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DEWA earns dual recognition at 2026 Digital Engineering Awards · DEWA Podcasts

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  Welcome to today's episode. We have a fascinating
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  story from the technology and utility sector
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  today. At the 2026 Digital Engineering Awards,
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  which are organized by ISG, L &T Technology Services,
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  and the CNBC Group, Right. the Dubai Electricity
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  and Water Authority, better known as DIWA, made
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  a massive impact. That's right. DIWA won both
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  the Innovator of the Year And Engineering Product
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  of the Year honors. It is a really powerful reflection
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  of their exceptional leadership in innovation.
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  Wow. And their drive for digital engineering
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  excellence. Usually when we think of a utility
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  company, we just think of, you know, the grid.
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  But Diwa is operating on a whole different level
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  right now. Absolutely. Just look at the innovation
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  that secured them the Engineering Product of
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  the Year. They won it for their advanced Internet
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  of Things terminal, called OmniHub. This isn't
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  just an off -the -shelf product. No, definitely
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  not. The terminal was designed and manufactured
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  at DEWA's Research and Development Center under
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  its SpaceD program. And its function is straight
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  out of the future. The OmniHub is intended to
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  connect terrestrial sensors with satellites and
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  ground -based networks. Basically, they are using
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  space technology. That's crazy. To make sure
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  their grid and services are incredibly smart
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  and reliable. The leadership at Diwa sees this
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  as part of a much larger global mission. Let
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  me share exactly what His Excellency Saeed Mohammed
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  Al -Tayr, MD and CEO of Diwa, had to say about
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  this achievement. He stated, In line with the
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  wise directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed
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  bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime
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  Minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai, to position
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  Dubai as a global hub of the digital economy,
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  and in support of the Dubai Economic Agenda,
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  D33, We continue our relentless efforts to achieve
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  meaningful progress across digital fields. Yeah.
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  We are focused on strengthening our global leadership
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  in future -oriented sectors, shaping the digital
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  landscape, and building a diversified knowledge
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  -based economy powered by innovation. Incredible.
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  At the same time, we are enhancing our advanced
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  digital capabilities to accelerate innovation,
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  improve operational efficiency, and reinforce
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  security and resilience while setting new benchmarks
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  for excellence and competitive performance. That
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  statement really highlights how this goes far
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  beyond just providing power and water. It's about
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  shaping a knowledge -based economy. To add to
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  that perspective, Walid bin Salman, Executive
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  Vice President of Business Development and Excellence
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  at Diwa, noted that the global accolades reinforce
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  Diwa's ability to translate excellence into deeply
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  rooted institutional value. Right. Helping it
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  to anticipate challenges and transform them into
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  growth opportunities. Yes. While strengthening
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  stakeholder trust and happiness. Beautifully
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  said. You can't achieve that kind of institutional
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  value without brilliant minds driving the research.
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  That brings us to the second major award. Dr.
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  Ramit Agum Susantoyaku, senior R &D technologist
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  at the R &D Center, was named Innovator of the
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  Year. Wow, amazing! In recognition of his groundbreaking
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  contributions to digital engineering and sustainable
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  innovation. It really shows that investing in
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  your own R &D talent pays massive dividends,
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  from satellite -connected IoT hubs to sustainable
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  engineering breakthroughs. Mm -hmm. Diwa is proving
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  that the utility sector can be a hub for world
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  -class digital innovation. Now, here's a question
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  we'd like you to think about. As utility companies
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  increasingly integrate space programs and satellite
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  networks into their operations, yeah, it's wild.
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  How might this change our expectations of urban
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  resilience and smart city infrastructure in the
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  next decade?