MoL meets private sector innovators to showcase useful ideas

A number of Emirati citizens employed with the public sector, offered a range of innovative ideas and mechanisms applied for their daily duties, during the ‘Innovative Citizens Forum’, which was held by the Ministry of Labour on Thursday.

Mubarak Al Dhahiri, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Labour, said, "The forum aims to shed light on creative ideas prepared by innovative citizens working in the private sector and support it through various economic divisions.”

Al Dhahiri said: "The UAE is keen to empower citizens and provide all means of support which contributes to developing their abilities and participation in achieving UAE’s 2021 vision."

"The innovation week was complemented by a series of national initiatives adopted by our wise leadership to approach work through innovation, something they seek to root within the hearts of our people,” he said and added, “I praise the innovative ideas put by our creative citizens working in the private sector, which confirms their excellence and ability to lead their own business in the future.”

Dr. Omar Al Nuaimi, Assistant Undersecretary for Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Labour, said MoL pays great attention to initiatives which supports and attracts citizens to the private sector.

“To support such initiatives is among the national agenda. One of the main targets by 2021 is to raise Emiratization numbers within the private sector 10 times the current numbers and double the current numbers of citizens working in the country’s private sector,” he said.

Zuhair Al Haj, Director Of HR & Localization, Mena at Al Futtaim Group, said they’ve implemented a strategy to attract young citizens to work in the group, “Different training programs have been put together to rehabilitate and train fresh graduates to ensure providing appropriate job opportunities for them."

Abdullah Sultan Al Sabbagh Executive Director of Cars Taxi, said, "We are seeking to attract the largest possible number of citizens to work in private companies,” he presented the group's experiences in boosting support to new leaders working throughout their group of companies.

Ghanem Suhail Al-Marri, Chairman of the Emiratization Dept. Jebel Ali Hotels & Resorts, said, "Properly training and rehabilitating young citizens helps them reach leadership positions, plus offering a suitable environment allows them the ability to creatively operate and constantly innovate.”

Hamad Saif Aghdani, Director of Government Relations and Emiratization at Emaar Hospitality Group, said the group is keen to adopt employees innovative creative ideas and provide necessary means to implement."
 

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