Dubai: The Emirates Centre for Government Knowledge (ECGK) was launched yesterday (Thursday) by Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Crown Prince and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council.
The centre will disseminate successful practices and accumulated expertise by documenting the UAE’s exceptional experience and facilitating the exchange of knowledge between different government entities in the UAE and Arab world. It will be affiliated with and located in the campus of the Mohammad Bin Rashid School of Government (MBRSG).
The centre will begin its activities by acting as an official comprehensive platform that includes best government practices. It will also contain an online portal that will contribute to disseminating a culture of knowledge and enhance knowledge-related dialogue and the exchange of ideas for the purpose of scientific documentation on government expertise.
Shaikh Hamdan said that the establishment of the centre complements the framework set by the late Shaikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan to present all forms of support to people in the region. He pointed out that such a framework is also being followed by President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
He indicated that the UAE, under the leadership of Shaikh Khalifa, has become a civilisational hub for the region due to its various qualitative achievements in many areas. Shaikh Hamdan said that this has allowed it to occupy a leading global position in different fields, including the public sector that has witnessed notable progress during the past few years.
The centre will provide administrative consultation for government institutions in the UAE and abroad, as well as implement a number of specialised training programmes in cooperation with different Emirati government institutions. The programmes offered will focus on various fields of management, such as in airports, ports, roads, transportation, customs, courts and finance.
The centre will rely on the expertise of many specialised national, regional and international cadres in various fields of administration and organisational excellence.
Present during the launch were Mohammad Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and the Future, and Humaid Mohammad Al Qutami, Chairman of the board of trustees of MBRSG.
