AMMAN — The
Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) deputy city manager for public works Ahmad
Al-Malkawi stressed the need to deploy new methods of sustainable urban
planning and housing in Amman that are more effective and feasible to implement
and provide the best services to the city’s residents.
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At the conclusion of a joint workshop with a group
of German experts for the Digital Cities Project, Malkawi underlined the
importance of exchanging expertise and leveraging the German experience in
updating a modern holistic plan for Amman that aligns with the development of
the city’s modernity and transforms it into a smart city while preserving its
originality and heritage.
The German experts
met with the city’s deputy director for planning affairs Rama Al-Azza who
briefed them on the Amman 2022–2026 strategic plan, as well as the holistic and
urban planning, organization, acquisition and building licenses in Amman, and
highlighted tasks of the planning sector departments and projects under implementation.
The GAM’s planning sector participants in the
workshop presented working papers that included challenges of providing
infrastructure, services, organization and public spaces, as well as a
presentation on the systematic scheme for the development of the local
community and projects under implementation in Amman.
Executive Director of Planning Mazen Al-Kurdi
commended the assistance provided by the German side and stressed that the GAM
enjoys expertise and competencies in urban planning.
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