Mohammad launches Excellence Programme

Dubai: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Monday launched the Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Government Excellence Programme.

The programme stems from Shaikh Mohammad's vision of making the UAE government one of the best in the world.

The Vice-President approved a number of programmes to effect the excellence programme, including the criteria and classification of these incentives.

Shaikh Mohammad highlighted the importance of the programme in promoting excellence at the federal level.

He added that the excellence would be achieved through creative initiatives based on scientific methodology and adoption of world-class best practices.

Shaikh Mohammad underscored that the need for spreading awareness about the concept of government excellence and encouragement of continuous education, enhancement of public services, transfer and swapping of expertise among public institutions and local and international institutions.

He emphasised the need for empowerment of UAE nationals in the federal government to be capable of holding responsibilities of public work at different public institutions.

The Vice-President said the programme would include the Emirates Award for Government Excellence Performance, which is the highest award for institutional excellence at the federal level, as well as orders, which will be bestowed by the Prime Minister on distinguished employees.