Dubai: Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports, and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group, Dubai Quality Group concluded its annual Awards Ceremony 2025–2026 by honouring 146 winners from government and private-sector entities across the UAE and GCC countries at eight awards.

The winners were honoured by H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Patron of Dubai Quality Group, alongside Dr Hazaa Khalfan Al Nuaimi, Chairman of Dubai Quality Group, in the presence of senior government leaders, Your Excellencies and Highnesses, distinguished guests, executives of participating entities, sponsors, media partners, and media representatives.

The ceremony honoured the winners of the 21st Emirates Women Award, the 18th Ideas Arabia International Award, the 14th Global Continual Improvement Award, the 12th UAE Ideas Award, the 6th UAE Innovation Award, the 2nd Global Artificial Intelligence Award, the 2nd Global Medical Excellence Award, and the 1st Global Sustainability Award.

Dubai Quality Group affirmed that its annual awards continue to serve as an platform for celebrating pioneering initiatives and highlighting outstanding experiences that help raise performance levels, strengthen a culture of innovation, and support competitiveness and sustainability objectives across government and private-sector organisations.

Statement by the Chairman of Dubai Quality Group

Dr. Hazaa Khalfan Al Nuaimi, Chairman of Dubai Quality Group, said: “We are proud of this annual gathering and of celebrating the winners at the annual Awards ceremony of Dubai Quality Group, held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, who has always supported the Group. Through His Highness’s guidance towards innovation and excellence, Dubai Quality Group has continued to strengthen its vision. This year’s awards attracted 400 participants from leading government and private-sector organisations across the region, formed a 236-member assessor committee, both locally and internationally, and honoured 146 winners from the UAE and GCC countries. This confirms that the Group’s awards represent a platform for recognising leading and outstanding organisations in the region, and a centre for innovation and excellence internationally.”

Sponsors appreciation

H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Patron of Dubai Quality Group, launched the award ceremony by honouring the sponsors and partners who support Dubai Quality Group, in appreciation of their support, trust, and contributions to the success of the annual Awards Ceremony. This recognition reflects Dubai Quality Group’s commitment to acknowledging its strategic partners and supporters, as well as their active role in supporting quality, excellence, and innovation in the UAE.

The honorees were as follows:

Elite Partner: Free Zones Authority of Ajman – Government of Ajman
Strategic Partner: Digital Dubai
Strategic Partner: Aster DM Healthcare
Associate Partner: Qatar Steel Company FZE
Associate Partner: Emirates Global Aluminium – EGA
Sponsor – Humanitarian Segment in the Global Medical Excellence Award: Saudi German Health UAE
Silver Partner: Menasco LLC
Technical Partner: AI Brains
Technical Sponsor: Legend Smart Technology Solutions
Exhibitor: Shifra
Exhibitor: Rapid Data
Media Sponsor: Orient Planet Group
Event Organiser: HDTC Media

Emirates Women Award: 21st Cycle

22 women winners of the Emirates Women Award in its 21st cycle were honoured, competing against 90 participants as follows (in no particular order):

The Leadership Category winners:

Dr. Rasha Essa Almas Buhumaid, from Dubai Health - Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Brig. Dr. Maitha Mohammed Salem Al Darei, from Abu Dhabi Civil Defence Authority
Eng. Najeeba Hassan Mubarak Khadim Al Jabri, from Emirates Global Aluminium

The Professional Category winners:

Dr. Eng. Jamila Juma Omar Othman Al Maazmi, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority
Dr. Marwa Hassan Ali Al Naqbi, Emirates Health Services
Dr. Khawla Eissa Ahmed Al Hajaj, Dubai Health Authority

The Employee Category winners:

Dr. Amina Yousif Khalfan Al Naqbi, Sharjah Police General Headquarters
Salha Omer Saleh Al Seiari, Rabdan Academy
Hayat Ali Abdulla Mansouri Al Hammadi, Sharjah Maritime Academy

The Young Employee Category winners:

Abrar Abdulhakim Ahmed, Dubai Police General Headquarters
Ayesha Abdullatif Albanna, Community Development Authority - Dubai
Amani Mohammad Ahmed Loubari, Dubai Municipality

The Innovator Category winners:

Dr. Maryam Obaid Ibrahim Mohammed Hussain, New York University Abu Dhabi/University of California, Los Angeles
Ayeda Essa Belal Nasser, Dubai Municipality
Laila Alawi Saleh Al Saadi, Ajman Chamber

The winner of the Entrepreneur Category is Shaikha Mohammed Khalfan Al Shuraiqi Al Mehrzi, Princess House Building Materials.

