Apps
To Launch at Gitex 2014
5 Smart Services by (MRHE)
Mohammed Bin Rashid Housing Es-
tablishment (MRHE) will be launching
the first phase of its smart services, 5
of them, at coming Gitex 2014. These
include beneficiary services, contrac-
tor services, housing services, benefi-
ciary data update services, and early
settlement services.
The first phase includes redeveloping
MRHE smart app so it becomes com-
patible with different smart phones.
The app allows its users to view
MRHE projects, look for avail-
able constructed houses, re-
ceive notifications of available
specific houses, book a con-
structed house, update contact information and
e-pay.
It also allows them to view links of loan eligibil-
ity and details, calculation of the loan, MRHE
news, awareness and guidelines, running pay-
ment, processing of housing application, hous-
ing evaluation, bookmarking of favorite houses,
sharing of specific details, and beneficiary re-
views.
MRHE will launch the second phase of the
smart services during 2015. These services will
include all housing services such as the land
grant, construction loan, constructed
house loan, maintenance loan,
housing grant, maintenance gift,
a certificate of “To Whom It May
Concern”, loan addition, and
the releasing of a bank guar-
antee.
DEWA launches
“Ashir” – A Service for the Disabled
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA)
launched “Ashir” (Meaning: use the sign lan-
guage); a service which is the first in the UAE
and aims at providing DEWA’s services to
hearing impaired people.
The service comes in the context of DEWA’s
strategy to stabilize the principles of social re-
sponsibility, initiatives and developmental and
societal projects presented towards all types
of people including deaf-mutes.
The service came in line with the directives of
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid
Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Min-
ister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. His
Highness aims at turning UAE and Dubai to
a hub for benevolent and humanitarian work,
and reinforcing community service to please
citizens and residents. The service is also in
consistence with the initiative “My community,
a city for everyone” launched by His High-
ness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin
Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai
and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council.
The initiative aims at fully turning Dubai into
a disabled-friendly city by 2020 through the
support and reinforcement of Dubai city to
stabilize the disabled.
