The General Directorate of Strategy and Performance Development recently organized a workshop to introduce the Ministry of Interior Award for Smart Applications, at the Abu Dhabi Officers Club. Present at the workshop were representatives from national universities, institutes, and scientific research organizations.

Major General Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Office of HH Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, in his capacity as Chairman of the Executive Board at the Ministry of Interior, indicated that this award is part of the efforts to fulfill the higher leadership’s directives regarding the smart Government. It aims to improve life by harnessing technology to provide the best services, based on innovation in the delivery of government services.This comes in line with the criteria of innovative government,being a developedentity moving forward towards breaking the routine, and capable of staying in the foreground.

In her lecture Major Dana Humaid, from the General Directorate of Strategy and Performance Development, the General Secretariat of the Office of H.H Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, stated that as per the Award’s mechanism, universities will assign work teams, and appoint a person who will be in charge of registering his team for the award by filling the registration form on the ministry’s website, www.moi.gov.ae.

She added that the award aims at encouraging both universities and students to submit creative and innovative solutions in the field of smart phones and mobile phones applications, given the importance of providing government services at any time, to meet the needs of customers and exceed their expectations.

In her presentation, Major Humaid showcased the award’s goals; notably providing services of the Ministry of Interior’s various sectors, as per international-best standards. This can be achieved by improving services’ efficiency; supporting the process of continuous improvement and development in various sectors of the Ministry; fostering innovation and creativity to establish a knowledge-based society; and supporting talents and skills. “This goal can also be reached by promoting strategic partnerships with higher education institutions; harnessing students’ potentials and encouraging positive and beneficial competition between them, with a view to prompt innovation in the various scientific and technical fields, and increase customer satisfaction beyond expectation,” she said.

Major Humaid also highlighted the award’s criteria, which include creativity, innovation, ease of use, professionalism, specialization, antecedence and need, efficiency, effectiveness, and added value. She also tackled the evaluation mechanism, as well as the prizes that include team prizes.

The prizes are as follows:

First place: AED 100,000
Second place: AED 75,000
Third place: AED 50,000.

The supervisory staff prizes are as follows:

First place: AED 10,000
Second place: AED 8,000
Third place: AED 7,000.

The universities’ prizes include: commemorative shields, certificates of appreciation and esteem, prizes for members of the supervisory staff and prizes for jury members.

The workshop was attended by a number of officers along with a number of university and institutes’ deans and officials.
 

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