Middle East Smart City Consulting

YCP offers expert consulting service for the Smart City industry in the Middle East, leveraging global insights to drive growth.

Middle East Smart City Consulting

YCP Solidiance Smart City Experts in Middle East

Smart City experts in Middle East

In the Middle East, Smart City developments are revolutionizing urban living, driven by cutting-edge Smart Infrastructure.

YCP, a leading consulting firm, harnesses global expertise to address Smart City challenges in the Middle East, offering tailored strategies.

As your trusted partner, YCP is committed to transforming urban futures in the Middle East with innovative Smart City solutions.

YCP in Numbers

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Projects across Asia
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Unlocking Potential: Your Path to Excellence with Middle East's Smart City Professionals

The Smart City landscape in the Middle East is rapidly evolving. YCP helps clients navigate this dynamic environment, ensuring sustainable, tech-driven urban development.

In the Middle East, smart city initiatives are pivotal for urban sustainability. YCP's expertise supports clients in harnessing innovative solutions for resilient infrastructure.

YCP's nuanced understanding of the Middle East's regulatory and cultural landscape empowers clients to implement effective Smart City projects, fostering growth and innovation.

Our Services

Marketing & Sales

Elevate your Marketing & Sales efforts in the Middle East with YCP's expert guidance.

  • Branding & Brand Management
  • Product & Portfolio Management
  • Pricing
  • Digital Marketing
  • E-commerce
  • Customer Experience
  • Sales Channel Strategy
  • Digital Sales

Operations

Elevating Middle East operations with smart city consulting for business growth.

  • Project Management Office (PMO)
  • Growth Strategy Implementation
  • Operation Transformation
  • Manufacturing
  • Organization Design

Supply Chain Management

Optimize your supply chain in the Middle East with YCP's expert consulting.

  • Supply Chain
  • Digital Supply Chain
  • Procurement
  • Logistics

M&A, Transactions, and PMI

Elevate your M&A, Transactions, and PMI in the Middle East with YCP's expert guidance.

  • M&A Strategy
  • Divesstiture/Curb-out Strategy
  • M&A Target Scouting
  • Buyer/Investor Search
  • Commercial Due Diligence
  • M&A Execution (Buy-side & Sell-side Financial Advisory)
  • Valuation
  • Post-Merger Integration (PMI)
  • Value Creation
  • IPO PMO
  • Joint Venture
  • Corporate Venture Capital

Strategy

Empower your Middle East Smart City projects with YCP's strategic expertise.

  • Business Strategy
  • Corporate Finance
  • Growth Opportunity Identification
  • New Business Development
  • Organization Strategy
  • Enterprise Risk Management
  • Asset/Project Risk Management
  • Digital Strategy
  • Strategic Partnership & Channel Strategy

Digital Transformation

Elevate your Middle East business with YCP's expert digital transformation guidance.

  • DX Vision
  • Digital Roadmap
  • CIO/CDO Support
  • System Architecture Design
  • DX PMO
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
  • Big Data Analysis
  • IT Organization Design & Restructuring
  • IT Portfolio Management
  • Off-shore Development Centre Set-up

Public Services

Elevate your public services in the Middle-East with our bespoke consulting.

  • Economic Development
  • Public Policy Development
  • E-Governance

Sustainability

Elevate your sustainability strategies in the Middle East with YCP's expert guidance.

  • Sustainability Strategy & Implementation
  • Double Materiality
  • Decarbonization & Net-Zero Strategy
  • Climate Change Risks and Opportunities
  • Sustainability Due Diligence
  • Supply Chain Assessment
  • ESG Reporting
  • Investor Relations & Fundraising
  • Organization & Governance Design

Market Research

Elevate your Market Research for Smart City projects across the Middle East with YCP.

  • Market Landscape
  • Market Size
  • Industry Structure and Trend
  • Competitive Benchmark
  • Business Partner Search & Screening
  • B2B/B2C Customer Survey
  • B2B Customer Survey
  • Consumer Research

Navigating Smart City Sector in Middle East

Increasing Urban Population Hinders Infrastructure

  • With urban migration rates at 70%, the region sees imminent pressure on intelligent infrastructure capabilities, leading to congestion in the smart cities development.
  • New urban technology innovations could mitigate such infrastructural burdens by enhancing connectivity, enticing investment into smart initiatives, registration increased by over 15% lately.

Lack of Integrated IoT Systems Limits City Efficiency

  • Out of the 60% smart city initiatives earmarked, a disconnection exists within integration of IoT components marred by security risks, causing operational inefficiencies.
  • Combining IoT security advancements and regional cooperation may boost effective implementations increasingly aligning with transformative capabilities expected by 2030.

