Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) Launches App for BlackBerry 10

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18 March 2013

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) launch app for BlackBerry 10

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) launched its application for the BlackBerry® 10 platform. Customers with a BlackBerry® Z 10 smartphone can download the app for free from the BlackBerry® World™ storefront. With this launch, the DEWA app becomes the first BlackBerry 10 app from a UAE government organization. This new achievement is in line with the directives of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to establish an efficient infrastructure and introduce and apply up-to-date technologies and solutions for its various eServices, to promote the strategy of the UAE. In this regard, DEWA develops its services on a regular and continuous basis to achieve the highest levels of customer satisfaction. Eng. Marwan Bin Haidar, CIO and Vice President of the Information Technology Division at DEWA said, The widespread adoption of BlackBerry smartphones and flexible development made this an ideal platform for us to launch our app. BlackBerry 10 Application provides customers with seamless access to their account information where they can enquire about their monthly bills, view DEWA news and events, contact Customer Care Centres for suggestions and complaints and many more.” This project also supports the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, which aims at simplifying the procedures and services provided by government departments and authorities as well as automating and integrating them within all DEWA operations “The DEWA app is already being used on previous BlackBerry platforms and we are proud to be launching it for the re-designed, re-engineered and re-invented BlackBerry 10 platform. The availability of this app will help customers manage their electricity and water requirements on the move from their BlackBerry Z10,” said Chris Corsi, Country Director, UAE, Oman and Pakistan at BlackBerry. The BlackBerry Z10 is available in through all leading telecoms and electronic retail stores. For more information about this app and others from BlackBerry World, please follow BlackBerry at https://www.facebook.com/BlackBerryME or www.twitter.com/ME_BlackBerry.