Huda Al-Hashimi, Assistant Director-General for Strategy and Innovation at the Prime Minister's Office at the Ministry of Cabinet Affairs and the Future, has been named among the world's top 100 influential figures in the fields of digital government for its role in promoting innovation in government.
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Al Hashemi was chosen as one of the first officials in the UAE government to follow up the implementation of the national innovation strategy, which aims to promote innovation in all areas of government work, in addition to its membership and its role in achieving the goals of the Gender Balance Council.
Al Hashemi is the only Arab government official selected for this list, underlining the important role of the UAE in building the future government, and its advanced position among the countries of the world in promoting the environment of innovation and stimulating competencies and capabilities to achieve the required transition to the stage of digital government.
The selection of the 100 most influential figures from hundreds of candidates from 160 countries around the world, based on scientific and academic criteria, the most important of which is the number of nominations received by each candidate, and its role in the development and change that contributed to leading the digital transformation of governments at the national and global levels. In addition to the global classification of the digital government in which it operates, and its most important achievements to support intelligent transformation and promote the environment of government innovation, and the extent of its interaction with society.
Huda Al Hashemi said that her selection among the 100 most influential global figures in the fields of digital government, confirms the UAE's leadership and advanced experience in the development and adoption of a future government business model based on innovation, science and knowledge, and employs digital technology in the development of solutions and services that affect the quality of life of communities.
Al Hashemi pointed out that the UAE government, under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has taken government action to an advanced stage through its continuous modernization approach and adopting innovative proactive solutions to meet the challenges of the future and provide potentials and opportunities for innovators. Talented and creative people and support and motivate them to find the best solutions to develop services and performance and enhance the efficiency of government work.
A Politics seeks to highlight the pioneering work of leading government officials, academics, experts, creators and minds who, through their daily work, contribute to the output of the digital revolution to develop governments for the good of their communities, countries and the world.
The second annual list of the A-Polytechnic platform includes a number of figures who led the global change in digital government transformation, including ministers and high-level government figures, researchers, academics, experts and innovators in several areas, including artificial intelligence, open data, digital integration, and cybersecurity. The digital identity, which was chosen to reflect the flexible nature of the subject of digital government, and to highlight a large number of innovations and mechanisms aimed at building a smarter and people-centered government sector.
A Polytechnic works in partnership with a number of government agencies and policy development initiatives, including the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the World Economic Forum, the Global Development Institute in the United Kingdom, Harvard University and the Bernard van Leer Foundation in the Netherlands. To enable governments around the world to find innovative solutions to the challenges of policy development and government service design.