Government Support Expands Smart City Portfolio

  • The trajectory yields promising results in policy-driven funding embodying +40% government expenditure rise in smart solutions promoting enhanced intelligent developments.
  • Collaborative opportunities bolster likelihood resulting in substantial quality enhancements, inviting extra commercial participation using technology benefits realized quickly.

Rise in Tech Integration Ramps Up Economic Value

  • By embracing 5G advancements, with regional market forecasts topping €200 billion by 2025, cities can lay foundations becoming strategically technological societies.
  • Sustained integration swiftly fosters immense trade vitality downright improving real estate, tourism and operational sectors pivoted by strategic partnerships organically.

Our Clients

We have worked with more than 2000 companies throughout various industries.

What Our Clients Say About Us

"We engaged YCP Solidiance to help us identify an M&A target in East and South Asia as well as the Middle East. The work YCP Solidiance performed helped us gain an in-depth understanding of the market and competitive landscape in order to identify the best fitting target for our needs. Furthermore, we engaged YCP Solidiance as our partners in conducting the due diligence and M&A process. We highly recommend them for any large company looking to grow, organically or inorganically, in Asia. In our view, YCP Solidiance’s USP is about being methodical, smart and fact-based on outstanding customer/target intimacy leading to highly reliable results."

SI Group

Executive Director

SI Group

"We are very happy with the projects handled by YCP Solidiance for Saint-Gobain. The YCP Solidiance teams have been fully engaged and have shown real professionalism. They understood our needs and completely fulfilled our expectations. Thanks to a step by step process, many interactions were possible between YCP Solidiance and our company, and their team reacted with the right flexibility and pace. The studies conducted by YCP Solidiance delivered very practical recommendations and valuable conclusions for us. We definitely recommend YCP Solidiance."

Saint Gobain

Global Marketing Director

Saint Gobain

Results Through Expertise: Case Studies

Learn how we help clients build and implement strategies
that drive sustainable growth in today’s complex business landscape.

Manufacturing Plant Feasibility Study for Construction Client

Client

A global construction materials player

Area

Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

Expertise Scope

New Business PMO, Business Management, Business Design

Project Summary

Our team delivered a "ready-to-execute" plant launch strategy and roadmap, identifying the most opportunistic and strategically sound manufacturing plant to acquire and start manufacturing products in the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) within 12 months.

Operational Analysis and Process Optimization Strategy Development

Client

A business specializing in management services

Area

Middle East

Expertise Scope

Operations Analysis, Process Optimization, Technology Implementation

Project Summary

Our team conducted a thorough analysis of the client's current operations, identifying areas for improvement and inefficiencies. We developed a comprehensive plan that streamlined processes, which included implementing new technologies and optimizing resource allocation. Throughout the engagement, we provided ongoing support and guidance to ensure successful implementation.

YCP in Media

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YCP Solidiance's Managing Partner Damien Duhamel talks on BBC on the Indonesian mining industry.

YCP Solidiance's Managing Partner Damien Duhamel talks on BBC on the Indonesian mining industry.

YCP Solidiance’s Partner Gervasius Samosir speaks to CNBC about the economy outlook after Indonesia’s presidential election.

YCP Solidiance’s Partner Gervasius Samosir speaks to CNBC about the economy outlook after Indonesia’s presidential election.

Tagged as Asia’s Game Changer, YCP Holdings wins the Management Consulting award in SBR National Business Awards.

Tagged as Asia’s Game Changer, YCP Holdings wins the Management Consulting award in SBR National Business Awards.

Publications

Partnering for Success in Saudi Arabia Construction
Transforming Saudi Arabia into the Middle East's Logistics Powerhouse
Saudi Arabia’s Road Towards Becoming a Cashless Society by 2030
The future of technology utilization in the social infrastructure field

Meet Our Experts

Establish industry dominance with our experts and partners

Pilar Dieter

Pilar Dieter

Managing Partner, Management Service Division CEO

M.B.A., University of Chicago Booth School of Business

saurabh mehta

Saurabh Mehta

Group Officer, Managing Partner, and CEO of Supply Chain Solutions Division

MBA - NYU Stern School of Business

Varun Saxena

Varun Saxena

Partner

M.B.A., IIM Calcutta

kana likura

Kana Iikura

Partner, Green Impact Labs COO

MSc in Social Policy and Development from the London School of Economics and Political Science

Talk to Our Smart City Experts

Arrange a session with our experts to explore how YCP can assist you in addressing your business challenges.

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