Egyptian Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouli received a UAE government delegation comprising Minister of Cabinet and Future Affairs Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Gergawi, UAE Minister of State for Health and Quality of Life, Director General of the Office of the Prime Minister Ahud Bint Khalfan Al-Roumi and State Ambassador in Cairo. , In the presence of the Minister of Planning, Follow-up and Administrative Reform, Dr. Hala Al-Saeed.

During the meeting, Madbouli lauded the depth of brotherly relations between the two countries and the fruitful partnership model in developing and modernizing the work and performance of the government in Egypt, stressing that this partnership reflects the orientations of the leaders of the two countries and their keenness to support joint Arab cooperation.

Medbouli praised the efforts of the joint task forces of the two sides and the achievements achieved in a relatively short period, calling for redoubling efforts and hard work to achieve more achievements and successes.

In the same context, Mohammed Abdullah Al-Gergawi discussed with Dr. Hala Al-Saeed the latest developments of the strategic partnership agreement in the modernization of the government between the two countries.

The visit of the official government delegation to Cairo coincides with the passage of a year of activating the partnership agreement in the modernization of government work, aimed at following developments in the fields of joint cooperation and what has been achieved since the implementation of the agreement. To the preparations of the joint task forces for the next phase of the partnership.

The meeting dealt with the work plan during the coming period and discussed the joint working teams comprising the officials of the two countries to reach agreements on joint cooperation, especially with regard to the organization of the second edition of the Egyptian conference for government excellence 2019. Which was launched last November, and the two sides discussed the development of efforts to launch the award of one million Egyptian programmer.

Al Gergawi stressed that the UAE-Egypt strategic partnership agreement in the field of government modernization reflects the UAE leadership's orientation and its interest in establishing effective partnerships in the fields of administration, modernizing government work and sharing successful experiences with brotherly and friendly countries.

Al-Gergawi said the partnership model developed by the two countries reflects the UAE's keenness to build on the distinguished historical relations with Egypt and enhance their strategic partnership in the fields of administration and government work.

Al-Gergawi added that the strategic partnership has achieved many achievements and we seek to achieve more successes and good results in the coming period. He praised the efforts of the UAE-Egypt joint task forces and the achievements achieved over the past year by activating the partnership agreement in the government modernization. Areas in the coming period.

For her part, Al-Saeed stressed that Egypt seeks to spread the culture and thought of institutional excellence in the administrative apparatus of the State, enhance competitiveness of performance, innovation and sustainable development of capabilities and services.

She pointed out the serious steps taken by Egypt to implement all the axes and objectives of the award. She pointed out that a specialized team traveled to all governorates as part of an awareness campaign organized by the ministry to introduce the objectives and conditions of the Egyptian Award for Governmental Excellence. A training hour to raise awareness of the award and motivate them to progress, noting that the process is scheduled to start the middle of next month.

The Egyptian Minister of Planning referred to the Ministry's keenness to provide several training and educational workshops on the award. The main objective of the award is to spread the spirit of competition between government institutions and its employees, given the diversity of the five awards. Which is aimed at creating an efficient and effective administrative system that applies the concepts of governance and contributes to the achievement of citizen satisfaction.

On the axis of capacity building, Dr. Hala Al-Saeed pointed to the training of about 1000 government employees on a number of topics, which included the strategic directions of governments to develop services, strategies and outlook for the future, pointing to the identification of a center for government services in Aswan and work to determine a second center in another governorate, Governmental organizations.

The partnership agreement in the government modernization between the UAE and Egypt has witnessed a number of important achievements and milestones over the past year, including the holding of the first edition of the Egyptian Government Excellence Conference, the launch of the Egyptian Award for Government Excellence, the launch of the Egypt Award for government services applications for university students, A large number of workshops for Egyptian government employees from various ministries, sectors and governorates.

In the capacity building of the government, about 1000 employees from the Egyptian government were trained in various areas of developing government work through 8 training workshops. In the field of government excellence, a series of technical training workshops for government employees were organized for 37,000 employees. To organize the second edition of the Egyptian Conference on Government Excellence.

At the hub of government services, the government services that will be developed will be identified as part of the integrated customer journey which will be provided through the model service center to be established in Cairo. The design of the model service center is to be started in Aswan Governorate, southern Egypt.

Mohammed Al-Gergawi:

The UAE-Egypt partnership is a model for brotherly cooperation to promote people's lives.

The UAE is keen to strengthen relations with Egypt and build a strategic partnership to modernize and develop government work.

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Staff attended training workshops to build capacity in the areas of government excellence.

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An employee who has received training in the mechanisms and skills of developing government work.