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Siemens – raising the quality
of life through the right infrastructures |
 History of our planet is revealing many
interesting facts; one of these is constant
change. People have always been very concerned
about change. Therefore they were very creative
in finding ways to anticipate, monitor and
control it. Mankind has been always anxious
about change and the unknown. However as science
and technology have developed and advanced,
people are also learning to adapt to change and
to make the best use of technology to manage the
changing environment. Over almost 160 years now
Siemens has been supporting people's well-being
and raising the quality of life within the
constant change through provisioning of
different kinds of infrastructures. Let’s
explore some of them.
One of the current major and global trends
is urbanization. Urbanization has a great impact
on our life. Growing population which is
distributed geographically and economically
unevenly is placing many challenges on
governments, industries and communities. In
addition hereto, increasing scarcity of natural
resources, regional shifts in economical
gravity, ever increasing mobility of people, the
growing demand for safety and security as well
as pressing need for comprehensive healthcare
and the need for greater environmental
protection are putting additional strain.
Fortunately that Siemens’ innovative solutions
and services provide solutions for these
challenges.
In Egypt the current increase in population
demands the creation of more qualified job
opportunities. As one of the responses hereto,
the Egyptian government introduced an initiative
to build 1000 factories with the target to
create around 2 million new jobs. Siemens is
participating in the construction, modernization
and automation of factories and industrial
plants throughout Egypt. Siemens also provides
high quality electromechanical construction and
infrastructures for the public and industrial
sectors. This starts with electricity
distribution and networks and ends with full
automation of factories and plants. Urbanization
leads also to the setup of new communities and
cities. This in turn creates a huge construction
demand for hospitals, education facilities and
all kind of supportive infrastructure necessary
to accommodate such new communities. In addition
new industrial plants and communities require
water (industrial and urban) as well as
wastewater treatment plants. Pumping and
filtering stations, water transmissions as water
management are all areas where Siemens has a
comprehensive portfolio. Thereby Siemens is
playing a major role in the construction sector
and is considered one of the most qualified
electromechanical contractors in Egypt, being a
partner for industries, municipalities as well
as for the residential construction sector
through its Automation and Industrial Solutions
and Services.
Population growth and growth of our economy
requires a corresponding and timely increase in
power and electricity provisioning. Thereby
urbanization has a substantial impact on power
generation and distribution thereof. New fossil
fired electricity generation plants are
constructed according to the full range of
environmental protection features emission and
noise wise. When utilizing fossil energy
resources, Siemens’ gas turbines are considered
the most efficient in the world. The world as
well as Egypt is also putting more emphasis on
renewable and clean energy. Siemens has
recognized this global trend and provides wind
energy solutions. Another area is transmission
of electricity. Examples hereto are conventional
Air Insulated Switchgear substations being
replaced by the innovative solution of the Gas
Insulated Switchgear (GIS). The GIS requires 25%
less space than that occupied by conventional
substations. This has resulted in a drop in the
land costs which is considered to be an issue of
great concern in the substations construction
process. Thereby Siemens is providing Egypt with
state of the art technologies for Power
Generation, Transmission and Distribution.
Siemens has had a long standing history in
providing proven technology for turnkey mass
transit projects. Urbanization puts pressing
demands on the transportation sector.
Provisioning of technically and financially
innovative transportation solutions for mass
transit and light rail systems for efficient
transport networks within and around megacities
like Cairo or Alexandria as well as connecting
new urban cities are areas where Siemens’
Transportation Systems is the right partner.
As population increases and possibilities of
medical treatment advances, people ask for more
comprehensive and accessible health care
services. The Egyptian government has raised its
efforts to secure medical care for all people
and is planning the modification of the health
insurance system. Introduction of Public Private
Partnership programs is foreseen. The main aim
is to raise the quality of medical services with
the support of the private sector and to solve
the medical deficiencies of the current system
in Egypt. Siemens, being a leader in the field
of Medical Solutions is participating by
providing know-how, state-of-the-art products
and systems.
Today Siemens’ role is more appreciated and
recognized than ever since the challenges which
we are facing demand for a strong player and
reliable partner as Siemens to provide solutions
and services which raise the quality of our
life.
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