Dubai Electricity & Water Authority |DEWA becomes first government organisation in the UAE to get a verified WhatsApp account to communicate with customers

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has announced that its WhatsApp account has been verified, making it the first government organisation in the UAE to obtain a verified WhatsApp business account. The new move, which adds another channel to communicate with its customers, emphasises DEWA’s commitment to promoting communications for its customers’ happiness. The new feature relies on Artificial Intelligence (AI) through Rammas, DEWA’s virtual employee. Customers can communicate with DEWA in both Arabic and English round the clock through WhatsApp on (046019999).

“We always seek to enrich our customers’ experience with smart services that are based on advanced systems to provide a unique government experience that contributes to their happiness. This is done by making use of AI tools in line with the vision and directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to use AI in all government and private sectors. The move is part of DEWA’s efforts to support the National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence 2031, to position the UAE as a global leader in AI by 2031, and develop an integrated system that employs AI in vital areas of the UAE. The new movie is part of our efforts to support the Dubai 10X initiative, which mandates the Government of Dubai to be a global leader that is 10 years ahead of all other cities through government innovation and the reformation of traditional work mechanisms. These efforts have made DEWA a reference for best practices in customer happiness and excellent services, in line with its vision to become a globally leading sustainable innovative corporation,” said HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA.

Marwan Bin Haidar, Executive Vice President of Innovation and the Future at DEWA, said that adding Rammas to WhatsApp underlines DEWA’s efforts to keep pace with the latest developments and using state-of-the-art technologies to communicate with customers according to the highest international standards. He noted that the verification of DEWA’s account is a result of its cooperation with one of the startups within the Dubai Future Accelerators Programme.

Bin Haidar noted that all messages between DEWA and the customer on the verified WhatsApp account are encrypted to ensure the highest levels of security and reliability. He urged customers to check for the green badge next to DEWA’s name to make sure they’re communicating with the verified WhatsApp account.

In addition to WhatsApp, Rammas, DEWA’s virtual employee is available on DEWA’s smart app, website (www.dewa.gov.ae), Facebook page, Amazon’s Alexa, Google Home, and its robots. Rammas can continuously learn and understand customers’ needs based on their enquiries, and analysing them based on available data and information to best respond to and streamline transactions. Since its inception in the first quarter of 2017, Rammas has responded to over two million customer queries through DEWA’s various channels. DEWA recently added an instant voice chat feature in Arabic and English for Rammas through its smart app that allows customers to verbally address their queries to Rammas and get an immediate reply.