UAE: 8 out of 10 residents prefer to live in smart city
Waheed Abbas/Dubai
AFP
Residents claim Covid-19 will accelerate development of smart cities.
Nearly eight out of 10 UAE residents believe that that they would be happier living in a smart city, says a new survey conducted by Mastercard in conjunction with Smart Dubai and Expo 2020.
While 54 per cent of respondents expect Covid-19 to accelerate the development of smart cities, and many respondents also reported that they expect habits adopted during the pandemic to change their behaviour permanently.
The survey found that the top three trends which are expected to continue are working from home, less cash and preference for contactless payments and reduced shopping trips to malls and an increase in online shopping.