Al Hamli Launches The Second Stage Of MOHRE’s Innovation Portal

HE Nasser bin Thani Al Hamli, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation, launched the second stage of the Innovation Portal, which is one of the channels used to welcome innovative ideas to help improve the Ministry's methods, procedures, projects, and services.

HE Nasser bin Thani Al Hamli, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation, launched the second stage of the Innovation Portal, which is one of the channels used to welcome innovative ideas to help improve the Ministry's methods, procedures, projects, and services.

This came during the MOHRE Innovation Platform held today, Tuesday, in Dubai at the conclusion of the UAE Innovation Month. Saif Al Suwaidi, Undersecretary for Human Resources, and a number of senior officials at the Ministry attended the event.

The second stage of the Innovation Portal targets the Ministry's customers and partners in both the public and the private sectors. Customers can make an initial assessment of their ideas before sharing them, to make sure that they are new and innovative before they can submit it with all the details needed, including methods of implementation. The Innovation Council evaluates ideas according to the standards and methods approved by Mohammed Bin Rashid Centre for Government Innovation.

This stage allows participants to learn about the Ministry's innovative projects and ideas that were accepted and are being implemented. It also allows them to be informed about any innovation-related events and news, which are in line with the Ministry's innovation strategy and help develop the Ministry's institutional performance and policies in regulating and controlling the labor market.

The first stage of the Innovation Portal allowed Ministry staff to present their innovative ideas and suggestions.

HE Nasser Al Hamli attended signing three MoUs between the Ministry, Dicon Investments, EQC Government Enterprise Transaction Clearing Center, and Al Saada Transactions Center-Abu Dhabi. The MoUs are concerned with cooperation between the involved parties to implement and develop innovative common initiatives and projects; and holding informative and interactive sessions to share best practices and exchange experiences to help develop the system.

The memorandums were signed by Ahmed Al Nasser, CEO for Innovation; Taher Al Anoohi, General Manager of Dicon Investments; Abdullah Issa Amiri, General Manager of EQC; and Ali Saeed Al Qubaisi, Chairman of Al Saada Transactions Center.

In his speech during the event, Al Nasser said that the Ministry continues to promote an innovation friendly environment, to help realize the Ministry's objectives with the best performance possible, according to the vision of our leaders and government.

Al Nasser stated that the Ministry is planning a series of innovative events, initiatives, and programs in 2018, according to its strategic innovation plan for the year. The plan focuses on implementing innovative projects based on four main projects; Year of Zayed, emiratisation, support services workers, and people with special needs (people of determination).

The event included a presentation by Dr. Sayed Farooq, Advisor of the Executive Office of Dubai, about the future of human resources, entrepreneurship, and creativity.

The event also included two workshops for students. The first workshop was led by Marwan Al Nemr, Director at LinkedIn about, and discussed education, training and the future of jobs, while the second workshop discussed the practical aspects of emiratisation, and was led by Talib bin Hashim, General Manager of TBH Consultancy.

The event also hosted an exhibition that included showing a mural for Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and discussing the Ministry's new initiative: A Profession in an Hour. The new initiative includes innovative and entertaining methods to motivate university students to work in the targeted sectors in an atmosphere that relies on robotics and modern technology.

Winners of the Innovation Award, Engines of the Future, and Customer Happiness Centers competitions, and Make a Robot group competition were honord, along with the teams responsible for implementing the initiatives and activities.