During a ceremony held at the Abu Dhabi Exhibition Centre (ADEC), Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, honored the winners of the second edition of the Minister of Interior’s Scientific Research Award. A total of 149 participants competed for the award with 108 individual; two-man team; three-man team; and collective research projects, as a part of the police-related cultural events hosted by the Ministry of Interior, on the sidelines of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair.  

The ceremony commenced with the national anthem, followed by a recitation from the Holy Qur’an. After that, along with the audience, H.H Sheikh Saif watched a documentary detailing the various achievements realized by the award in its second edition, and announcing the nine projects that are eligible for winning the Minister of Interior’s Scientific Research Award.

H.H Sheikh Saif also honored the top three achievers as follows: Lieutenant Maryam Mohammed Al Hammadi, from the Customer Service Department, the General Secretariat of the Office of H.H Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, who ranked first with a research titled “Smart services in the UAE”. Captain Basheer Khalifa Saeed Al Fleiti, from the Weapons and Explosives Department at Abu Dhabi Police, came in second place with a research titled “National efforts to prevent terrorist attacks on soft targets”, and Captain Eng. Nasser Mohammed Al Saadi from the Abu Dhabi Police, ranked third with a paper on “Management and collection of security information from social media”.

His Highness also honored representatives of 25 universities, academic entities and arbitral institutions, in recognition of the efforts they contributed to judge the different researches competing for the award, with the aim of exchanging expertise and availing of their experiences.

Members of the Award’s Board of Trustees, chaired by Major General Dr. Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Office of HH Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, shook hands with His Highness Sheikh Saif.

The Board includes Dr. Matar Hamed Al Neyadi, Undersecretary for the Ministry of Energy; Dr. Husam Mohammad Sultan Al Ulama, Director of the National Authority for Scientific Research; Prof. Dr. Jassim Ali Salem Al Shamsi, former Dean of the Faculty of Law at the UAE University; and Colonel Dr. Salah Obeid Al Ghoul, Director of Law Respect Culture Bureau and Head of the Executive Committee of the Minister of Interior’s Scientific Research Award.

The ceremony was attended by Lt. General Saif Abdullah Al Sha’far, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Interior; Major General Dr. Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Office of HH Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior; a number of assistants undersecretaries at the Ministry of Interior; His Excellency Mohamed Fadel Al Hameli, Secretary General of the Zayed Higher Organization for Humanitarian Care and Special Needs;  in addition to police commanders in the UAE and a number of senior officers at the MoI, commanders-in-chief of the police in the UAE, director generals, heads of departments and a number of senior officers at the Ministry of Interior and Abu Dhabi Police.

It is worth mentioning that the Minister of Interior’s Scientific Research Award has made an outstanding record of achievements since it was launched, including organizing 11 educational and introductory seminars in the different sectors, to acquaint the Ministry of Interior’s staff members with the award, its objectives, as well as its terms and conditions. Two more conferences were later on organized for applicants, to acquaint them with the guidelines for scientific research. The link to the award’s website was also launched on the MoI and the Abu Dhabi Police websites.

The award is a specialized cultural initiative by His Highness, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, and serves the police and security work. It also provides the opportunity for all staff members to contribute to the development process witnessed by the police and security sector. The award covers different security aspects and included 32 research papers in social sciences and humanities, (sociology, psychology, security media and mass communication); 27 researches in Management Sciences (police administration, strategy, human resources development, crisis management, and organizational excellence).

The award also included 22 research papers in Science and Police Operations  (criminal investigation, police operations, ports security, operation rooms, and traffic safety); another 14 research papers in Legal Sciences (common law, private law, and international law); and 13 papers in the field of Applied Sciences (computer science, engineering sciences, medical sciences, biological and forensic sciences).

Exhibition Tour

Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan was warmly greeted as he toured the different wings of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, where he was briefed on the wide range of literary, cultural and creative works. At the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s pavilion, His Highness expressed admiration with the paintings that depict the Haram al-Sharif and other exhibits. He also visited the Emirates writers’ Union pavilion, and had a interesting conversation with the Poet Habib Al Sayegh, chairman of the Union, Emirati writer Ali Abu Al Rish, Ibrahim Al Hashemi, and a number of Emirati intellectuals who expressed their admiration and appreciation for the attention dedicated by His Highness to cultural activities, and his commitment to support the young talented Emirati writers, as they contribute to advancing the ongoing cultural renaissance and progress witnessed by the UAE.

HH Sheikh Saif gave his directives to acquire the latest publications issued by the Emirates writers’ Union, for the benefit of the Police and Punitive and Correctional Establishments’ libraries. He also called for reinforcing cooperation between the cultural elite in the country and the young generation, with the aim of achieving knowledge transfer and literary exchange; encouraging the UAE people to read more and to delve into the various fields of human knowledge and instilling the love of reading as an indispensable civilized behavior.

During his tour, HH Sheikh Saif met with children and visitors to the fair, who crowded to take commemorative photos with His Highness. His Highness also visited the Umm Al Qura and Uyun al-Jiwa University pavilions, the Poetry Academy. He also stopped at the different national institutions and guest exhibitors’ pavilions, and chatted with both exhibitors and visitors at the fair.

 

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