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Dewa launches 10-week Exo Sprint programme

DUBAI, December 8, 2016

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has launched a 10-week programme to help shape future of energy and water in collaboration with ExO-Works, a key corporate solutions provider based in US.

The programme is the first of its kind in the region, and aims to enhance Dewa’s role in shaping the future of energy and water. It supports the vision of the UAE’s wise leadership to make foreseeing the future part of government strategic planning,said a statement from the utility.

It also supports Dewa’s role as an incubator of creativity and innovation to achieve its vision to become a sustainable innovative world-class utility, it stated.

Dewa’s top management team will collaborate with ExO-Works consultants to enhance the understanding of disruptive technology, and evaluate its use to develop proactive plans and strategies, said Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, the managing director and chief executive of Dewa, after inaugurating the programme today.

Present at the launch was Salim Ismail, an internationally recognised author and thought leader of future technologies and founding executive director and global ambassador of Singularity University.

Ismail is also the supervisor of the programme, which includes 5 workshops and 4 specialised teams.

"The ExO Sprint programme is the first of its kind in the region, and will enhance Dewa’s leading position in developing Disruptive Technologies and long-term proactive plans to cope with the fourth industrial revolution the world is going through," stated Al Tayer.

The programme also enhances Dewa’s efforts to provide an environment that motivates its employees and work teams to create and excel, and train them to drive innovation and enhance competitiveness.

These efforts support the vision of our wise leadership to shape and make the future so that the UAE becomes an effective contributor to shaping the future.-TradeArabia News Service




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