PROGRAMME TO REWARD POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR IN UAE

▶ Residents will be able to earn points that can be used to pay for government services

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, yesterday announced a national rewards programme for positive behaviour.

It focuses on three main pillars: homeland, society and family.

The National Behavioural Reward Programme is an initiative of the Department of Behavioural Rewards in the Ministry of Possibilities.

Sheikh Saif bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, approved the national model for behavioural rewards.

He will lead the behavioural rewards management team that is working on a national plan to motivate positive behaviour.

As part of the programme, UAE residents will be able to win points by demonstrating strong ethics, loyalty and patriotism. The points can be used to pay for government services.

The programme will be run in co-operation with Fazaa, a social initiative that aims to foster solidarity in the UAE community, and other private sector entities. Sheikh Mohammed said Emirati values were extremely important for society.

“Encouraging positive behaviour contributes to improving the quality of life and achieving the happiness of society,” he said.

“Our inherent values have always been a hallmark of the Emirati personality.”

The Ministry of Possibilities – described as a virtual ministry because it has no designated minister and is led by a committee of other government authorities – was set up in April 2019 to take a new approach to tackling issues of national importance.

At the time, Sheikh Mohammed said he had launched the new branch of government to shake up current practices and help the country become a global power.