Dubai: Officials should work hard to apply the fourth generation of the government excellence system, His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said on Tuesday at the 19th edition of the Government Excellence Programme (DGEP) Awards in Dubai.
The fourth generation of government excellence system launched last year aims at improving efficiency.
On Tuesday, Shaikh Mohammad honoured distinguished government employees and departments during an award ceremony in the presence of Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council.
During the ceremony, Shaikh Mohammad said some officials are slacking this year and have not achieved positive results. They stopped working hard, believing that they have reached the top, which is a misconception.
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He said that starting from today and until next year’s DGEP, these officials have to work hard and diligently to implement the fourth generation of the government excellence system, which is currently being used in the federal government.
Shaikh Mohammad ordered the general coordinator of the programme to take the necessary executive measures to implement his directives. The annual awards recognise and rewards exceptional government employees, departments and initiatives.
Following the award ceremony, Shaikh Mohammad tweeted that excellence programmes have “become part of our culture, a powerful driving force for development and a key factor for change towards a better tomorrow for all government departments”. He congratulated the winners and leaders of change.
“DGEP will mark its 20th anniversary next year. We have ordered all Dubai departments to make the transition from excellence programmes to the fourth generation in preparation for the next phase of government work,” he tweeted.
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) was one of the top winners, bagging six awards. It was named ‘distinguished government entity [large entities]’ for being distinguished in drawing up and implementing its strategic approaches, ‘financially distinguished entity’ and ‘distinguished entity in government communications’.
Dubai Customs was named ‘distinguished government entity [medium entities]’ for its excellence in adopting best Customs practices, while the Dubai Statistics Centre (DSC) won the award for ‘government entity distinguished in employees’ satisfaction’.
“We made a lot of efforts. We increased the loyalty of the employees…we are taking care of the social issues of the employees and [created] a positive relationship,” Tareq Al Janahi, deputy executive director of the DSC, told Gulf News.
Among the distinguished employees, Colonel Talal Ahmad Al Shangity, from the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) in Dubai, was named ‘distinguished government employee’ for being positive, tactful and always keen on creating an attractive work environment, while Faisal Yaqoub Rahma Al Beloushi, who is also from the GDRFA, won ‘distinguished employee in the administrative and financial field’.
Dewa’s Mariam Khamis Salemain Saqr Salemain won the award for ‘distinguished employee in the technical and engineering field’, while Hamda Mohammad Abdul Rahim Ahli from Public Prosecution was named ‘distinguished employee in specialist posts and Dubai Customs’ Ahmad Abdullah Yousuf Al Ghese was the ‘distinguished employee in field work’.
The ‘distinguished employee’ title went to Naima Saeed Salem Al Nuaimi from Dubai Customs, and Mohammad Yousuf Mohammad Al Murri from the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai was the ‘distinguished new employee’.
In the ‘creative idea’ category, the winners were Dubai Municipality, Dewa, Dubai Customs, Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).
The winners of the ‘unsung heroes’ award were employees from Dewa, Dubai Municipality, Dubai Culture, Dubai Media Inc, Mohammad Bin Rashid Housing Establishment, Dubai Police, Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department , Dubai Customs, Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services, General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai, and Dubai Courts, among others.
In terms of initiatives, Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing won the award for ‘distinguished administrative initiative’ for its e-Permit portal.