The Social Work Category winners:

Ayesha Hassan Ibrahim Sharaf Al Hosani, Dubai Police General Headquarters
Nujood Abdulaziz Saif Mohammed Al Khloofi, Dubai Health

The Culture and Arts Category winners:

Rabab Hussain Al Taheri, Dubai Municipality
Simran Shroff, The Hindu Temple

Winning entities in the Women Empowerment Category:

Ajman Police General Headquarters
Community Development Authority - Dubai

Ideas Arabia International Award – 18th Cycle

47 winners of the 18th Ideas Arabia International Award were honoured, after competing against 115 participants, as follows (in no particular order):

Winning ideas in the Smart Services Category:

“Smart Travel”, Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs & Port Security
“Al Munasiq”, Dubai Customs
“Drone Platform for Surveillance and Smart Industrial Surveillance Cameras”, Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones
“Digital Transformation Platform”, Dubai Culture & Arts Authority

Winning ideas in the Technology Category:

“Investment Opportunities Platform”, Dubai Municipality - Commercial Affairs & Investment Department
“Ntigra”, Reem Hospital

Winning ideas in the Educational & Training Category:

“Professional licence for Champion Teams”, Abu Dhabi Police G.H.Q - Special Tasks Sector – Weapons & Explosives Department
“Programme to Combat Violence and Addiction”, Ministry of Interior - Kingdom of Bahrain

Winning ideas in the Customer Happiness Category:

“Facilitating Matters for the Families of the Deceased”, Dubai Police General Headquarters
“Virtual Services Advisor”, Dubai Municipality
“Containment”, Patient Friends Association in Onaizah - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
“Our Summer is Flexible Initiative”, Dubai Government - Human Resources Department

Winning ideas in the Added Value to a Product or Service Category:

“Aster C.A.R.E.S. (Customer Assistance and Relationship Enhancement Services)”, Aster DM Healthcare
“DCL Conformity mark”, Dubai Municipality – Dubai Central Laboratory
“Automation of Service Alerts for Information Dissemination to Bus Passengers in real-time”, Roads & Transport Authority (RTA – Dubai)
“AI for Optimising Cybersecurity”, Dubai Culture & Arts Authority

Winning ideas in the Health & Safety Category:

“A Healing Smile”, Dubai Police General Headquarters
“Comprehensive Safety, Performance, and Sustainability Assessment of Commercial Disposable Baby Diapers in UAE Markets: Integration of Physicochemical Testing, PCA, and Correlation Matrix Statistical Analysis”, Dubai Central Laboratories - Dubai Municipality
“Elimination of Chlorine Gas Leakage Risk through Sniff Manifold Material Improvement”, Emirates Global Aluminium
“Digitisation and AI Integration in Health & Safety”, Dubai Airports Corporation
“Smart Safety – Digital Induction & Connected Worker Protection”, Etihad Rail - Infrastructure

Winning ideas in the Financial Category:

“Tourism Guarantee System”, Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs & Port Security
“AI Invoices Checker”, Ajman Municipality & Planning Department

Winning idea in the Process Efficiency Category:

“AI-enabled and Data-driven Smart Operational Efficiency Framework”, Roads & Transport Authority (RTA – Dubai).

Winning idea in the Organisational Culture Category:

“Workers Committee”, Charitable Society for Orphans Care in Riyadh - Ensan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Winning idea in the Sustainability Empowerment Category:

“Promote Sustainability Approaches ESG”, Ajman Police General Headquarters

Winning ideas in the Charitable Initiatives Category:

“Reconciliation is Better”, Dubai Public Prosecution
“Bread Path Project”, Mohammed Bin Rashid Global Centre for Awqaf and Endowment

Winning idea in the Media Marketing and Awareness Category:

“Volunteer and Make Others Happy”, Charitable Society for Orphans Care in Riyadh - Ensan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Winning ideas in the People of Determination Care and Empowerment Category:

“Accessible & Inclusive Travel for People of Determination Guests”, Dubai Airports Corporation
“Integrated Early Intervention Programme - for People of Determination”, Community Development Authority - Dubai.

Winning idea in the Talent Support Category:

“Nurturing the Gifted”, Ajman Police General Headquarters

Winning ideas in the Green Initiatives Category:

“Forgotten Initiatives with Impact”, Ajman Police General Headquarters
“Sustainable & Environmentally Friendly | Mobility Solutions”, Legend Multi Motors LLC
“Green Human Being”, Charitable Society for Orphans Care in Riyadh - Ensan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Winner in the Best Innovation Teamwork Category:

“Innovation Team”, Dubai Police General Headquarters

Winning idea in the Best Shared Idea Category:

“Work in UAE – Work Package in the UAE”, Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs & Port Security.

