DUBAI, (Pakistan Point News - 21st Oct, 2018) Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA, has concluded its successful participation in GITEX Technology Week 2018.
During the exhibition, DEWA displayed its key innovative and digital projects and initiatives that seek to provide quality services and improve its efforts in supporting the vision of the wise leadership to transform Dubai into the smartest and happiest city in the world.
H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, visited DEWA’s exhibit, where he was briefed by Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of DEWA, about the authority's key projects to provide quality services to the people of Dubai.
Also visiting the DEWA exhibit were H.H. Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman; Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Industry; Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al-Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, and a number of officials from the public and private sectors. DEWA attracted a large number of visitors who commended its innovative projects, smart services, and initiatives that use artificial intelligence, robotics and internet of things, IoT.
Al Tayer commended GITEX and its organisers for creating the region’s largest exhibition of its kind. The event emphasises Dubai’s position as a hub for organising the largest international exhibitions, and a platform that attracts the latest disruptive technologies, as well as the best global experiences and practices that keep pace with the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
"Each year, we participate in GITEX to share best experiences and practices in smart transformation, in line with the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, to transform Dubai into the smartest and happiest city in the world, and the directives of His Highness to reduce visits to government offices by 80 percent.
"We also work, in line with the Dubai Paperless Strategy, which was launched by H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, to ensure that the government environment is completely paper-free by 2021. The smart adoption of DEWA’s services reached 92 percent in Q3 of 2018," said Al Tayer.
