Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum honoured winners of the ‘Mohammed Bin Rashid Government Excellence Award’ during a special ceremony that took place today in Abu Dhabi.
“We have 10 years of achievements. We want the UAE government to be the best government in the world. We want every government ministry and government body to be the best in the world in the next phase of government excellence. This is the standard and benchmark for the performance of government agencies in the country,” His Highness said. “The UAE, under the leadership of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has become a model of government work efficiency, as it adopted a comprehensive prospective for distinction that revolve around serving people and improving life quality. The follow up of Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, is source that push forward the journey of distinction, and sharpen the spirit of government working team, who managed to turn the experience of their government into an inspiring model,” His Highness said.
“The outstanding achievements we have honored today are an example and model for the members of our government team. Every employee in our government has the energy, potential and passion to serve the nation and the community. We want to harness this energy and enhance these potential, and stimulate passion to achieve the highest levels of outstanding performance,” His Highness said.
“The journey of our country is full of distinction. And today we celebrate 10 years since the launch of Sheikh Khalifa Government Excellence Programme. We are proud of our achievements that further enhanced our competitiveness and leadership and advancement in various sectors where we become a model to follow. We are always ready to share our experiences with our brothers and friends for the best of people,” His Highness added.
"We expect the winners of the Excellence Awards to strengthen their leadership and excellence; and from our government team to intensify efforts to improve the levels of performance and efficiency .. The winning authorities have a great responsibility to build on the results achieved. The entities that did not achieve the desired results need to reconsider their performance and work style, and to improve its services, experiences and mechanisms.”
His Highness congratulated the winners stressing that: "winning excellence awards is an incentive for further excellence and transferring experience to the team. "Excellence is not an objective but just a mean to stimulate and sharpening the spirit and energies. We will follow up the work of all the winners of excellence awards and evaluate the levels of their performance and development of their experiences. Excellence is not a race that ends with honor, but a full life cycle in which the person provide the best of what he has.”
The 5th edition of the event was attended by Crown Prince of Ajman H.H. Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi; Speaker of the Federal National Council, Dr. Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi; Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior H.H. Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan; Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan; Chairman of Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum; and Minister of Tolerance H.H. Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, along with ministers and dignitaries.
Among the honored, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan who was honored with “The Mohammed bin Rashid Scarf” for his efforts that led the UAE passport to be the number one in the world. Chairman of Dubai Airports & CEO of Emirates Group HH Sheikh Ahmed bin
