Awarded by the British Standards Institution

"Dubai Electricity" is the first global government entity to receive the "Kitemark Innovation" certificate

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has been awarded the Kitmark Innovation Certificate by the British Standards Institution, making it the first body to obtain this certificate at the global level, within the field of government institutions.


Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, expressed his pride in this new global achievement, which highlights the authority's excellence and its continuous efforts to chart a new future for service institutions around the world, by adopting innovation as a firm institutional approach.


He added: "We are working to achieve the directives of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, and the visions of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Commander. The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, which not only anticipates the future, but manufactures it, and is satisfied only with first place in all fields.”

Al Tayer explained that the authority relies on innovation as a mainstay in its work and institutional approach, and is moving confidently towards preparing for the next fifty years, building a sustainable future, and ensuring continuous development to achieve the goals of "UAE Centennial 2071", to make the UAE the best country in the world, and in line with the strategy. National Innovation to make the UAE one of the most innovative countries in the world, and move it to a new stage in which a culture of innovation is built and spread among institutions and individuals, and focus on a number of sectors that will lead the innovation process in the future, including the renewable and clean energy sector.


He pointed out that the authority's innovations and advanced projects have contributed to achieving many successes and achievements that have placed it among the most distinguished institutions in the world, and consolidate its competitiveness at the global level, noting that the authority provides a stimulating work environment that encourages employees to be creative and uses the latest technologies in its field of work to provide Electricity and water services according to the highest standards of availability and reliability in line with its vision to be a world-leading, sustainable and innovative institution.


It is noteworthy that the British Standards Institution awards the Kitemark Innovation Certificate to institutions and companies that prove their innovative qualifications and achieve the true value of innovation, in terms of return on investment, as the evaluation process is based on measuring the actual outcomes of innovation.

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