His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Supreme Committee for Crisis and Disaster Management in Dubai, stressed that the successful management of the Corona pandemic crisis stems from its dealing with this challenge based on a scientific methodology that enabled it to adapt to the changes, and strengthened its flexibility in containing the repercussions To embody the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and the directives of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council, to explore opportunities and learn from best practices, stressing His Highness that The pandemic of the emerging coronavirus has created a new reality with which it is necessary to devise innovative solutions to the challenges facing the world, and to benefit from international best practices and experiences.
His Highness said: «Continuous evaluation of the current situation and finding possible solutions is our way to deal with the crisis, and we have been able to adapt our plans flexibly and smoothly to keep pace with the needs, and strengthened that firm foundation for distinguished government management which involves studying and exploring best practices, and then adopting them and harnessing them to meet our needs ».
This came during His Highness’s briefing on the outputs of the learning project from the best international practices in managing the “Corona” crisis, which was launched by the Dubai Government Excellence Program, with the aim of supporting the efforts of the Dubai government and the Supreme Committee for Crisis and Disaster Management, and includes five main themes: crisis management and the health system , Food security and supply chain, economic recovery, and community behavior.
At the center of crisis management, the project team was inspired by several ideas to enhance Dubai's readiness to deal with crises, so that its plans are flexible and suitable for all scenarios, to ensure proactivity, speed and clarity in providing guidance and updates.
At the center of the health system, the work team focused on strengthening research capabilities and encouraging them in the field of "Covid-19" disease at the state level to identify ethnic races and their links to diseases and their prevalence and severity, and to provide scientific and accurate data that contribute to supporting the efforts of the work teams at all levels.
On the level of food security and the supply chain, the team analyzed and evaluated the current situation, with the aim of identifying all inputs and harnessing technology to improve the food supply system through the use of technologies and data, and reaching the concept of sustainable food security.
In the economic recovery axis, the project team emphasized the necessity of relying on artificial intelligence techniques, with the aim of providing advice and guidance to small and medium companies, so that the participation of investors and individuals is stimulated to develop a system plan to support jobs in sectors that most affect the general income of the emirate.
The Community Behavior Hub team also worked on analyzing several sub-axes such as remote work, distance learning, consumer buying behavior, maintaining the application of social divergence procedures and health procedures, personal welfare and creating new societal opportunities, with the aim of promoting the preservation of social divergence practices.
The project team emphasized the importance of relying on artificial intelligence technologies that can track future trends, global trends and phenomena to facilitate the planning process and support decision-making in the areas of crisis management and setting priorities, determining the path of government and supporting readiness through reading renewable phenomena, building capacities and learning, monitoring developments and linking them to related topics priority.
At the end of the meeting, His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum appreciated the efforts of the project team, and the prominent role played by the Dubai Government Excellence Program in enhancing the pre-eminence of government entities in Dubai and their rapid response to changes in their institutional environment and seizing opportunities to achieve leadership and ensure their readiness to deal With crises. His Highness also directed the Dubai Government Excellence Program to continue to work on this public project and expand its scope to identify global best practices in all areas of government work.
Mansour bin Mohammed:
"Continuing evaluation of the current situation and finding possible solutions is our way to deal with the crisis."
A structured and thoughtful approach to decision making
The project includes learning from international best practices in managing the crisis of "Corona", to provide an organized and thoughtful approach to decision-making with quick gains and decisive actions based on the best available information and learning from global best practices on managing epidemics and crises and recovering from them, and from the practices and dealing with global cities With previous epidemics, the project team consists of 28 employees from 11 government agencies in Dubai who have experience in the field of institutional learning and benchmarking who have been trained through the "In Dubai We Learn" initiative.
The project's period of work has extended to six weeks, during which it met remotely with more than 76 representatives from 66 governmental and semi-governmental agencies, and from the private sector at the local and federal levels to discuss challenges and the most prominent priorities in how to manage the Corona pandemic. The team also reviewed more than 200 global practices in this field in more than 50 countries around the world preparing a comprehensive report on the project's outputs.