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DEWA and Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation strengthen collaboration to support knowledge economy · DEWA Podcasts

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  Today, we highlight an important development
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  in Dubai's knowledge and sustainability journey.
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  His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al -Tayr, Managing
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  Director and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water
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  Authority, welcomed a delegation led by His Excellency
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  Jamal bin Huwairib, CEO of the Mohammed bin Rashid
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  Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation, to discuss strengthening
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  cooperation and expanding the strategic partnership
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  between the two entities. Yes, and this meeting
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  reflects ongoing efforts to support sustainable
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  development and advance a knowledge -based economy,
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  in line with national directives and institutional
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  integration, further reinforcing Dubai's role
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  as a global hub for knowledge and innovation.
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  The meeting was also attended by Walid bin Salman,
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  Executive Vice President of Business Development
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  and Excellence, and Marwan bin Haydar, Executive
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  Vice President of Innovation and the Future at
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  Diwa. During the meeting, His Excellency Saeed
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  Mohammed Altayr, Managing Director and CEO of
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  Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, praised
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  the strong strategic collaboration with the foundation
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  and reaffirmed Diwa's commitment to the vision
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  of the WISE leadership to position Dubai as a
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  global hub for knowledge creation and application
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  in support of sustainable development. He also
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  highlighted Diwa's active participation in the
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  Knowledge Summit held annually under the patronage
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  of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al
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  -Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of
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  the UAE and ruler of Dubai. The summit is organized
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  by the Mohammed bin Rashid al -Maktoum Knowledge
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  Foundation in partnership with the United Nations
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  Development Program, or UNDP. For his part, His
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  Excellency Jamal bin Huwairib said that the partnership
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  with Diwa is an advanced model of institutional
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  integration that supports a sustainable, knowledge
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  -based economy. He stressed that this collaboration
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  helps accelerate the adoption of future technologies,
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  build qualified human capabilities, and strengthen
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  Dubai's global competitiveness. The collaboration
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  already includes specialized workshops for Diwa
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  employees on foresight tools and artificial intelligence
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  technologies through the Arab Professionals Forum.
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  These efforts also support awareness of fourth
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  industrial revolution technologies, including
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  robotics, the Internet of Things, and 3D printing.
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  At the Knowledge Summit in November 2025, Diwa
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  showcased major sustainability and innovation
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  projects, especially the Mohammed bin Rashid
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  Al Maktoum Solar Park, described as the world's
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  largest single -site solar park based on the
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  independent power producer model. Its current
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  capacity stands at 3 ,860 megawatts, while clean
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  energy now represents 21 .5 % of Diwa's installed
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  capacity. Importantly, the solar park's total
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  capacity is expected to exceed 8 ,000 megawatts
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  by 2030, compared to the original plan of 5 ,000
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  megawatts. This will reduce 8 .5 million tons
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  of carbon emissions annually, up from 6 .5 million
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  tons originally. DEWA also highlighted its Research
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  and Development Center, which has published more
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  than 350 Scopus -indexed scientific and research
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  papers since its launch, supporting solar power,
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  smart grids, energy and water efficiency, and
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  capacity building. This is a clear example of
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  how strategic partnerships are driving Dubai's
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  sustainable and knowledge -based future.