His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, expressed his pride in the UAE community in its various categories of citizens and residents, who was able to go hand in hand with the government in all its aspects, and be supportive of its efforts and procedures, and contribute to various roles Towards achieving one goal, which is for the Emirates to be the best recovery after the end of the emerging Corona virus crisis.
His Highness stressed that the UAE government has proven with the return of business and economic activities in various sectors that it is a future government, which, thanks to its sons and cadres, can keep pace with all developments, and is able, thanks to its systems and infrastructure, to adapt to various challenges.
This came during the presidency of His Highness yesterday morning, the cabinet meeting that was held with the technology of "remote communication", where His Highness stressed at the beginning of the meeting that every individual in the Emirates without exception has today a supporting role for national efforts and work teams in various sectors, where he said His Highness: “We have great aspirations in the UAE, and our concerns are high, and more importantly, our government is flexible and proactive, and our talents and work teams are responsible.”
His Highness said: "The Emirates government team is at the forefront of the classes ... close to the citizen and the resident ... it improves its services ... and renews its decisions ... The goal is to build a future worthy of our future generations, God willing."
His Highness added: "Work in the Emirates government continues from the field and from the distance with a new method and future tools, and there is no place for the old methods in our system."
During the meeting, His Highness approved a number of initiatives and programs that target various groups in society, and support many sectors. His Highness said: “We have adopted a system of governance of boards of directors in the federal government to develop work in our governmental institutions and ensure their performance of business regularly and transparently, and the establishment of the Union Company for Digital Payments with the aim of Developing a national system of digital payments ... and building innovative and effective business models.
His Highness added: “People of determination were and are a priority and their support remains the focus of our attention, as we have adopted an integrated system in cooperation with non-governmental institutions to ensure the provision of the best care, education and rehabilitation services for them.”
During the meeting, His Highness was briefed on the developments of government measures and decisions taken to limit the spread of the new Corona virus, and the results of these decisions on various sectors, where Minister of State for Financial Affairs Obaid Humaid Al Tayer indicated that the UAE government has taken a package of proactive and effective measures and decisions during the last period , As the exchange of government dues for suppliers and companies has been accelerated, so that the average time period for paying bills is only five days, in addition to reducing the registration fees for suppliers and exempting them from renewal fees, in support of the suppliers and companies, and to facilitate them, and reduce any negative repercussions incurred by them.
Al Tayer emphasized that these measures have strengthened confidence in the financial stability and sustainability in the UAE, and have demonstrated the commitment of the UAE government to harness all available resources to confront and mitigate the negative impacts resulting from the pandemic of the emerging “Corona” epidemic, in order to protect the national economy and empower business sectors.
He explained that work is continuing with all government agencies to review the priorities for the post-Coved-19 stage, and discuss ways to introduce new and effective economic stimulus packages that will reduce the burden and fees on companies and individuals to protect economic gains and accelerate the economic recovery process, in order to ensure the continuity of growth And sustainable economic development.
In the context of the agenda of the meeting, the cabinet approved during its session a set of decisions and initiatives to advance the system of government work, and to ensure business continuity and sustainability in various sectors, where the Council adopted the system of governance of boards of directors in the federal government, which aims to organize the work of boards of directors in federal institutions, and put A system and a mechanism for its work, and setting the frameworks, rules and provisions that control its work in a manner that ensures the proper performance of its work regularly and transparently, and achieving the goals assigned to it.
The development of the system came in line with recognized international best practices, and at the same time is in line with the general orientation of the state, as the system includes a mechanism for the formation of the board of directors and a mechanism for holding meetings, defining a mechanism for selecting members of the board of directors, specifying the responsibilities and competencies of members of the council, and defining the roles of the secretary, And specifying the main committees affiliated with the Board of Directors, setting standards for the participation of a member of the Board of Directors in the membership of other federal boards of directors, setting rules of professional conduct and avoiding conflicts of interest, setting systems for the external auditor, and organizing the process of evaluating the performance of the Council, in addition to other provisions related to the work of boards of directors .
In organizational matters, the Cabinet approved the formation of the Education Support Fund Administration Committee, which was established with the aim of ensuring the sustainability of development programs and the qualitative modernization of education, by providing additional financial resources that support community and development programs towards education, and organizes donations and donations in this regard.
