Mott MacDonald Middle East's managing director, Chris Seymour, joins Construction Week Viewpoint to explain why the private sector should welcome more participation from the government on smart city planning.

In a wide-ranging podcast interview, he also revealed that the engineering consultancy had won a contract to work on the Kuwait Ring Road package.

Listen to the full podcast as Seymour tells host Oscar Rousseau why the government has a big role to play in creating an integrated approach for the planning of smart cities.