Building a
Sustainable Future for
People and the planet
There is a better, more sustainable way to live
The Sustainable City Dubai was created around that idea. Sustainability here goes far beyond the environment. It is about how we live, work, learn, stay healthy, build businesses, use technology, design our cities and communities, and create opportunities that can last.
Energy, water, food, mobility, buildings, nature, business and community are not theoretical subjects here. They are part of everyday life. Based within The Sustainable City Dubai, the SEE Institute brings together research, education, entrepreneurship, technology, business and people, with access to a real environment where ideas can be explored, developed, researched and tested with the people and systems they are designed for.
What does a
sustainable future look like?
How will we live?
Cities, communities, homes, mobility and the places we create around us
How will we stay healthy?
Health, wellbeing, data, prevention and more personalised approaches to care
How will we work and build businesses?
Entrepreneurship, new business models, skills, leadership and the changing world of work
How will technology transform the future and our daily lives?
AI, data and emerging technology applied to real human and business needs
How will we learn?
Education, professional skills and preparing people for a changing world
How will we use resources better?
Energy, water, food, materials, waste and the circular economy
Ideas in practice
Some of the ideas, ventures and projects being developed across the SEE Institute
Habitat
How can technology make communities work better for the people living in them?
Built for The Sustainable City, Habitat brings resident services into one place, from maintenance and amenities to events, communication and everyday community life.
Explore Habitat →
Zari Health
How can the data we already generate help us understand our health better?
Zari connects medical records with everyday health data to find patterns and surface information that might otherwise be missed, helping people understand more about their health and advocate for more personalised care.
Explore Zari Health →
City Factory
How can better data help us make better decisions about what and where we build?
City Factory brings research, sustainability, financial modelling and opportunity assessment together to help teams understand whether a real estate opportunity is worth pursuing.
Explore City Factory →
The Living Lab
What can we learn when research and experimentation happen in a real community?
The Sustainable City creates opportunities to take selected ideas beyond the meeting room or prototype and explore them with real people, businesses and infrastructure.
Explore the Living Lab →Looking at the bigger picture
The challenges shaping our future rarely sit in one area. Health connects with technology and data. Cities connect with people, resources and the environment. New technologies change how we learn, work and build businesses.
Bringing different expertise together allows us to explore those connections and approach ideas and challenges from different perspectives.
Across the SEE Institute
Our businesses span education, research, entrepreneurship, technology, consulting, events and more, giving you access to expertise from across the SEE Institute
What could we
do together?
Bring us an idea, a challenge, a research question, something you want to build or something your organisation needs to learn
