and smarter way. One of the areas QMIC has focused on is providing a convenient method of reporting accidents to relevant authorities with the exact location on the map, to help expedite emergency response time. QMIC will announce a partnership with the Directorate of Traffic at the Ministry of Interior (MOI) to introduce this new feature as an integral part of the existing iTraffic mobile solution. QMIC will also be holding a joint press conference with Qatar Insurance Company (QIC) to present smart innovative Road Safety solutions that can offer insurance incentices for both the consumer and the enterprise segments.
During the second day of the event, Dr. Adnan Abu-Dayya, Executive Director of QMIC (CEO), will be speaking about “An integrated data-centric innovations strategy for tackling Road Safety in Qatar”. Shortly after, QMIC will be holding a workshop discussing local innovations for Road Safety, and elaborating more on the impact these innovations will have, long term. Audience will have a clear picture about the effects of Distracted Driving due to mobile phone and how to best eliminate such behavior behind the wheel, with the latest technologies. Another key topic that will be discussed is Connected Vehicles, which introduces the concept of seamless communication between vehicles and infrastructure; a solution that can mitigate up to 80% of road crashes once fully implemented.
Dr. Adnan Abu-Dayya, Executive Director of QMIC (CEO) said, “This event brings together key entities and individuals who are passionate about improving road safety in Qatar. As a leading innovations institution in the region, our team has been working hard for the last few years to introduce innovative and locally engineered-solutions that can jointly enhance Road Safety and deliver value added services to consumers and businesses alike. Our collaboration with key national entities like the ministry of interior and the Qatar Insurance Company is very critical to maximize adoption and impact of our solutions and services”.
QMIC will be showcasing their solutions and offering live demonstration during the ITMA exhibition from November 16 – 18, 2015, at Sheraton Doha.
About QMIC
The Qatar Mobility Innovations Center (QMIC) is the first independent innovations center in the region with a focus on developing and deploying smart mobility systems and services. QMIC’s main goal is to use locally engineered innovations and knowledge to create technology-based industries that address regional challenges and grow with mega projects in Qatar and the region. Since 2009, and through its focus, on distributed sensing, data collection & management, services creation and delivery, QMIC is becoming a national leader in the area of Internet of Things (IoT). In particular, QMIC has been leading in delivering IoT platforms, and IoT solutions and services in vertical domains including Intelligent Transport, Logistics & Telematics, Road Safety and Environment. Through its offices at the Qatar Science and Technology Park (QSTP), QMIC is working closely with key national partners and stakeholders to realize a market-focused innovations ecosystem in Qatar.