Official celebrations in Sharjah announced for UAE’s 52nd Union Day
Running from 22nd of November until 3rd of December
Sharjah: 23 November 2023 – In preparation for the 52nd UAE Union Day, a comprehensive program list has been unveiled by the Sharjah National Day Celebrations Committee. The national occasion is set to commemorate a diverse array of events taking place from November 22nd – December 3rd across the emirate’s most prominent tourism and cultural spots.
ليوس للتطوير العقاري تفوز بأربع جوائز دولية متميزة في عام 2023
تفاصيل الصورة – روي ليو، المدير العام لشركة ليوس للتطوير العقاري، ومارك جاسكين، مدير أعمال أول في دول مجلس التعاون الخليجي، يتسلمان جائزة لمشروع هادلي هايتس، دبي، في حفل توزيع جوائز العقارات الدولية 2023: حفل توزيع جوائز أفريقيا والعربية
نوفمبر 2023، دبي، الإمارات العربية المتحدة – في عام 2023، حصلت شركة ليوس للتطوير العقاري بكل فخر على أربع جوائز مرموقة، مما يؤكد التزامها الثابت بالتميز والابتكار في قطاع العقارات. تعتبر هذه الجوائز بمثابة شهادة تقدير لمشاريع ليوس الاستثنائية التي تمثل جودة وتميزاً لا مثيل لهما في الصناعة.
EOS Developments Wins Four Distinguished International Awards in 2023
Image details– Rui Liu, Managing Director of LEOS Developments, and Mark Gaskin, Senior Business Director, GCC, receiving the award for Hadley Heights, Dubai at the International Property Awards 2023: Africa and Arabia Award Ceremony
November 2023, Dubai, UAE – In 2023, LEOS Developments proudly received four prestigious awards, validating its unwavering commitment to excellence and innovation within the real estate sector. These accolades serve as a testament to LEOS’ exceptional projects that represent unparalleled quality and distinction in the industry.
Hadley Heights, JVC, Dubai – Best High-Rise Residential Development
In a defining moment for LEOS, Hadley Heights, the innovative high-rise residential development located in Jumeirah Village Circle, Dubai, clinched the prestigious International Property Award for “Best High-Rise Residential Development” in the Arabian Awards category. This recognition underlines LEOS’ dedication to crafting sophisticated, eco-conscious communities that redefine modern urban living.
SEWA Digitally Transforms with SAP to Deliver Smart Solutions for Customers and Employees
Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority and SAP embark on innovative roadmap and comprehensive digital transformation strategy
(centre) Sergio Maccotta, Senior Vice President SAP Middle East and Africa – South, and H.E. Abdullah Abdul Rahman Muhammad Obaid Al Shamsi, Director-General of SEWA, with executives from both entities.
DUBAI, UAE — 23 November, 2023— Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (SEWA) has announced its successful digital transformation powered by global technology company SAP SE. By implementing a comprehensive portfolio of SAP solutions including enterprise resource planning (ERP), HR management and industry-specific applications, SEWA will automate business processes, increase efficiencies and visibility over all areas of operations, and enhance services to employees, customers and partners.
Among the solutions that have been deployed are SAP S/4HANA, an ERP solution, industry specific modules such as IS Utilities, SAP Asset Manager, SAP Business Technology Platform, and for human resource management, SAP SuccessFactors. As the first utilities organization in the UAE running live on SAP S/4HANA, the implementation was exceptionally accelerated and leveraged SAP Model Company for Utilities. The project also aligns SEWA with UAE government’s digitalization strategy and includes integration with government entities such as Digital Sharjah.
H.E. Abdullah Abdul Rahman Muhammad Obaid Al Shamsi, Director-General of SEWA, commented, “The digital transformation is in line with SEWA’s motto of being ‘reliable, efficient and sustainable’ in all our actions. Leveraging SAP’s advanced technologies and global best industry practices, this transformation ensures we continue to enhance our services, increase efficiency, and attain the highest possible quality and safety standards. The benefits of real-time reporting, reduced month-end closing time, and automating processes to ensure bill accuracy and provide a seamless mobile experience, including app-based meter reading, will benefit our customers directly. Automation will also enable our employees to focus on their core functions, while the deployment of SAP SuccessFactors aims to enhance our employee experience and development, ensuring we have an engaged and motivated team.”
SEWA selected SAP Services to implement the solutions due to its deep expertise in the utilities sector as well as its focus on embedding sustainability metrics in its solutions. Executives from SEWA and SAP announced the successful deployment during this week’s WETEX event, the region’s largest sustainability and clean energy technology exhibition.
Sergio Maccotta, Senior Vice President SAP Middle East and Africa – South, commented, “SAP worked very closely with the SEWA team to create an innovative roadmap and transformation strategy, which will realize immediate benefits by delivering a smarter experience for customers and employees. With this digital transformation, SEWA has positioned itself for success in an increasingly data-driven and customer-centric world, in alignment with the UAE’s digital transformation goals.”
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To discuss on the most prominent strategic topics and local and global trends that must be highlighted in the upcoming years
“Ports, Customs and Free Zone” holds the First Strategic Retreat to discuss the Indicators of its Strategic Plan
The Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation organized the first strategic retreat to discuss the indicators of its strategic plan for the years 2021-2025, in the presence of directors of departments and divisions and second-level employees, at the Queen Elizabeth II Hotel (QE2), with the aim of identifying all factors related to the follow-up review, update and application of the PCFC strategic plan.
H.E. Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Chairman of the Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation, pointed out the importance of reviewing the strategic plan and developing it periodically in line with the latest local and global developments that affect the conduct of operations, and updating initiatives and projects that keep pace with government directions and national strategies launched by Dubai, which are compatible with the operational competencies at the Corporation. These strategic plans such as: Dubai Economic Agenda D33, Dubai Industrial Strategy 2030, Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan, Dubai Marine Transport Master Plan- 2030, Dubai Digital Strategy and UAE Strategy for Artificial Intelligence.
Bin Sulayem stressed the importance of working to achieve the vision of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to make Dubai at the forefront in various global indicators and make Dubai the best place to live in around the world, by introducing projects and initiatives to achieve this vision. He expressed the efforts of the Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation to facilitate and enhance the economic transformation in Dubai through processes, regulations and innovative solutions that contribute to ensuring sustainable commercial activities, in order to enhance Dubai’s position as a leading sustainable center to support the economic sector on a global level.
The Chairman of the Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation expressed the importance of the role of the retreat in strengthening communication channels between various business units and their participation in decision-making, bringing ideas closer together, and moving on one path towards achieving the PCFC vision, as the retreat included holding workshops and group activities to come up with a set of mechanisms, initiatives and ideas that will achieve strategic objectives in cooperation and coordination with relevant authorities in the Dubai government.
He added, “The strategic retreat is the starting point for a new phase of growth and prosperity at all levels of the PCFC,” describing the retreat as an important platform for dialogue and exchange of experiences to ensure unified efforts, discuss development plans, and discover ways to achieve new achievements and ambitious initiatives that meet the needs of the segments of society, based on the guidance and support of wise leadership which attaches great importance to harnessing all capabilities and providing the best services.
The retreat included showcasing the latest global studies and results on a number of indicators related to the Corporation’s specializations, a review of the strategic themes and objectives, consultation on the most prominent strategic topics and local and global trends that must be highlighted in the coming years, the most important initiatives and projects that contribute to achieving the strategic indicators, and a presentation of the results, the strategic plan, opinion polls, and best practices applied at the local and global levels, in addition to holding a brainstorming session for all participants on strategic indicators and coming up with new proposals.
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