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DEWA deploys Intelligence Data Modelling Software for faster operational response · DEWA Podcasts

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  Welcome to Future Forward, where we explore the
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  tech shaping our world. Yeah. Today, we're diving
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  into something we all rely on but rarely think
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  about, the complex infrastructure that delivers
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  our water. And how AI is making it smarter. Dubai's
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  Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA, has just
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  deployed a new system. It's called the Intelligence
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  Data Modeling Software, or IDMS. It's a fascinating
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  leap forward. So break it down for us. How does
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  it work? Is it just more sensors? It's what happens
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  after the sensors. Think of the existing SCADA
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  system as the city's water network's nervous
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  system. You know, thousands of sensors collecting
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  data. Okay. The IDMS acts as the intelligent
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  brain. It uses machine learning to constantly
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  analyze every single signal, every alarm, every
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  single notification from that network. Wow. So
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  it's not just collecting data, it's interpreting
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  it in real time. What does that mean in like
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  a practical sense? It means a shift from reaction
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  to prediction. Before, you might wait for a major
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  pressure drop to signal a burst pipe. Right.
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  The old way. Exactly. Now the system can identify
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  a subtle, unusual pattern of minor alarms and
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  actually predict a potential failure point before
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  it breaks. No way. And it can even send an automatic
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  SMS alert directly to the right engineer. That
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  level of proactivity is just, it's a huge step.
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  The MD and CEO of Diwa, His Excellency Saeed
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  Mohammed Al -Tayr, he spoke about this larger
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  vision. He said, and I'll read this in fall because
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  I think it captures the strategy perfectly. Diwa
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  continues to invest in advanced digital solutions
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  that enhance the reliability of critical infrastructure
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  and raise operational readiness. In line with
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  the vision of the WISE leadership to consolidate
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  Dubai's position as a global model for innovation
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  and sustainability. Implementing IDMS supports
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  our shift towards utilizing artificial intelligence
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  and machine learning to analyze big data and
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  proactively address operational challenges. Right.
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  Resulting in higher efficiency, faster responses,
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  and long -term service sustainability. This achievement
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  reflects TU's commitment to strengthening digital
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  and smart technologies across its operations.
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  Yeah. Supporting the UAE's direction and adopting
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  innovation and AI, and enhancing the efficiency
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  of key services. That quote is the core of it
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  all, isn't it? It connects this single piece
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  of technology to a whole national strategy of
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  leading with innovation. Exactly. So it's not
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  just about fixing pipes faster. It's about building
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  a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable
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  city. It's a patented, active system that's already
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  delivering on that promise. A digital brain just
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  making sure our most vital resource is safe and
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  secure. It really makes you think. Now, here's
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  a question we'd like you to think about. As this
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  kind of predictive AI becomes standard for managing
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  essentials like water and power, what is the
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  next public service you believe is most in need
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  of this intelligent upgrade?