Under the auspices of Mohammed bin Rashid.. Honoring the winners of the Arab Governmental Excellence Award tomorrow at the headquarters of the Arab League in Cairo

 Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, a ceremony will be held tomorrow, at the headquarters of the League of Arab States in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, to honor the winners of the Arab Government Excellence Award, which was launched by the UAE government in 2019, in partnership with The Arab League is represented by the Arab Organization for Administrative Development, with the aim of contributing to administrative development and governmental institutional excellence, stimulating leadership thought, and celebrating successful administrative and governmental experiences in Arab countries.

The ceremony, in which the Minister of Cabinet Affairs, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Arab Governmental Excellence Award, Muhammad bin Abdullah Al-Gergawi, the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, members of the Award’s Board of Trustees, and representatives of several Arab governments, will witness the honoring of the winners in 15 categories divided between institutional awards and prizes. individual, to cover all aspects of Arab government work.

Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Gergawi said - in a statement on this occasion -: "The patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum for the Arab Governmental Excellence Award confirms the exceptional importance of this award and its role in contributing to the development of management concepts and Arab government work, with the aim of providing services that enhance the quality of life." Arab citizens, and enhance their confidence in the future.

He added: "There is no doubt that the award, with all the interest, demand and Arab interaction it has received on a wide scale, is the culmination of great efforts made by the work teams, and it translates the firm conviction of the candidates, institutions and individuals, in the vital role that the award plays in promoting the culture of excellence, and the centrality of Innovation in government work.

Al-Gergawi pointed out that the success stories of the honorees are a source of inspiration and ownership for all, and a motivator to make efforts for excellence in work, and to present the best model in public service, based on the courage of the initiative and breaking any procedural stereotypes that impede safe and effective access to developmental and civilized goals.

During the current session, the award witnessed a series of virtual workshops and seminars, in cooperation with a number of Arab governments, with the aim of developing the skills and knowledge of Arab government cadres, and transferring knowledge to them in the field of quality and excellence, in addition to training them on the latest developments and concepts related to excellence, in a way that ensures the promotion of participation and the development of government capabilities in countries. Arabic, highlighting the importance of achieving government excellence, and supporting distinguished Arab government experiences and practices.

The training workshops and seminars contributed to developing the skills and knowledge of all concerned cadres, in addition to transferring knowledge and training on the concepts of quality and excellence, and disseminating the latest developments and concepts related to excellence in Arab government agencies.

More than 50 workshops were held during the current session of the award, with the participation of the organization’s team, the award and a number of experts in the field of quality and institutional excellence, and in the presence of more than 10,400 employees and officials in the government sector from most Arab countries, namely the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Sultanate of Oman, the State of Kuwait, and the Kingdom of Bahrain. Palestine, Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Somalia, Djibouti, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt.

The seminars and workshops included three main axes related to excellence and institutional development of government agencies, including those related to job excellence, and others to excellence in project management, the most prominent of which was the Leadership in Government Services workshop, which received a great response from the participants.

The Arab Government Excellence Award, the first of its kind in the Arab world, and the largest in the Arab world in the field of development, improvement, and administrative excellence in the Arab region, contributed to creating an Arab movement in the field of management seeking to apply international best practices in the field of government performance excellence, providing a roadmap to achieving the aspirations of the administration. In order to achieve distinguished performance for Arab institutions and their employees, after creating positive competition between the various entities seeking to establish a culture of quality and excellence, and to get rid of governmental administrative patterns that are no longer suitable for the continuous and rapid changes taking place in the world.

The award highlighted successful administrative experiences in the Arab region, honored Arab government competencies, created positive leadership thought in government sectors to adopt institutional excellence, and stimulated renewal of existing systems using smart technologies, which helps implement future government visions and strategies.

The award played a major role in achieving the vision of its sponsor, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, represented in the adoption by Arab governments of the approach of excellence to serve society and increase its global competitiveness. Resumption of Arab civilization through an effective government that adopts innovation and works to develop its government performance and develop its natural and government resources.

