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DEWA’s Youth Council showcases advanced AI skills in Microsoft workshop · DEWA Podcasts

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  Today we're looking at a really powerful collaboration
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  over in Dubai. The Youth Council of Dubai Electricity
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  and Water Authority, in cooperation with Microsoft,
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  organized an interactive workshop to showcase
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  the latest Microsoft technologies with a particular
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  focus on artificial intelligence and digital
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  innovation tools. Yeah, indeed. And the spotlight
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  was firmly on artificial intelligence and all
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  these new digital innovation tools. These solutions
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  are designed to boost productivity, strengthen
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  institutional communication, and support informed
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  decision -making. And I love that these aren't
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  just abstract concepts, right? The announcement
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  was really specific that these solutions are
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  for tangible outcomes. I mean, things like boosting
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  productivity, strengthening communication inside
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  the organization, and of course, helping to make
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  better decisions. Exactly. This is all about
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  real -world application. Workshop participants
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  got to learn about the practical uses of AI in
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  modern work, and they even saw live presentations
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  of the latest Microsoft solutions, including
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  the Microsoft 365 Co -Pilot Smart Assistant.
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  You can think of it as an intelligent partner
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  just helping employees to improve their performance
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  and productivity. What's so compelling to me
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  is the strategic vision behind it. Aisha Mohammed
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  Al -Ramaithi, who's the Youth Council president,
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  she really articulated this vision perfectly.
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  Here's what she said. We support the efforts
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  of top management to empower the youth and provide
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  training and awareness programs, courses, and
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  initiatives that enhance their ability to understand
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  and use AI solutions responsibly and ethically,
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  particularly as they are the demographic group
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  that interacts with AI tools the most. We encourage
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  them to continuously learn and continue developing
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  skills in various fields, which supports their
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  readiness for the future and ensures their active
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  participation in developing solutions and services
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  that help achieve national goals. That quote,
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  that's really the core of the whole story. It
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  shows this is not just a technology rollout.
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  It's a deep investment in human capital. And
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  they're focusing on the youth because they recognize
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  they are the primary adopters of all these new
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  tools. And that emphasis on using AI responsibly
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  and ethically, that's so critical. They're building
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  a foundation of not just competence, but conscience,
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  too. So by empowering their young employees this
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  way, they're really ensuring their readiness
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  for the future. It really is a model for how
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  large organizations can navigate the whole AI
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  revolution by placing people, and especially
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  the next generation, right at the center of the
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  strategy. It's a truly forward -thinking initiative.
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  Now, here's a question we'd like you, our listeners,
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  to think about. As AI becomes more integrated
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  into our daily work, what is the single most
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  important skill? technical or otherwise, that
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  organizations should be teaching their employees
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  to ensure a successful and ethical transition.