Topic: 6
Module Name: Business Disruptive Technologies
Module Leader: Dr Roshni Paul
The SMART CITY concept is a key factor for sustainable development. Urban
planning strategies for smart city include seamless communication,
environmental benefits, efficient distribution of resources, and policies
supporting the implementation. Singapore, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Oslo,
Dubai, etc are examples of Smart cities around the globe.
 What IoT tools would help the smart cities for better traffic systems around the
city?
 From a sustainable perspective, how can IoT help reduce pollution in the city?
 How would IoT help in constructing smart buildings?
 In your opinion, the data collected from smart cities, how can they be used for
the further development of smart cities?
 Mention any 3 other technologies do you think can work in conjunction with IoT
and how can it improve the life of citizens in smart cities?
Carrefour – owned and operated by Majid Al Futtaim in the UAE – has announced that it is
expanding its robotic fleet, adding 11 more Tally Robots across select UAE stores to support
with stock management and control.
Tally was the first robot to be employed by a retailer in the Middle East, successfully
increasing efficiency and supporting the growth of the online grocery segment for the brand.
Tally and her robotic colleagues are equipped with cameras and sensors that make them
capable of scanning up to fifteen thousand products, three times a day, checking for any stock
errors, such as out of stock items, price mismatch, wrong barcodes, or stock misplacement.
The robot assists with stock audits using a sophisticated system of artificial intelligence (AI),
which support in reducing the workload for store team members.
Following Tally Robot’s success in the Mall of the Emirates, customers can find Tally on the
floor of Carrefour stores in City Centre Deira, and other city centre across the country.