The Culture and Arts Authority in Dubai (Dubai Culture) held, in the Union Museum, an interactive workshop with stakeholders from internal authority cadres and its strategic partners from government agencies and the private sector, to review its strategic plan, and lay the foundations and frameworks for its development and modernization, so that the "year of preparation for its fifty" launch pad To stimulate and consolidate the growth of the emirate and enhance its presence and global cultural position.
The workshop came within the framework of the endeavor of "Dubai Culture" to translate the vision of the Authority, which was launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, in strengthening Dubai's position as a global center of culture, and incubator of creativity and a meeting place for talents.
As part of the process of reviewing and developing its strategy, the authority had previously met with internal cadres and its strategic partners from government agencies and the private sector, and took their inputs regarding opportunities and gaps for the culture sector.
Final stage
The interactive workshop comes as a final stage to involve everyone in drawing the final image of the strategic plan of the authority, with identifying priorities that contribute to achieving the vision of the authority, considering the notes as an effective element in drawing goals and development plans.
The workshop touched on the strategic performance indicators and their targets, in addition to listing a list of programs and initiatives that will achieve the goals of that plan, in preparation for launching towards future strategic plans that lead to qualitative shifts in the path of the cultural sector, and the strategic role that the Authority will play with its empowerment.
Development
For her part, Director General of "Dubai Culture", Hala Badri said: "To keep pace with the rapid global changes that we are witnessing at the social, technical and economic levels, and to be able to prepare from today for the fiftieth march of the UAE, we must have a solid base that qualifies us to start for higher goals, Hence, we seek to develop and modernize the Authority's strategic plan, to achieve qualitative achievements in various sectors, in order to serve future generations in the country, and contribute to supporting talents and creators, and enhance their capabilities to be partners in the comprehensive development march in the Emirates.
She continued: «We have also been keen during this stage to confirm our openness to cooperate with our strategic partners from government agencies and private entities, and to involve them in drawing goals and development plans for the authority, as we met with them to discuss the details of our strategic plan, its goals and the horizon of its development, in a way that serves to enhance Dubai’s position as a global center of culture , An incubator for creativity and a meeting place for talent. We will also take their recommendations and instructions into account, to lay out the new features of the development plan, which includes a number of ambitious strategic axes emanating from creative thinking based on innovation and forward-looking future. This step comes within the framework of Dubai Culture’s unremitting efforts aimed at strategic planning based on anticipating the future of the cultural sector and developing its work system, and setting up long-term plans that include a prominent center for the city of Dubai in the global cultural scene, while doing its harmonization to see the long-term wise leadership of a country UAE, and support the march of excellence in it.
The human element is the main driver
The Director General of "Dubai Culture" Hala Badri said: "The human factor is the main driver of the authority, and therefore we must review the main principles that enlighten each employee, which contributes to reaching our strategic goals faster, and improving the quality of services provided by the authority, and achieving Its aspirations in the field of government leadership locally and globally, to achieve the highest levels of happiness for customers, and to reserve leadership centers at the level of excellence in our services, which would also contribute to achieving the goals (year of preparation for its fifty), and foreseeing the future ».
The interactive workshop comes to involve everyone in drawing the final image of the strategic map.