Since its launch, the award has promoted Arab governmental cooperation and integration, seeking to modernize institutional work and improve its quality, and develop flexible and new government mechanisms that keep pace with changes and anticipate trends in creating a better future and building governments that serve the Arab citizen.

The diversity of the award categories confirms its belief in the comprehensiveness and integration of the system of excellence and achievement, as the categories were chosen carefully to target the main aspects of the processes of developing and reforming government work in various sectors in order to comply with the needs of the Arab citizen at the present time, which added a qualitative advantage to the efforts to explore the latent capabilities of each country and develop Strategies and action plans based on the discovered potential.

The Arab Governmental Excellence Award, in its first edition, received about 5,000 Arab participation, and more than 1,500 nomination requests, all bearing success stories and inspiring examples of Arab models that were able to provide innovative thinking for the development of government work in many Arab countries.

The first session of the award witnessed about 50 introductory seminars attended by more than a thousand officials and employees belonging to more than 100 government agencies, in addition to 12 visits by the award secretariat and the Arab Organization for Administrative Development for Arab Countries, with the aim of introducing the award and its objectives and enhancing participation in it for what It has a positive impact on enriching the government work system and facilitating the exchange of experiences and knowledge between Arab countries.

The first round of the award honored 21 winners, 6 from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 5 from the Kingdom of Bahrain, 4 from the Arab Republic of Egypt, 4 from the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and one each from the State of Kuwait and the Sultanate of Oman.

The Arab Government Excellence Award constitutes an integrated government system based on international best practices in the field of government work to encourage various government agencies and government employees in the Arab world to adopt excellence and efficiency and work to achieve a positive impact on society.

The award reflects optimal improvement and development to raise performance levels and achieve pioneering excellence so that Arab government institutions are among the best models of innovative global practices.

The philosophy of the Arab Government Excellence Award revolves around the consolidation of modern concepts of excellence as a basis based on a future and ambitious vision, flexible and proactive governments that pursue renewed thinking and radical innovation, and the integration of internal capabilities based on learning and development to achieve a qualitative addition in carrying out tasks and providing services and strengthening the expanded partnership, leading to sustainable pioneering results in Its institutional excellence, general performance levels and competitive performance at the international level.

The Arab Government Excellence Award has become a platform for spreading the culture of institutional excellence in the Arab countries, as it stimulates the adoption of a pioneering approach in Arab governments to raise the efficiency of performance, implement goals and strategies, and build the basic capabilities necessary to achieve the vision of the government / state.

The award created a positive leadership thought that seeks to adopt excellence in the Arab government agencies, so that the transformational thought is based on an understanding of the current and future potentials and capabilities, which helps achieve outstanding performance, and supports the principles of advanced government that is able to achieve the requirements and expectations of its citizens.

The award stimulated the various government agencies to work on improving the overall performance and continuous development of the performance of Arab government agencies in a way that supports the achievement of the desired benefits for all concerned and the sustainability of the results and outputs that have a positive impact on society.

The award provided an Arab platform for the exchange of best practices and successful government experiences at the level of various government sectors, in appreciation of the distinguished efforts in support of ambitious visions in the Arab region and in a manner that supports the benefit of all from them.

There is no doubt that the award's celebration of the distinguished government efforts in the Arab countries and highlighting and appreciating the distinguished efforts of government agencies will contribute to improving the performance of government work and improving the quality of life in the Arab region.

The award includes 15 categories, divided into two main categories: individuals and institutions. The individual awards include categories for the best Arab minister, the best Arab governor/governor, the best general manager of an Arab body or institution, the best Arab municipal director, the best Arab government employee, and the best government employee. Arabic.

As for the institutional awards, they include the categories of the best Arab ministry, the best Arab governmental body or institution, the best governmental development initiative/experience, the best Arab governmental project for youth empowerment, the best Arab governmental project for the development of education, the best Arab governmental project for developing the health sector, and the best Arab governmental project for developing the health sector. Infrastructure, the best Arab government project for community development, and the best Arab smart government application.

The process of evaluating entries in the award is subject to 3 levels, including a jury, a technical team, and teams of evaluators, with the aim of achieving standards of transparency, impartiality, and integrity in the various stages of evaluation.

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