VP tells ministers: Be a source of inspiration

dubai — Ministerial work is a responsibility and serving as a minister is a national mission that requires dedication and hard work, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has said. The mission requires a minister to leads his or her team “offering an exemplary model and a source of aspiration”, he added.

Sheikh Mohammed made these remarks during a meeting with the newly-appointed ministers to learn about the developments in their work and their 100-day plans.

Sheikh Mohammed advised the new ministers to “redouble their efforts and to employ all their energy to transform plans, programmes and initiatives that they are overseeing into a reality that will positively impact people’s lives and support the UAE’s path to the future”.

Ministers attending the meeting were Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development; Nasser bin Thani Al Hamili, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation; Hessa Essa Buhumaid, Minister of Community Development; Mariam Hareb Almheiri, Minister of State for Food Security; Sarah bint Yousef Al Amiri, Minister of State for Advanced Science; and Omar bin Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence.

The meeting was also attended by Mohammad bin Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and The Future, and Ohoud bint Khalfan Al Roumi, Minister of State for Happiness and Wellbeing and DirectorGeneral of the UAE Prime Minister’s Office.

“Today, I met with the new ministers team to support, motivate, and guide them on the requirements and priorities of the next stage.

“Foremost of this is to promote

In the UAE government, we recognise that the wave of ever-increasing global changes is accelerating. This requires governments to react positively to developments with efficiency and flexibility.” Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

team work, community relations and communication with people. This is to meet their needs and priorities, and to learn about developments in future critical portfolios to assess what has been achieved in their 100-day plans,” Sheikh Mohammed said.

“In the UAE government, we recognise that the wave of everincreasing global changes is accelerating.

This requires governments to react positively to developments with efficiency, flexibility, and with the ability of a rapid change of tools, mechanisms and platforms, and to transform challenges into opportunities.

“This will enhance performance and improve society’s quality of life,” he added.

“This government, with its unique structure and its focus on the future, confirms our orientations and objectives for the UAE Centennial 2071.

“My meeting today with the ministers is part of my continuous follow-up of developments in the government’s work, to motivate them to exert more efforts and intensify their work, to achieve the goals we set at the annual meetings of the UAE government,” Sheikh Mohammed said.

On October 19, Sheikh Mohammed had announced the restructuring of the Federal Government, through a Cabinet reshuffle, to prepare the nation to meet its UAE Centennial 2071 strategic development plan. — Wam