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DEWA supports ‘Mind Empowerment’ initiative in co-operation with Dubai Club for People of Determination · DEWA Podcasts

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  Welcome to Catalyst, the podcast tracking the
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  initiatives, you know, shaping our future. Today,
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  we're looking at a pretty significant new partnership
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  in Dubai. One that's focused on technological
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  empowerment and inclusion. It's a powerful one,
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  El -Janeeb. The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority,
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  DEWA, is sponsoring the Mind Empowerment Initiative.
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  Right. Which was launched by the Dubai Club for
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  People of Determination. And this isn't just
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  a typical sponsorship, right? It's a really targeted
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  effort to bridge the digital skills gap. So the
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  initiative will provide specialized training
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  in technology and digital skills for club members
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  with a whole range of disabilities. The core
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  of this is a new smart room that they're going
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  to build at the club's headquarters. Imagine
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  a space equipped with the latest computers and,
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  significantly, artificial intelligence technologies.
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  Wow. The goal here is to provide tangible skills
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  for the modern digital job market. And this speaks
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  directly to Diwa's philosophy on social responsibility.
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  His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al -Tayyar, the
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  MD and CEO of Diwa, he articulated the vision
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  behind it. He said, in line with our societal
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  responsibility. we are committed to integrating
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  and empowering people of determination, enhancing
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  their quality of life, helping them live independently
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  and participate effectively in development and
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  nation building, and also providing them with
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  equal opportunities for excellence and creativity.
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  We are keen to consolidate our strategic partnership
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  with the Dubai Club for People of Determination
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  and to continue launching inspiring initiatives.
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  Programs that have over the years proved their
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  effective role in creating a barrier -free, inclusive
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  society. A society that ensures empowerment and
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  a decent life for people of determination and
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  their families. That's just such a holistic view.
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  It frames this not just as, you know, a training
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  program. Exactly. But as a foundational block
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  for building a truly inclusive, barrier -free
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  society. I mean, it connects individual empowerment
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  directly to nation building. Exactly. It's about
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  creating this whole ecosystem of opportunity.
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  And His Excellency also elaborated on the deeper
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  goal, unlocking human potential through tech.
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  He added, Okay. That's the critical distinction,
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  isn't it? That difference between simple integration
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  and genuine empowerment. The focus on allowing
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  individuals to unleash their potential and creativity.
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  It suggests a goal far beyond just employment.
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  It's really about fostering innovators. It truly
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  is. This initiative, it equips. individuals not
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  just to participate in the digital world, but
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  to actively shape it. So here's a question for
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  our listeners to think about. As AI and advanced
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  tech become the primary tools for empowerment,
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  how can we ensure that access to this level of
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  training becomes a global standard and not just
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  a regional initiative?