The committee is chaired by Minister of Education Hussein bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi, and includes in its membership the undersecretary of the Ministry of Education for Supervision and Support Services, a representative of the Ministry of Presidential Affairs, and a representative of the Ministry of Cabinet Affairs and the Future.
During its session, the Board approved the issuance of the articles of association of Emirates Post Group Company, which aims to raise the current efficiency of the company, and enable it to provide the best services in accordance with the best practices related to the company's activities, and in line with the strategic directions of the Emirates government to raise the level of services provided to the public and its continuous development.
The Council also agreed to join the “Strasbourg” agreement on the international classification of patents, which comes in light of government efforts to complete the development of legislation on the intellectual property system within the country, and to enable Emirati researchers and technical examiners to be informed of the latest developments and benefit from them in completing the process of examining applications to reach Data and information contained in patent applications.
And Strasbourg is an international agreement affiliated with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), which is basic and complementary to the agreements that the country has joined, and it creates a unified system at the global level for the classification of patents, inventors ’certificates, utility models, the global value of this classification and its importance to all countries party to the Paris Agreement To protect industrial property, as this classification is important for developing countries, which facilitate access to modern technology.
Also in the context of organizational affairs, the Council of Ministers agreed to add a representative of the Supreme National Security Council to the membership of the Digital Quality of Life Council, and to add the head of the Sharjah Special Education Authority to the membership of the Education and Human Resources Council, in addition to adopting the unified final account for the fiscal year 2019, and the termination of the session The first ordinary of the 17th legislative term of the Federal National Council.
The Council also approved an amendment to Cabinet Resolution No. (44) for the year 2014 regarding the strategic commodity schedule, attached to Federal Law No. (13) for the year 2007 regarding goods subject to import and export control.
Deputy Head of State:
"The UAE government, with the return of business and economic activities in various sectors, has proven to be futuristic."
"Everyone in the UAE, without exception, today has a supportive role for national efforts and work teams in various sectors."
Supporting the provision of additional financial resources for developmental and community-based programs towards education, through the formation of a committee to manage the Education Support Fund.
“Continuing work to review the priorities for the post (Coved-19) stage, and to discuss ways to introduce new and effective economic stimulus packages.”
The establishment of the Union Company for digital payments
During its session, the Council of Ministers approved the establishment of the "Union for Digital Payments" company, with the aim of developing and managing a national system of digital payments, in a manner that supports achieving balance and commercial competitiveness among all digital payment services providers in the country, and alleviating financial burdens on the public, business sectors and government expenses, in addition to enhancing the effectiveness Business and innovation models.
The Union for Digital Payments will contribute to the integration of applications to provide and implement federal and local government services to the public and the business sector with a unified methodology and easy procedures, including the adoption and application of personal and commercial customer identification methodologies, applications of the uses of digital channels and smartphones and safe operation in full continuity, in addition to maintaining confidentiality Data and customer identities, the continuous flow of data and information for purchases and digital payment of goods, products and services, without relying on multiple non-national systems and platforms.
Governmental procedures
Updates of government measures to mitigate the negative effects of the emergence of the new Corona virus:
■■ accelerate the exchange of government dues to the private sector and pay bills by 5 days only.
Reducing supplier registration fees and exempting them from renewal fees.
A system for NGOs to qualify those of determination
The Council of Ministers approved a decision on the system of non-governmental organizations for the rehabilitation of people of determination, which aims to ensure that people of determination enjoy their right to high-quality rehabilitation, education and training services, which is reflected in their societal and psychological stability, and through an integrated system in cooperation with NGOs to rehabilitate owners Determination and development, while giving freedom to these institutions to qualify those of determination to follow their own systems of work, and organize them at the same time.
Criteria for granting rewards to workers in vital jobs during emergency conditions
In its meeting, the Council of Ministers approved the regulations for granting remuneration to workers in vital jobs stipulated in Cabinet Resolution No. (19) for the year 2020 regarding the organization of government work during emergency circumstances, so that the remuneration provided for is limited to vital functions of the Ministry of Health and Community Protection only, and includes categories of workers In medical teams only and not other other positions in the ministry, in appreciation of these categories and the pivotal role they play in countering the virus and maintaining the health and safety of individuals in society in the current circumstances, where the decision specified a number of controls that must be available in those jobs, and to increase the duration Working under emergency conditions for two months.