As Saudi Arabia seeks to diversify the country's economy with an advanced Neom megacity under the vision of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, biometric technology has been installed at the city's airport so that passengers can travel contactless.
The Neom City project was launched under the leadership of Saudi Arabia's 38-year-old ruler in 2017, which aims to digitally transform the country with the Saudi Vision 2030 program.
The $1.5 trillion megacity is a component of the ambitious plan in which urbanization would be carried out on modern technological bases, taking into account sustainability.
The project also aims to reduce the country's dependence on oil revenues.
The recent installation of the Electronic Gate (e-Gate) was successfully carried out with the collaboration between the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA), Jawazat and other government departments.
It was an important step to install a contactless system for passengers at Neom City Airport, allowing tourists to enjoy hassle-free services.
Last month, reports emerged that the Saudi government is pushing back on Red Sea coast megacity projects, prompting a response from the country that the projects would go ahead as planned.
Bloomberg reported that the Saudi government's original plan to have 1.5 million people living in La Línea by 2030 was reduced to 300,000.
Recently, Saudi Economy Minister Faisal Al Ibrahim said CNBC that for all NEOM projects, “the planned scale continues as planned.”
“We set out to do something unprecedented and we are doing something unprecedented, and we will deliver something that is unprecedented.”
