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DEWA’s One-Way Data System enhances information security and delivers over AED 13 million in savings • The innovation received an international patent · DEWA Podcasts

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  Today we're discussing a significant achievement
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  by Dubai Electricity and Water Authority. Indeed.
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  Dubai Electricity and Water Authority has announced
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  that its one -way data system has achieved more
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  than 13 million IED in financial savings while
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  enhancing information security and increasing
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  the reliability of operational networks. That's
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  impressive. Can you tell us more about this system?
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  The system was designed and developed internally
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  by Dubai Electricity and Water Authority and
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  has received an international patent in Luxembourg.
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  It's currently in use within Dubai Electricity
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  and Water Authority's Generation Division. The
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  system enables secure and efficient one -way
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  data transfer from power generation and desalination
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  plant control systems to a shared central big
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  data platform. Curiously, what are the practical
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  benefits of this technology? The availability
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  of real -time big data has enabled the deployment
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  of smart and intelligent systems, such as Smart
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  Power Plant and Virtual Engineer. Users can access
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  system outputs anytime and anywhere via smart
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  devices, supporting rapid decision -making to
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  improve operational efficiency. Prompting, what
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  did His Excellency Saeed Mohamed Altair, Managing
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  Director and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water
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  Authority, say about this achievement? His Excellency
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  Saeed Mohammed Al -Tayr, Managing Director and
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  CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority,
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  said, We provide a motivating work environment
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  that fosters a culture of continuous innovation
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  and empowers our teams to develop advanced technological
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  solutions that deliver real added value, whether
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  by enhancing cybersecurity or optimizing operational
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  costs. We have a comprehensive strategy to encourage
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  creative ideas that form the foundation of our
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  organizational values and keep pace with rapid
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  technological advancements. Developing the one
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  -way data system internally has resulted in substantial
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  cost savings compared to similar solutions available
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  in the market, while strengthening the capabilities
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  of our teams to design innovative systems that
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  support operational requirements and enhance
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  the resilience, reliability, and safety of our
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  digital infrastructure. Discussing How does the
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  system work from a security perspective? The
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  one -way data system ensures that data flows
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  in one direction only, from control systems to
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  networks connected to the Internet, effectively
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  separating the two networks. This separation
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  is achieved through a combination of hardware
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  and software developed internally by Dubai Electricity
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  and Water Authority, significantly strengthening
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  cyber protection and preventing any reverse data
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  flow to control systems by ensuring a physical
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  gap between OT and IT networks. Concluding, is
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  the system adaptable to other applications? Yes,
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  the system is highly flexible and can be deployed
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  across a wide range of industrial control networks
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  to protect various types of data. It addresses
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  the growing need to connect control systems to
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  centralized information platforms while protecting
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  control systems from cyber attacks. Thank you
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  for this comprehensive overview of Dubai Electricity
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  and Water Authority's innovative achievement.