The Gulf authorities intend to adopt the ?Smart Cities? plan as part of the new housing projects being implemented in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, in line with the policy of rationalization in the region, according to a Gulf official. Kuwait?s State Minister for Housing Affairs Yasser Abdul said adopting the Smart Cities plan within the new housing projects in the GCC countries is aimed at rationalyzing energy usage at large. ?The issue will be discussed in the next Gulf ministerial meeting,? said the Kuwaiti minister.