DEWA Honours Winners of DEWA2021 Street Art Competition

HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), honoured the winners of the 2nd phase of DEWA2021 Street Art competition, where participants drew pictures on walls to reflect the 5 strategic pillars of DEWA’s Strategic Plan 2021. Al Tayer honoured the winners at DEWA’s head office. Waleed Salman, Executive Vice President of Strategy and Business Development was also present, along with other DEWA managers and employees.

“DEWA adopts innovation as a key pillar and a corporate value in order to carry out the National Innovation Strategy, launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai, to make the UAE one of the most innovative countries in the world. We are implementing the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, to improve government services and performance, encouraging a culture of innovation, and spreading it as a standard procedure, to develop government services, overcome challenges, and contribute to improving administrative government work,” said Al Tayer.

“DEWA works to promote positive energy among our staff by providing a happy and positive work environment that motivates creativity and innovation, and improves work in general. This is done to support the directives of our wise government, our efforts to achieve the Dubai Plan 2021 for Dubai to be a city of happy, creative, and empowered people, and DEWA’s vision to become a sustainable innovative world-class utility,” added Al Tayer.

Waleed Salman congratulated the winners of the competition, noting DEWA’s commitment to encouraging innovation. “The competition was launched by DEWA following its success the previous year during UAE innovation week. The competition spreads strategic awareness among stakeholders, and supports DEWA’s commitment towards motivating its staff to actively participate in establishing excellence, creativity, and innovation as a daily practice,” said Salman.

The winning team included 3 innovative female employees who created a design to symbolise some of the 5 strategic pillar of DEWA’s Strategic Plan 2021. This strategy’s pillars include Excellence in Operation, and Smart Services. The team includes Wadha Al Saberi from Distribution Power Division, Sheikha Obeid Hasan from the Strategy and Business Development Division, and Rawda Khouri, from Business Support and Human Resources Division.

The team presented 3 designs reflecting one pillar of DEWA’s strategy 2021. DEWA’s employees selected the best design, it was then depicted it on an 8x4ft canvas. The design was added to another group of 4 designs that were created during last year’s competition.