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DEWA empowers young talent through AI Agentic Hackathon organised by Youth Council • Event was held to mark World Youth Skills Day 2026 · DEWA Podcasts

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  So let us discuss the recent artificial intelligence
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  agentic hackathon. Yeah. It was organized by
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  the Youth Council of Dubai Electricity and Water
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  Authority. Right. This initiative was specifically
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  designed to mark World Youth Skills Day 2026.
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  Oh, wow. That day is observed annually on 15
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  July. You know, the structure and participation
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  levels of the event provide crucial context.
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  Mm -hmm. It was hosted at Al -Sharah, the new
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  headquarters for the Dubai Electricity and Water
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  Authority. Okay. The whole thing took place over
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  exactly three days. Nice. The sessions brought
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  together 50 young employees from the authority.
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  Those 50 young employees were immersed in applied
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  workshops and interactive competitions. Yeah.
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  Their primary focus was on advanced artificial
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  intelligence methods, particularly agentic AI.
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  Hmm. Through this, they developed innovative
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  AI -driven solutions. Right. These ideas were
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  then thoroughly reviewed by specialized experts.
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  Wow. The experts really encouraged them to utilize
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  the full scope of AI opportunities. The broader
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  institutional vision driving this hackathon was
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  articulated clearly. Yeah. His Excellency Saeed
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  Mohammed Al -Tayr, the MD and CEO, shared a powerful
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  message. He emphasized supporting the directives
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  of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al
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  Maktoum. Right. The vision is for the UAE to
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  be the world's first government to broadly deploy
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  agentic AI models across 50 % of its sectors
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  and operations. Wow. They are focused on equipping
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  employees with the tools to drive this transformation.
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  Okay. The authority is fully committed to empowering
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  the youth by expanding their practical knowledge
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  of AI systems. Yeah. This really prepares them
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  to meet the demands of the future economy. The
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  integration of agentic AI models into 50 % of
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  sectors represents a massive operational shift.
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  Right. Placing that responsibility directly into
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  the hands of youth is such a structured approach
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  to digital transformation. Now, here's a question
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  we'd like you to think about. Okay. Organizations
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  are pushing to deploy independent, decision -making
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  AI models across half of their operations. Mm
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  -hmm. How will the traditional role of young
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  professionals evolve in managing and overseeing
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  these autonomous systems?