The first country in the world in 110 indicators and among the top 10 in 327 indicators

The UAE government led by Mohammed bin Rashid ... unprecedented achievements in 15 years

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On January 4, 2021, the UAE celebrates the 15-year journey of achievements and successes achieved by the government under the leadership of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on an occasion of great specialness and great importance, given the pivotal role of His Highness In promoting the journey of prosperity and leadership of the UAE, and taking it to the first positions in various sectors.

The government of the United Arab Emirates, under the leadership of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and in light of the ambitious visions, and the directions of His Highness, which have been translated into many initiatives and major projects, such as the UAE Vision 2021, the National Agenda, and others, has become a global model in development, modernization and advanced level of competence. Services and performance, and achieved the first ranks in the world in 110 indicators monitored by the most important global competitiveness reports, and it topped the Arab world in 473 indicators, and entered the Top 10 Club in 327 global indicators.

And embodying the focus of the UAE leadership on investing in people, and within the government's endeavors to implement these directions, the federal government's financial budget has doubled by more than 130%, compared to the 2006 budget that did not exceed 27 billion dirhams, as the total of the general budgets approved by the UAE government during the 15 Last year, nearly 700 billion dirhams, including 140 billion dirhams in the education sector, 94 billion dirhams in the care and social development sector, 50 billion dirhams in the health and community protection sector, 40 billion dirhams in housing programs for citizens, and 10 billion dirhams in housing grants.

In 2020, the UAE government approved the largest federal budget of its kind in the history of the country, with a value of 61.35 billion dirhams, thus increasing the value of the public financial budget by 50% between 2011 and 2020.

These leadership trends contributed to strengthening the UAE’s global ranking, despite the repercussions of the new Corona pandemic, as in November 2020 the country obtained a sovereign credit rating (AA -A), with a stable outlook by the global Fitch agency.

On April 17, 2007, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, witnessed the announcement of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, the strategy of the government of the United Arab Emirates for the years 2008-2010, which is prepared The first binding work program for excellence in government performance, which was completed by the Council of Ministers in its extraordinary meeting on July 14, 2007, with a break against us in the Emirate of Fujairah, by adopting the strategic plans of the ministries and the mechanisms of each ministry to implement them.

And in 2014, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum launched the National Agenda for the UAE Vision, which is based on six national priorities, to be achieved by everyone who lives on the state’s land, and aims for the UAE to have a health system with international standards and a high-level education system. And establish a safe and homogeneous society that preserves its identity, enjoys an economic environment and job opportunities that improve the standard of living, and enjoys an advanced infrastructure, and a clean and green environment that guarantees a better life for future generations.

The national agenda for the UAE Vision 2021 focused on 52 ambitious national indicators that are integrated and seek to stimulate the sectors of development and government work, and include key performance indicators in the educational, healthcare, economic, police services, security, justice, society, housing and infrastructure sectors. And government services, and the indicators are far-reaching, measure performance results in national priorities, and compare the UAE's ranking in international indicators with world countries.

The UAE government provides more than 2,500 services, with an electronic / smart transformation rate that exceeds 99%, and an integrated package of smart government platforms that has reached nearly 180 smart platforms, and provides government information through 500 websites, and more than 280 government service centers. The best services with the highest standards of quality and customer experience, after they received up to five million training hours during the last phase, to ensure the provision of an average of 170 million transactions annually, within an electronic / smart usage rate of more than 70%.

With the beginning of 2016, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, issued directives to form the future government, which witnessed a comprehensive restructuring to focus on empowering youth, enhancing the quality of life, and empowering the state in the fields of future foresight and industry. A series of communication meetings with the government work team, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, at Union House, met with the members of the national work teams, and the meeting witnessed the signing of the National Agenda Charter, which confirms the commitment of all government agencies, their leaders and employees to achieve the visions, aspirations and aspirations of the UAE community.

The efforts of the UAE leadership continued to provide the best national platforms to enhance integration and communication, and in 2017 it launched the annual meetings of the UAE government, to represent an integrated national platform that enables all concerned parties to learn about the developments in government work, and the developments of efforts and initiatives to achieve the goals of the UAE Vision 2021.

More than 29,000 citizens have benefited from the marriage grant program, as part of the goals of strengthening family cohesion, and the total marriage grants have reached more than three billion dirhams until 2020, while the number of beneficiaries of social assistance programs has doubled 100%, and has reached more than 88,000 beneficiaries. More than 28,000 senior citizens have benefited from the services provided by the UAE government as part of social development programs.

In translation of the state’s keenness to provide adequate housing for its citizens, the value of housing loans and grants for citizens doubled in 2020 to reach 41.3 billion dirhams, compared to 20.7 billion dirhams in 2014 and 1.8 billion dirhams in 2006, and the value of housing grants increased from 3.5 billion dirhams in 2006. , To more than 10 billion in 2020, in addition to the growth of the number of beneficiaries of housing loans and grants by 70%, reaching 52,042 in 2020, and the number of housing delivered to citizens increased by 70%, to reach 32,022.

The feeling of safety index achieved 96%, compared to 72.9% in 2007, the rate of worrying crime per 100,000 population decreased by 53%, and the road mortality rate decreased by more than 41%, thanks to the integrated infrastructure network, an effective traffic safety system, and an improvement in the rate of Emergency response time from 18 minutes in 2011 to 7.3 minutes in 2019, with an improvement rate of 60%, which brought the UAE to the second place in the world.

As part of the national efforts to achieve the goals of the UAE Vision 2021 in the education axis, the federal government's spending on the education sector increased by 41% to reach 10.41 billion dirhams in 2020.

