Mohammed bin Zayed issues a decision assigning "Tawazun" to manage the procurement and contracts of the Armed Forces and the General Command of Abu Dhabi Police
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, issued a decision assigning the Economic Balance Council to manage the procurement and contracts of the Armed Forces and Abu Dhabi Police, in addition to its tasks of managing the economic balance program.
According to the decision, the Economic Balance Council shall be responsible for the procurement of the armed forces and the General Command of Abu Dhabi Police in all administrative, technical, contractual, legal, and financial aspects, and follow-up and supervise their implementation.
Responsibilities also include issuing approvals for awarding projects and contracting, and completing executive procedures subsequent to contracting and related matters.
Responsibilities also include preparing, managing, implementing and disbursing from the budget allocated for procurement, and representing before the concerned authorities in all matters related to procurement financial affairs in general.
The council works to register suppliers and review their requests, in addition to reviewing and developing legislation and policies related to organizing procurement to keep pace with developments and best practices.
The decision also stipulates that the Economic Balance Council shall ensure quality in the defense and security industries sector, promote the process of continuous improvement and address the challenges facing companies operating in this vital sector.
On this historic occasion for the institutions involved in this event .. Undersecretary of the Ministry of Defense Mattar Salem Ali Al Dhaheri said: “This decision will establish an integrated practical framework to enhance the country's defense capabilities and achieve strategic priorities in this field by promoting and adopting international best practices in the acquisition policy and the management of procurement contracts as well as On the continuous development in the fields of advanced technology in the means of supply, in order to contribute to the realization of the country's vision of building a defense sector directed towards the future.
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Al Dhaheri added: “Consolidating efforts aimed at building an advanced defense sector requires developing and empowering creative local competencies and providing a supportive work environment in light of the acceleration of growth in all aspects of the defense and security industries, stressing the Ministry of Defense’s keenness to support all efforts aimed at developing a sustainable industrial sector. Able to achieve influential capabilities of the state in the areas of defense, in order to serve the supreme national interests.
For his part, His Excellency Major General Pilot Faris Khalaf Al Mazrouei, Commander-in-Chief of Abu Dhabi Police, stressed the importance of this decision in strengthening the partnership relations between Abu Dhabi Police and the Economic Balance Council in order to provide police and security needs by building an effective contract and procurement management system that focuses on the optimal and effective employment of the best programs and technologies in The field of advanced technology in the security sector.
His Excellency referred to the great interest that Abu Dhabi Police attaches to supporting and enhancing the capabilities of local industries and creating a supportive environment for industrial development processes as well as enabling small and medium-sized companies to actively participate in the police supply chain and meet their requirements.
For his part, CEO of the Economic Balance Council, Tariq Abdul Rahim Al Hosani, said: “We are proud of the precious confidence and great support given by the wise leadership of the Economic Balance Council, stressing that the Council is taking strong and steady steps towards empowering and developing the defense and security industries sector, relying on the latest technologies, advanced systems and artificial intelligence. To meet the needs of the Armed Forces and Abu Dhabi Police, as well as contribute to creating new and promising job opportunities for national competencies and cadres.
Al Hosani explained that the Economic Balance Council will work with its strategic partners in the Ministry of Defense, the General Command of the Armed Forces and Abu Dhabi Police hand in hand to build on what has been accomplished and move forward towards further development of the defense and security industries sector, stressing that this cooperation will give the sector a strong momentum as well as enhance its competitiveness. As well as ensuring the active participation of national defense and security companies in bringing about a qualitative shift in the defense industries system in the country.
It is noteworthy that the Economic Balance Council, which is considered a major contributor to empowering the national defense and security industries and a partner of the Ministry of Defense and the General Command of Abu Dhabi Police, has been working since its establishment in 1992 to support the economic diversification policy in the UAE by establishing and developing a sustainable defense and security industry based on Emirati minds and arms from During the management of the Economic Balance Program, in order to achieve the vision and directives of the wise leadership in the UAE, in a way that contributes to and supports economic diversity and supports economic development based on innovation and knowledge.
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