His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, emphasized that innovation has become a daily practice in the work of the government, supporting its efforts to achieve more achievements and successes, and developing future innovative business models in the hands of its children to find proactive solutions to future challenges and advance the work system Government.
This came when His Highness honored 112 graduates from the third and fourth batches of the government innovation program, from the national talents in the federal and local government agencies and the private sector, at the Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi, in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance and Team His Highness Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, and His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said: "Building capabilities and competencies and enabling them to lead the future march is a national priority and a targeted government approach to achieving the strategic goals of the UAE ... We believe that Emirati competencies are the main engine for the march of development and development ... We realize that relying on national capabilities is the factor The key to progress, achievement and the enhancement of UAE leadership. "
His Highness congratulated the employees of the two batches, urging them to use their acquired innovation skills in developing proactive solutions on innovative bases to support the development process in their country and serve their community, saying, "We want you to promote the path of positive change in the government work system and invent new mechanisms and develop quick and practical solutions And in anticipation of the challenges that serve your country, keeps pace with the aspirations of your society and supports the achievement of strategic goals for the next stage. "
The Mohammed Bin Rashid Center for Governmental Innovation through its business model based on three foundations which are innovative ideas, innovative capabilities and innovative culture, aims to support the directions of the government of the UAE through preparing generations of executive heads for innovation and developing the capabilities of Emirati cadres and providing them with the necessary knowledge, skills and expertise and activating their role in enhancing A culture of innovation in the federal and local government agencies, building an integrated system of modern tools and converting them into an organized institutional work that contributes to enhancing the country's global competitiveness in the areas of innovation.
It is worth noting that the third batch of the government innovation diploma program included 53 associates, while the fourth batch of the program witnessed the participation of 59 affiliates, including a group of leadership levels employees in government agencies, while the diploma program supervised by the Mohammed bin Rashid Center for Governmental Innovation included 6 courses for each Boost, it focused on establishing innovation concepts and foreseeing the future, showcasing and applying the advanced innovation toolkit, and knowledge tours in the United Kingdom, in addition to courses on innovation leadership and application of ideas, and sustaining growth and innovation, as well as developing innovative projects that he worked on. A affiliate throughout the training period, focused on developing services and programs in their workplaces.
The innovative projects were a major requirement for graduation of the associates who worked on achieving them under the supervision and guidance of experts and specialists at the University of Cambridge and the British College Imperiale and the Mohammed bin Rashid Center for Governmental Innovation, and met the support and encouragement of leaders in the agencies that they work for.
The training model was designed with the support of specialized centers of the two universities in the field of innovation such as the Incubator of Innovation, the Center for Renewable and Clean Energy Innovations, the Transport Sector Innovation Center, the Educational Development Center, the Center for the Global Health Sector Innovation, the Space Lab and Air Robotics, among others.
The government innovation diploma represents the first training program of its kind in the region that focuses on developing skills for government national cadres to make innovation a daily practical exercise in government agencies in the UAE.