Living is easy with Microsoft & Energy City Qatar

By creating a whole new urban residential and business cluster from scratch, Energy City Qatar and Microsoft present eCity, an unparalleled quality of life. By implementing the very latest in holistic technology, eCity allows business workers and residents of Energy City Qatar to work, live and play in the most modern and high-tech surroundings.

What eCity means is that the homes and offices in the new development will literally be working for the residents through a very comprehensive and fully automated technology portal.
Residents will be able to access a host of everyday and specialist services via a myriad of different means, such as phone, internet, interactive kiosks, TV and hand-held devices and, when authorized, the gateway will manage automated payment of services to simplify life.

eCity will offer a host of services including:
Residential: House keeping, laundry services, car rental services, online menus, online reservation and ordering

Corporate: Conference, meeting room and beamer bookings, catering quotes and booking, corporate IT services, hotel and travel bookings

Community: Obtain trade license, residency or work visas, internet, phone, etc

General Services: Yellow pages and general directory, service catalog, local maps and locations, weather forecast

Infrastructure services: Supplier rating system, electronic payment gateway, service status tracking system, call center integration

Win-win for all parties involved

General Manager of Microsoft Qatar, Mohammad Hammoudi, said: "The visionary character of the project, along with timing and uniqueness makes it a win-win situation for residents of Energy City Qatar, their suppliers, developers of the project, as well as for the State of Qatar in general".

A key factor in attracting the most skilled business executives, and their families, to Qatar and Energy City Qatar relates to the quality of life that is on offer."

"eCity is aimed at enhancing the Digital Lifestyle of Energy City's tenants by redefining the customers experience through a wide range of services," added Ziad Rizk, Corporate Account Manager of Microsoft Qatar.

What this means in real terms is that the inhabitants will save time and money finding, accessing and using the services of their choice leaving them far more free time to experience the amenities of this intelligent development.
For existing and potential developers of the project, eCity will offer something unique... The easiness of living, at eCity, services are taken to a new level which, increases business and the standard of living for those residing and working in Energy City Qatar.

While suppliers today offer their services almost exclusively through their various outlets and branches, the eCity suppliers offering their services through Energy City Qatar will benefit from:
• A direct access to a vast customer base through a cost efficient channel
• Advertising, offering and processing services through a highly automated channel.

eCity supports Qatar's vision to be at the forefront of using technology to create new business opportunities. Furthermore the development of this service market will lead to a substantial increase in the service revenue in Qatar and will generate new jobs and opportunities.

Hesham Al Emadi, Acting CEO of Energy City Qatar comments:

"By partnering with Microsoft, and implementing its eCity technology we have created the world's first fully integrated and intelligent city, a showcase not only for the region but for the world. There's no doubt that this visionary project is beneficial for everybody and will create a vast amount of service revenue for Qatar."