MADINAH: Saudi Deputy Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Mansour bin Hilal Al-Mushaiti unveiled the “Maidani” application during his recent visit to the Madinah region, aimed at revolutionizing services in public utility markets. Al-Mushaiti underscored the importance of automating procedures in regulating violations within public utility markets and slaughterhouses. He highlighted the role of this automation, along with the automatic issuance of forms, in safeguarding public health and bolstering environmental oversight. He emphasized that these advancements align with the objectives of sustainable development. The deputy minister also unveiled key performance indicators for the ministry’s branches to track, analyze and measure the progress in achieving goals and monitoring performance. He elaborated on how the key performance indicators for the ministry’s branches play a pivotal role in bolstering the ministry’s leadership, oversight bodies, entities dedicated to institutional excellence, and the ministry’s personnel. These indicators facilitate the measurement of efforts and enhance the decision-making process through data-driven insights. These indicators encompass operational performance, goal attainment, branch oversight, goal modification identification, development area determination, pattern clarification and decision-making support. The “Maidani” application, designed to be compatible with various mobile platforms and smart tablet devices, facilitates the automation of field visit procedures for monitoring violations. It streamlines tasks such as data collection, disease control and regulatory inspections, ensuring compliance with regulations and rules governing public utility markets and slaughterhouses.