In 2012, the Mohammed bin Rashid Program for Smart Learning was launched, and it included in its first phase seventh grades in 50 schools, then included 100 schools in 2013 for the sixth and seventh grades, and by 2017, e-learning through the Mohammed bin Rashid Smart Learning Program became available to all from Riyadh. Children to the twelfth grade, and in 2018, distance learning expanded to include home school students, and to become a supporter of students who represent the country in local, regional and international events and competitions.

The state's investments in the Emirati people, and in the educational system and integrated infrastructure, proved the UAE's best integrated national system, as more than 1.2 million students in more than 1500 schools, including 34,000 classrooms, continued to receive science and knowledge, benefiting from The “virtual distance education” system, despite the emerging coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, at the hands of more than 150,000 male and female teachers, including more than 23,000 Emirati teachers.

This diligent care of the education sector contributed to the achievement of many achievements, as school students achieved great growth rates in national and international tests, and the country ranked first in the Arab world in mathematics, science and reading tests, and 33rd globally in science tests, 34th in mathematics tests, and 36th in Reading tests.

The state has paid great attention to developing an innovative higher education system, in accordance with the highest international quality standards, and the National Higher Education Strategy 2030, the Emirates Advanced Science Agenda 2031, the Advanced Skills Strategy, and the Higher Education Institutions Assessment and Classification System has been positively reflected on the quality and competitiveness of higher education in The state.

The number of Emirati graduates of higher education programs has reached more than 150,000 graduates, of whom nearly 27,000 are graduates in master's and doctoral programs.

In 2020, eight Emirati universities were ranked among the top 1000 universities in the world, and the percentage of internationally recognized academic programs in the country's universities increased from 39% in 2014 to 60% in 2020, and the number of students on scholarship to the best universities in the world reached 3,286 in 2020. The number of scientific research published in 2020 is about 59,688 researches, compared to 23,187 research in 2014, and the volume of spending on research and development in universities reached 8.769 billion dirhams.

And embodying the state's great interest in the health of the individual and society, the federal government has more than doubled its spending during the last 10 years, as government spending on the health sector in 2020 amounted to about 5.93 billion dirhams, compared to 2.6 billion dirhams in 2011 and 1.18 billion 2006 dirhams.

The state was keen to launch a number of strategies to strengthen the health infrastructure, and achieved the first place in the world in the percentage of hospitals accredited according to the international accreditation standards by 88%, and the number of hospitals, clinics and health centers increased by 17%, reaching 4805 in 2020 compared to 4109 in 2010. The number of practicing nurses doubled to reach in 2020 to 55,158, compared to 27,515 in 2012, and the number of practicing doctors grew by 89%, and in 2020 it reached 24,345, compared to 12,856 in 2011, and the number of hospital beds grew by 65%. The number in 2020 reached 14,601, compared to 8,829 in 2010. Efforts were also reflected in the vigilance of the health system and the health of individuals, as the country achieved the first place in the world in the quality of mental health, the third in the world in the quality of physical health and individual satisfaction with health care, and 11 globally in the global assessment. The readiness of the health system to confront "Covid-19", the first in the Arab world in life expectancy at birth by about 80 years, and the reduction in the standard death rate due to noncommunicable diseases (per 100 thousand people) reached 80%.

Despite the global economic crises and changes, the country's economy achieved positive growth in all vital economic indicators, as the gross domestic product grew by 40%, reaching 1.486 trillion dirhams in 2019, compared to 1.064 trillion dirhams in 2010 and 800 billion dirhams in 2006. The value of non-oil exports increased by 156%, to reach 688 billion dirhams in 2019, compared to 269 billion dirhams in 2010. The UAE has become among the most capable and better prepared countries to face the economic repercussions of the "Covid-19" pandemic, as it is considered one of the 20 most powerful economies emerging from In terms of financial strength, it provided the largest stimulus package regionally, amounting to 256 billion dirhams, while the country owns the third largest sovereign wealth fund, with an investment value of $ 697 billion.

The UAE is the best in the region with a sovereign credit rating (AA-) with a stable outlook.

The fiscal budget of the federal government has doubled by more than 130%.

An increase in the value of housing grants from 3.5 billion dirhams in 2006 to more than 10 billion in 2020.

Growth in the number of beneficiaries of housing loans and grants by 70% in 2020.

8 formations and cabinet reshuffles

Under the leadership of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the government witnessed the announcement of eight formations, in the years 2006, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, and 2020, and one ministerial reshuffle in 2011.

The number of governments that have been formed in the UAE since its founding has reached 14, while the period since its establishment until the end of 2020 witnessed the making of six ministerial amendments, including eight formations and a ministerial reshuffle, approved by His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State. To governments headed by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

Spending on the education sector increased by 41% to reach 10.41 billion dirhams in 2020.

The UAE government provides 2,500 services, with a smart transformation rate of more than 99%.

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One billion dirhams, the total of federal public budgets over 15 years.

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GDP growth, reaching 1.486 trillion dirhams in 2019.

Extraordinary ministerial sessions

The Council of Ministers held four exceptional sessions, in the various emirates of the state, during which several national initiatives and government projects were announced, aiming to enhance the quality of life of community members, develop government work, and set goals and objectives for federal government institutions to achieve. The extraordinary sessions began in Zayed Corner At the United Arab Emirates University Library, during which a law was issued regarding compulsory education in all its stages for all children in the country, and the law guarantees their rights to obtain an appropriate education, preparing them and qualifying them to participate actively in their society.

During the special session held in November 2015 at Al Ittihad House in Dubai, many national initiatives were adopted, including declaring 2013 the year of Emiratisation, and approving the designation of the 19 of Ramadan every year, “Zayed Day for Humanitarian Work”, which coincides with the anniversary of the departure of the founder of the UAE. The late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may God rest his soul, and in 2014 an extraordinary session was held at Fujairah Castle, during which federal authorities were directed to intensify efforts and enhance coordination.

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