Cabinet Affairs Minister Muhammad Abdullah Al-Kherkawi affirmed that the strategic partnership in the field of government modernization between the United Arab Emirates and the ally Republic of Azerbaijan represents a global model for government cooperation between allies and contributes to building a better future. to communities.

Under the leadership of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, at the behest of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai, he said. It continues to advance in consolidating fruitful cooperation and exchanging constructive experiences with all countries to promote the achievement of comprehensive and sustainable development.

This happened during the keynote speech of the first annual Azerbaijan Forum on Innovation and Competitiveness organized by the Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Azerbaijan under the auspices of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev. , as part of bilateral cooperation efforts in government development and exchange of experiences between the United Arab Emirates and the Republic of Azerbaijan, which aims to benefit from the experiences of the United Arab Emirates in integrating government modernization, innovation and government competitiveness.

Al-Gerqawi pointed out that the path to achieving comprehensive and sustainable development, by creating the future and real opportunities and environment for government performance and related government services, goes through the commitment to modernization and development of government based on innovation, competitiveness and efficiency. Optimum for the development of all institutions of society, starting with the level of efficiency of the development and modernization process, which is happening now, requires governments to adopt an innovative and competitive approach in their daily work.

He said the forum reflects the efforts of the UAE and the Republic of Azerbaijan to enhance cooperation in modernizing government administration, aligning future readiness and establishing an efficient and flexible government business model that enhances competitiveness and leadership. An opportunity to share views, trends and success stories in the fields of innovation and competitiveness, and a platform to promote knowledge exchange initiatives.

The Annual Forum on Innovation and Competitiveness is a platform to discuss global government competitiveness and best practices in the field of innovation in public administration.It is organized annually to discuss global trends in public administration. A number of ministers, ambassadors and senior officials in the Government of the United Arab Emirates and the Government of Azerbaijan, Olvi Mehdiyev, Head of the State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovation under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and private sector representative companies.

The Presidency of the Republic of Azerbaijan honored Muhammad Al-Kherqawi with the “Medal of the Republic of Azerbaijan for Cooperation” in recognition of his contribution to strengthening the partnership between the United Arab Emirates and the Republic of Azerbaijan. Cooperation and government development.

Assistant Minister of Cabinet Affairs for Competitiveness and Knowledge Exchange, Abdullah Nasser Luta, participated in a “remote” session, in which he emphasized that cooperation with the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the field of exchange of governmental experiences is new and important. Station for Government Knowledge Exchange Program initiated by UAE. Hanan Mansour Ahli, Director of the Central Center for Competitiveness and Statistics, spoke about the UAE’s outstanding experience in empowering women, achieving gender balance in various sectors and efforts to improve and transform this experience in a panel discussion titled “Empowering Women”. It is an Emirati model that is followed globally.

Dr. Director of Government Accelerators Department in the Prime Minister’s Office, Ministry of Cabinet Affairs. Radia Al-Hashemi reviews the experience of a world-first UAE government accelerator and its impact on accelerating achievement. Developing innovative solutions to key challenges facing government.

Salem Al-Shami, Director of the Government Services Development Department in the Prime Minister’s Office at the Ministry of Cabinet Affairs, also discussed the experience of improving government services, the government’s visions for the future of services, technology and ways to benefit. Digitization solutions to transform them to wider horizons that reflect positively on society.

For his part, Dr. Tariq Al-Hawi, Director of the UAE Smart Government Program at the Communications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority, discussed the UAE’s pioneering experience in digital transformation in various strategic sectors to ensure quality. Digital life in UAE society.

The Presidency of the Republic of Azerbaijan honors Al Gharqawi for his role in coordinating the partnership and cooperation between the two countries in the development sectors of the government.

Muhammad al-Gharqawi:

“The strategic partnership between the UAE and Azerbaijan in the areas of government modernization represents a global model for government cooperation.”