Obeid bin Humaid Al Tayer, Minister of State for Financial Affairs in charge of leading the government procurement platform, chaired the third leadership team meeting of the government procurement platform as part of the Ministry of the Impossible initiative launched by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai.
He reviewed the latest developments and developments related to the government procurement platform and the steps taken to launch the platform in the second quarter of 2020.
The third meeting of the podium team was held at the Ministry of Finance in the presence of Hessa bint Issa Bu Humaid, Minister of Community Development, Ohood Bint Khalfan Al Roumi, Minister of State for Happiness and Quality of Life, Dr. Hareb Bin Saeed Al Amimi, Head of the Audit Bureau, a group of senior officials at the Ministry of Finance and the UAE Central Bank, in addition to the Ministry of Environment. And the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation and the Office of the Prime Minister.
Obaid Al Tayer pointed out the importance of the role played by the government procurement platform team and its continuous endeavor to provide a leading model of government practices and financial services, which contributes to the advancement of the state financially in the field of digital transformation as well as the efforts made in training and qualifying national cadres and providing the necessary support to federal authorities. The effective use of the federal financial system by all federal entities will pave the way for optimal use of the government procurement platform.
The platform will act as an intermediary between government agencies and suppliers and will link all government procurement through a smart procurement interface based on clear and transparent procurement policies and procedures that support the procurement process of government and enhance work with SMEs.
The meeting reviewed the latest progress of the establishment of the government procurement platform where the proposed future catalog model was presented according to the best international practices based on the "Design Thinking" methodology which was built through the workshops of the relevant federal authorities, namely the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Economy and Ministry of Climate Change. The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation and a number of small and medium-sized companies, where the workshops presented on the priorities of the project and the development of a future vision of the platform and its operational model based on the common needs between the federal authorities to ensure the rapid launch In addition, the team stressed the need to establish the Center of Excellence for Government Procurement at the Ministry of Finance, which will provide specialized capabilities and expertise to oversee the management of the platform.
It is noteworthy that the file management of the government procurement platform is one of the files of the first phase of the Ministry of the Impossible is the first virtual ministry of its kind in the world, which is working to re-engineer the government work system in the State by assuming national files representing the new generation of government practices, including the task of developing proactive solutions And radical for certain topics within a specific time period.