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DEWA wins ‘Organisation of the Year for Youth Empowerment in the Public & Government Sector’ Recognition comes at the GCC GOV HR and Youth Empowerment Summit & Awards · DEWA Podcasts

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  Okay, so let's dive in. Today, we're talking
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  about excellence in the public sector, specifically
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  how organizations are really focusing on human
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  development. And we're doing a deep dive into
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  a major recognition for Dubai Electricity and
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  Water Authority. That's right. Our goal here
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  is basically to unpack the source material around
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  Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, getting
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  the Organization of the Year for Youth Empowerment
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  in the Public and Government Sector Award. This
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  was at the GCC, GOV, HR, and Youth Empowerment
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  Summit and Awards 2025. And why this matters
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  for you listening is that this isn't just another
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  award announcement. It's about understanding
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  the specific... concrete strategies public organizations
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  are actually using. Right. To build future leadership.
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  Exactly. To build leadership and crucially, stay
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  competitive. It gives us a look at validated
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  talent management methods. So let's get specific.
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  Dubai Electricity and Water Authority received
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  the Organization of the Year for Youth Empowerment
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  in the Public and Government Sector Award. Right.
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  And that title itself tells you a lot. It highlights
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  their success in human resources, sure, but with
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  a real focus on initiatives that empower young
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  people, help them build skills. Yes, but it's
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  deeper than just standard training programs,
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  you see. The real insight here is how their human
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  development is linked. Linked to what? To their
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  big picture goals, technology, national objectives.
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  You have to ask, how does a utility... Dubai
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  Electricity and Water Authority connect empowering
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  youth with, say, smart grids or future infrastructure.
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  Ah, okay. That connection is the key. That's
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  the foundation of why they were recognized, I
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  think. It's strategic linkage. To really get
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  that foundation, we need to hear the vision directly
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  from the leadership. His Excellency Saeed Mohammed
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  Al -Tayyar, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and
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  Water Authority, put it very clearly. Yes, his
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  words really frame their philosophy. He said.
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  Our wise leadership recognizes that people are
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  the cornerstone of progress and that true wealth
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  lies in nurturing their creativity and innovative
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  potential. Dubai Electricity and Water Authority
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  embodies the UAE's inspiring global model by
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  empowering the youth and preparing them to play
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  a constructive role in the nation's development
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  and prosperity. At Dubai Electricity and Water
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  Authority, we are dedicated to equipping young
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  people with the skills and tools they need to
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  boost their competitiveness and leadership potential.
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  engaging them in shaping the future of Dubai
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  and the UAE. We provide young people with opportunities
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  to invest in the latest technologies, including
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  digital transformation and artificial intelligence
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  applications, to unleash their creative potential
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  and support excellence in government work. Our
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  goal is to help them become the next generation
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  of sustainability leaders. We are proud of our
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  youths and their achievements, which are driving
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  lasting positive change. Through innovation,
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  they are developing effective solutions to local
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  and global challenges and actively contributing
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  to climate action, the energy transition, and
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  the journey towards net zero. That's quite a
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  comprehensive vision. And importantly, it's not
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  just talk. There's a structure behind it. The
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  operational part. Exactly. His Excellency Saeed
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  Mohammed Al -Khair specifically praised the Dubai
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  Electricity and Water Authority Youth Council.
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  OK, so what's their role? Their specific function
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  is creating real opportunities, not just observing,
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  but actively sharing ideas, participating in
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  national, even international forums. So it's
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  not passive. It's about genuinely building their
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  competence. Precisely. They run targeted programs,
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  build knowledge, hone those critical skills specifically
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  for Emirati talent. It makes youth perspectives
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  actual strategic inputs. Got it. So when you
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  hear the leadership talk about investing in digital
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  transformation, AI, well, the youth council is
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  a key part of making sure the people are ready.
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  Preparing them to lead in really complex areas.
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  Yes, like climate action, the energy transition.
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  They're being equipped to drive innovation towards
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  those net zero goals. You see how the empowerment
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  strategy and the technical sustainable future
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  are completely intertwined for Dubai Electricity
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  and Water Authority. That makes sense. And the
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  source material really stressed that this award
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  wasn't just about one department or the council.
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  No, absolutely not. It reflects the efforts of
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  all Dubai Electricity and Water Authority employees,
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  strengthening youth's role in innovation, in
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  government excellence. It sounds like a real
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  enterprise -wide commitment. That's the takeaway.
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  It has to be embedded across the organization.
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  So if we synthesize this, the key insight seems
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  to be that successful youth empowerment is directly
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  linked, maybe even proportional, to how well
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  it aligns with future tech and national goals
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  like sustainability. like AI integration and
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  net zero. For public entities especially, developing
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  youth isn't just HR, it's a strategic investment
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  in achieving those future states. Okay, so that
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  brings us to the final thought for you, our listener.
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  Thinking about this Dubai electricity and water
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  authority framework. What's one concrete high
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  stakes goal in your organization, maybe related
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  to AI, maybe climate action, maybe something
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  else that you could use as a specific focus point
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  to better integrate and truly empower your young
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  talent? That's the challenge. How do you make
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  that strategic link tangible?