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Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has been awarded a Best Practices Award from Cisco Systems Global (CISCO), for its data centre architecture. The award demonstrates the high quality standard for networks and information security applied by DEWA as part of its efforts to achieve the vision of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to create an effective and smart infrastructure. DEWA has previously received a Global Best Practices Award from Cisco Systems in 2013.

DEWA is the first government organisation to obtain this honour regionally, following evaluation by auditors from Cisco Systems. The review covers the mechanisms and criteria, including detailed audit policies, of data centre networks and information security at DEWA.

We are committed to the Smart Dubai initiative launched by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to transform Dubai to the world's smartest city and confirm that all the amenities and services in the city are provided through smart and interdependent systems. We work to raise the level of services provided by adopting the latest technologies, systems and international best practices. This enables us to provide integrated services to meet customer requirements and ensure the uppermost standards of competence and reliability for all DEWAs services, said Al Tayer.

We are proud of the accomplishment that reflects our continued focus on strengthening our infrastructure networks and data centres to meet the current and future requirements of Dubai. This enables us to contribute to providing services as one of the best and most effective organisations. We strive to be at the forefront through the development and application of technologies that promote Dubai Governments strategy of providing innovative services, said Moza Al Akraf, Acting CIO at DEWA.

DEWA has achieved many accomplishments such as Best Mobile Government Service in the environmental sector at the third Government Summit 2015, Best Partner with Public Award from the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Award for Smart Government for its Ashal Initiative in 2014, Best Mobile Government Service provided by Hamdan Bin Mohammed Program for Smart Government in 2014 and 2013, Smart Applications for official organisations and General Government and organised by the Academy Awards for Excellence in the Arab Region 2015, the Strategic Website Award in the category of government organisations from the Academy Awards for Excellence in the Arab Region and many others.

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