DEWA Elevates Utility Experience with Cutting-Edge Apple Vision Pro App
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has unveiled its smart application on the Apple Vision Pro glasses, marking a pioneering step as the first utility company to leverage this augmented and virtual reality integrated technology for service delivery.
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By integrating the smart app with Apple Vision Pro’s wide array of capabilities, DEWA aims to elevate the customer experience. This initiative is part of DEWA’s broader strategy to drive smart service uptake and deliver its offerings through multiple digital platforms. The app on Apple Vision Pro encompasses extensive services and functionalities.
Users can log in via the UAE Pass, username and password, or eyeprint verification, and can easily select their primary account for queries and access visual data through virtual touch and drag.
The application enables customers to check their bill details, make payments via Apple Pay, utilize the Smart Living dashboard, and review consumption reports on a daily, monthly, and annual basis against comparable households via the My Sustainable Living Programme. It also offers personalized consumption efficiency advice and an individual environmental footprint for each user.
Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of DEWA, expressed the organization’s commitment to adopting cutting-edge technologies, including generative AI and metaverse, to offer innovative, secure, and proactive services accessible 24/7 through various user-friendly channels.
This approach not only streamlines transactions but also aligns with Dubai’s vision to become the smartest and happiest city globally. Al Tayer highlighted that DEWA’s state-of-the-art digital infrastructure has successfully driven the smart adoption rate of its services to 99.2%.
In 2023, DEWA saw a 25% increase in digital transactions from the previous year, totaling approximately 12.5 million, demonstrating its vital role in realizing the ambitious goals set by Dubai’s leadership.
These transactions spanned over 2.1 million through the website, more than 3.2 million via the smart app, and in excess of 6.8 million across various digital platforms in partnership with other entities.
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Employment grew for the 16th consecutive month as companies expanded.
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According to a recent PMI report, Qatar experienced its fastest non-energy sector growth in almost two years in June, driven by surges in both existing and new business activities.
The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) headline figure for Qatar reached 55.9 in June, up from 53.6 in May, with anything above 50.0 indicating growth in business activity. Employment also grew for the 16th month in a row, and the country’s 12-month outlook remained robust.
The inflationary pressures were muted, with input prices rising only slightly since May, while prices charged for goods and services fell, according to the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) report.
This headline figure marked the strongest improvement in business conditions in the non-energy private sector since July 2022 and was above the long-term trend.
The report noted that new incoming work expanded at the fastest rate in 13 months, with significant growth in manufacturing and construction and sharp growth in other sectors. Despite the rising demand for goods and services, companies managed to further reduce the volume of outstanding work in June.
Companies attributed positive forecasts to new branch openings, acquiring new customers, and marketing campaigns. Prices for goods and services fell for the sixth time in the past eight months as firms offered discounts to boost competitiveness and attract new customers.
Qatari financial services companies also recorded further strengthening in growth, with the Financial Services Business Activity and New Business Indexes reaching 13- and nine-month highs of 61.1 and 59.2, respectively. These levels were above the long-term trend since 2017.
Yousuf Mohamed Al-Jaida, QFC CEO, said the June PMI index was higher than in all pre-pandemic months except for October 2017, which was 56.3. “Growth has now accelerated five times in the first half of 2024 as the non-energy economy has rebounded from a moderation in the second half of 2023,” he said.
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