Dubai: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has commenced operation of the SAP Governance, Risk, and Compliance system to support the Smart Dubai initiative to transform Dubai into the smartest city in the world.
This is also part of Dewa’s strategy to use the latest technologies and solutions in information technology. Dewa commenced its transformation into smart services in 2009, led by a clear focus on keeping pace with the latest technology and developments in smart transformation.
“Dewa is the first organisation in the Middle East to apply the SAP system for risk management. We have achieved a 100 per cent smart transformation within a year of the Smart Dubai initiative being launched. Our aim is to support the leadership’s vision to transform Dubai into the smartest city in the world, and achieve the happiness of society by providing smart and real-time services anywhere, on a 24-7 basis. This also contributes to the goals of the UAE Vision 2021, which aims to place the UAE among the best countries in the world by 2021, and Dubai Plan 2021 which aims to make Dubai a smart, integrated, connected city that is sustainable with its resources,” said Saeed Mohammad Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dewa.
