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Government work in Dubai .. from stagnation to development

Sami Al Riyami

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06 October 2020

Government work in Dubai needs a new shift, a move that moves stalemate, breaks routine, stimulates minds, and brings about the desired transformation, which is compatible with the requirements of the next stage ... a stage that carries the title of effective initiatives, continuous work, and the phase of eliminating slack, and restoring the agility of the government apparatus to Older and better, so was the intervention of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, through the formation of a higher committee for government development in Dubai.

Through the details and terms of the decision to form the Supreme Committee for Governmental Development, we can clearly identify the most prominent current defects that the government apparatus suffers from, which hinder the processes of its development and progress, the most important of which are: the departure of some departments and authorities from the basic role for which it was established, which caused Clearly overlapping and overlapping and contradicting work, an overlap between the departments on one side, and between them and the private sector on the other hand, this overlap has led to more differences and complications, and a waste of time and money.

Therefore, the first strategic objective stipulated in the decree was to “focus on the central and principal role of the Dubai government and government agencies”, and it was clear in clarifying this point specifically without equivocation, as it stipulated “limiting and defining the main tasks and functions of government agencies, and strengthening coordination between them, with the aim of increasing Its efficiency and raising the quality of its services ».

The government must restore its basic role, which is being the main catalyst for the private sector, not to interfere with it, compete with it, exercise its tasks, or put pressure on it and overburden it. The government role must be centered in leading the development process and activating partnerships between the public and private sectors, and this will not be done. Except with the return of government departments to the exercise of their primary role, their role in stimulating and providing facilities, not competition and complicating procedures!

It is not a secret at all if we know that there is a clear slack in the government apparatus, caused by the bifurcation and expansion in the establishment of several departments, institutions and agencies, which may have been useful in a period of time, and it may have been commensurate with the stage of economic recovery, but it is definitely not commensurate with the current stage, and does not keep pace with economic conditions Therefore, it is very necessary to reconsider the general restructuring, and to start working on increasing the agility of the government apparatus through merging between entities of a similar nature, as well as reducing the number of bodies and committees, thus we can enhance productivity and activate the efficiency of financial and human resources management.

The existence of slackening that does not suit the conditions and challenges of the next stage is tangible, so the decree was also clear and explicit, as it emphasized the development of the government apparatus of the emirate, increasing its efficiency and effectiveness, and making it more lean, in addition to enhancing the efficiency of the use of government resources and achieving government rationalization, in pursuit of the government's vision Dubai in making it a participatory, agile and effective government, responsible, transparent, and innovative, focused on results and performance, and the focus of the individual and society, and this was an explicit text in the strategic steps that the Supreme Committee for Government Development aims to achieve, in accordance with the decree of its formation.

We said it over and over again: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum gives countless opportunities to officials, but he always intervenes at the right time, and he has the capabilities, experience and clear vision, which inevitably makes his interventions successful and effective, as he knows exactly how to bet on his winning horses, So he pays it at the right time, to achieve what he deems appropriate, and there is absolutely no doubt about the correctness of his choice, the wisdom and competence of whoever chooses him, because he is really on the level of confidence, and the amount of the wager!

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