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Innovation will help meet challenges: Sheikh Mohammed
He witnessed part of the work of the training programme of the Public Sector
Innovation Diploma.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime
Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has affirmed that the UAE adopts an
innovative methodology in governance, noting that innovation has become a
future necessity for the development of world nations.
He made this statement during a visit to the Mohammed bin Rashid Centre for
Government Innovation in Dubai, where he witnessed part of the training
programme of the 3rd batch of the Public Sector Innovation Diploma
participants.
During the visit, Sheikh Mohammed launched a website for a package of
innovation tools in the Arabic language in the presence of H.H. Sheikh
Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai; Mohammad
bin Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and the Future; Khalifa
Saeed Suleiman, Director-General of the Protocol and Hospitality Department
in Dubai; and Huda Al Hashimi, Assistant to the Director-General for
Strategy and Innovation.
"Life has taught us that the development of humans is linked to their
ability to come up with innovative solutions to any challenges, and
therefore, we have embraced innovation as a methodology for grooming
qualified UAE nationals to lead our journey, and contribute to the
development and prosperity of our country and the happiness of our people,"
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed said.
"I have followed the work undertaken in the diploma programme, since its
inception, and I am happy with what it has achieved with the previous two
batches. We want to build on these achievements and present new, better and
more innovative models while foreseeing the challenges and making a
difference. We want to have a clear impact on creating solutions for the
challenges besetting primary sectors, including education, health and
energy," he added.
The Mohammed bin Rashid Centre for Government Innovation launched the
activities of the third batch of the Public Sector Innovation Programme in
May 2017, in co-operation with the Imperial College in London, which is one
of the exceptional international centres in innovation, having some 53
participants from the local and federal authorities.
During his visit to the Mohammed bin Rashid Centre for Government
Innovation, the Vice President launched the Arabic e-platform for a package
of innovative tools that the Centre has designed, in co-operation with the
National Foundation for Science, Technology and Arts in the UK, NESTA. It
aims to build the capacities of the UAE nationals through innovative and
scientific foundations, which will turn innovation into an institutional and
community culture for achieving the UAE Vision 2021 to make it one of the
most innovative countries in the world.
The manual explains how employees can implement the innovation tools and use
them in their daily work to achieve better results, improve their
understanding of the fundamentals of the innovation process and trends, and
study the most important global experiences. The manual can be accessed at
http://ae.diytoolkit.org.
During his visit, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed viewed the projects and
initiatives that the Centre supervises and implements and was briefed by the
official team in charge about their process of work and the role of the
Centre in promoting the culture of innovation in governmental work.
In its third edition, the innovation diploma covers three areas, namely,
establishing the innovation concepts, and presenting and implementing the
advanced innovation tools; leading innovation, as well as implementing the
growth and innovation sustainability concepts; and conducting a knowledge
tour of the headquarters of the Imperial College in London.
The Vice President launched the Government Innovation Expert Diploma in 2015
to implement the directions of the UAE government to build a generation of
UAE nationals to lead innovation. The activities of the first batch started
on 26th April, 2015, in the presence of 55 participants from local and
federal authorities.
September 21, 2017
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Courtesy Khaleej Times.
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