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DEWA Wins Idea Of The Year Award At Ideas UK 2014












Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA, has won the Idea of the Year award at the 28th Ideas UK conference in Cardiff, UK, adding to DEWA's roster of international accolades. The annual conference held in the UK recognises best practices in implementing suggestion systems, and enables organisations to benefit from individual and collective ideas submitted by their staff.

DEWA won the Innovative Award for an idea submitted by Distribution Power Division staff to mitigate fire cases in electricity substations by using Linear Heat Detection, LHD, cables.

The system provides an alarm and automatically trips the fuse switch when a high temperature is detected.

"In line with the National Innovation Strategy launched by Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, to make the UAE one of the most innovative countries in the world in seven years, DEWA works to enhance performance in all areas. We adopt an integrated strategy to implement creative ideas and suggestions that support the National Agenda and help achieve the UAE Vision 2021 to make the UAE one of the best countries in the world by 2021," said Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of DEWA.

"To implement the National Innovation Strategy and maintain Dubai's position as a global hub for trade, finance, tourism, and green economy, DEWA has launched various initiatives and projects in renewable and clean energy to achieve its vision to become a sustainable world-class utility. We work to institutionalise creativity and innovation in our day-to-day operations and customer service. We constantly work to find innovative ways to improve the standards of our services. We ensure the high reliability of our electricity and water services by adopting best international practices in innovation and creativity," added Al Tayer.

"At DEWA, we are proud to win this award, which reflects the remarkable status DEWA has achieved and the innovative and creative capabilities of our staff who have honoured the name of the UAE internationally. I congratulate the winners of this award, which adds to our list of local and international achievements. I also congratulate all those who contributed to this accomplishment," concluded Al Tayer.

"Each year, DEWA participates in Ideas UK conference, which brings together international experts and specialists in refining and encouraging constructive institutional ideas. It also discusses the best and latest organisational development practices in this area, and provides an ideal environment for staff to share their views and experiences with their peers from public and private organisations across the world," said Dr. Yousef Al Akraf, Executive Vice President of Business Support and Human Resources at DEWA.


 

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