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Safeguard past feats for better future
It is a fact that in order for the UAE to forge ahead as a unified federation, past achievements would have to be safeguarded. But what is more important is that what the country has worked for all these years is preserved. And the best means of achieving this is with a thorough inward look - one that assists in development for the future.
- Gulf News
- Published: 23:25 December 2, 2008
It is a fact that in order for the UAE to forge ahead as a unified federation, past achievements would have to be safeguarded. But what is more important is that what the country has worked for all these years is preserved. And the best means of achieving this is with a thorough inward look - one that assists in development for the future.
The statement given by President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the occasion of the UAE's 37th National Day encompasses measures that ensure the stability of the country as much as offer a general roadmap to the future. Shaikh Khalifa identified key points about the areas the country needs to focus on.
National identity is one key issue that Shaikh Khalifa identified as being key to the UAE; yet one that should not be narrowly confined to certain areas when discussed. Shaikh Khalifa has rightly pointed out that the most important aspect is "to work on developing national abilities within an overall vision where government efforts shown through all its institutions and processes work with the movement of the society".
Hence, this means that Emiratis are empowered to become enabled members of society as they are provided with all the necessary tools for building communities positively and productively. This is a task that focuses on human development, training and education with greater emphasis on empowering women. This is because "of our belief in the importance of building an active relationship between the poles of our political entity and our social pyramid," Shaikh Khalifa said.
What the UAE today requires, said Shaikh Khalifa, is a continuous modernisation of laws, processes and methods to better deal with obstacles and pursue goals, which requires a greater public participation in the developmental process - a step that would ensure its future.
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