DEWA’S SPACE- D, TWO MEGA TOURISM PROJECTS IN HATTA LAUNCHED
VALUE OF PROJECT LIES IN ITS ABILITY TO ACHIEVE OBJECTIVES — MOHAMMAD
Space- D project features the launch of a main satellite equipped with the latest imaging and communication technologies. Dubai Summit and Hatta Sustainable Waterfalls projects will be major tourist attractions |
DubaiElectricityandWater Authority’s ( Dewa) space programme, Space- D, was launched yesterday. Space- D is an initiative that aims to build Dewa’s capabilities and train Emirati professionals to use space technologies to enhance its electricity and water networks.
Launching the programme, His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice- President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said, “The real value of our projects lies in their ability to achieve our strategic objectives, maximise the use of available resources and adopt the latest innovations.”
Shaikh Mohammad yesterday visited the Innovation Tent at Dewa’s head office, accompanied by Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai; Shaikh Maktoum Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai; and Shaikh Ahmad Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation.
“We are working steadily to establish global leadership in every sector. Development projects will not stop in our country. We continue to execute
We are working steadily to establish global leadership in every sector. Development projects will not stop in our country.”
Shaikh Mohammad
innovative initiatives that promote the happiness and wellbeing of the people,” Shaikh Mohammad said adding, “Investing in and nurturing our human capital continues to be one of our biggest priorities so that our people can innovate and accomplish great things.”
Cutting- edge technologies
The programme will take advantage of Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies such as Internet of Things ( IoT), Artificial Intelligence ( AI), and blockchain to exchange information with the help of satellite communications and earth observation technologies.
The project features the launch of a main satellite equipped with the latest imaging and satellite communication technologies, which will take place in conjunction with Expo 2020 Dubai to be held from October 1, 2021, to March 31, 2022.
The project supports the National Space Strategy 2030, which aims to realise the leadership’s vision by using space sciences, technologies, applications and services to enhance development.
Shaikh Mohammad was briefed by Saeed Mohammad Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of Dewa, about the various phases of Dewa’s space programme, which seeks to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness and promote preventive maintenance of electricity and water networks, including planning, production, transmission and distribution.
Competitiveness
The programme will also contribute to enhancing flexibility and agility in monitoring and managing electricity and water networks, as well as the accurate and rapid assessment of the impact of weather and climate change on energy supplies and energy infrastructure. It will also provide a backup support system for the network through satellite communications.
“Dewa’s space programme will contribute to enhancing the UAE’s global competitiveness and strategic partnerships in the national space sector as well as paving the way for a new phase of Emirati capabilities in space exploration, technology and related industries that will be used to strengthen electricity and water networks in Dubai,” Al Tayer added.