Winners in the Best Innovation Executive Category:

Capt. Sultan Salem Khalfan Al Kaabi, Head of Strategy and Performance Development Section, Ministry of Interior
Brig. Ahmed Hassan Al Hefeiti, Director of Initiatives and Projects Department, Dubai Police General Headquarters
Abdullah bin Saad Al-Shahri, Director of Institutional Excellence, Charitable Society for Orphans Care in Riyadh - Ensan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Mohammed Saleh Mohammed Balbhaith, Chief Quality Technician, Dubai Police General Headquarters

Winners in the Best Research or Article Supporting Innovation Category:

“Analysis and Classification of Evidence Related to Homemade Explosives”, by Capt. Abdulrahman Hussein Al Janaahi, Dubai Police General Headquarters
“SkillChain DX: A Policy Framework - for AI-Driven Talent- Mapping and Blockchain-Based Credential Validation in Dubai Government”, by Shaikha Ali Ahmed Al Jaziri, Mohammed Bin Rashid Housing Establishment
“Green Geopolymer Concrete (GGC): Transforming Sustainable Construction in the UAE”, by Rehana Akter, Fujairah Municipality
“The “Impact of Succession Planning on the Sustainability of Security Work: The ‘You Are The Best Fit’ Innovation”, by Dr. Amani Abdul Ghani Al Sabbagh and Khulood Hashim Al Bairaq, Sharjah Police Sciences Academy
“A Guide to Artificial Intelligence Tools in Legal Work”, by Dr. Hala Mohammed Imam Mohammed, Najran University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Winner in the Idea of the Year Category:

“Al Munasiq”, Dubai Customs

Global Continual Improvement Award – 14th Cycle

23 case studies won the 14th Global Continual Improvement Award and were honoured, after competing against 90 case studies, as follows (in no particular order):

Winners in the Best Practices in Management Category:

• “Abu Dhabi Technical Standards for Security Checkpoints” - (ADS 26 2024), Abu Dhabi Police G.H.Q - Special Tasks Sector – Weapons & Explosives Department

• “Zero Accidents Initiative”, Gen. Dept. of Transport & Rescue – Dubai Police

• “Dubai Customs Digital Transformation Strategy”, Dubai Customs

• “Leading the Way in Public Procurement Excellence”, Dubai Municipality - Contracts & Purchasing Department

• “A Journey of Transformation: Unifying Change Management, Leadership, and Governance for Establishment Excellence and Future Readiness”, Mohammed Bin Rashid Housing Establishment (MBRHE)

• “Driving Excellence through the Quality Scorecard Connecting Process & Empowering Progress”, Emirates Flight Catering LLC (EKFC)

• “Vertical Direct Chill (VDC) casting hydraulic cylinder - Reliability Improvement”, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA)

Winners in the Lean Six Sigma Category:

• “Project to Improve the Time Required to Extricate Injured and Trapped Individuals from Vehicle Accidents”, Dubai Police Headquarters

• “Improving the Accuracy of the Sewing Process in a Sewing Machine”, Mohammed bin Rashid Center for Printing the Holy Quran

• “MSV Asset Registration Process Improvement – Block 60”, OQ Exploration & Production (OQEP)

• “Reduce Lead Time of the Recruitment Process”, OQ Gas Network

Winners in the Kaizen & Innovation Category:

• “Immersive Experience of Investigating a Virtual Crime Scene”, Dubai Police HQ.

• “My Home Package”, Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure

• “Launch of the Smart Archive - Your Memory - Al Bayan Newspaper”, Dubai Media Corporation - Albayan News

• “Eliminate FTC bypass incidents due to high temperature”, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA)

• “Cycle Time Reduction in Prefabricated Pods Manufacturing”. Sobha Modular LLC

• “Improving Motor Rotation Efficiency When the Gear Fails”, Saudi Energy

Winners in the Happiness & Engagement Category:

• “The Happiness and Quality of Work Life Initiative”, Ajman Police General Headquarters.

• “An Initiative to Make You Happy”, Dubai Public Prosecution

• “Human Colours”, Charitable Society for Orphans Care in Riyadh - Ensan

• “The Experience Hub!”, Dubai Holding Community Management

• “Happiness and Job Engagement”, Human Resources - Ministry of Interior, Kingdom of Bahrain

• “Human-Centred Maintenance (HCM): A Path to Happiness and Efficiency”, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA)

UAE Ideas Award – 12th Cycle

24 winners of the 12th UAE Ideas Award were honoured after competing against 60 participants as follows (in no particular order):

Winners in the Promoting the Arabic Language Category:

• “The Articulate Inspector”, Dubai Media

• “Arabic Coffee”, The Supreme Legislation Committee in Dubai

Winners in the Best Initiative for Community Year Category in no order:

• “Community Fabric Initiative”, Dubai Police Academy

• “Your Fortress Initiative for Buildings, Facilities and Homes”, Abu Dhabi Civil Defence Authority

Winners in the Empowerment of UAE Citizens Category:

• “Attracting national talent under the slogan ‘Innovation leads destiny, and national partnership shapes the future’”, Al Dhafra Region Municipality

• “Community Empowerment Initiative”, Dubai Police General Headquarters

Winners in the Voluntary & Humanitarian Category:

• “Help Me”, Dubai Media - Emarat Al Youm - Hotline

• “Initiative to Spread the Culture of Volunteering (Spirit of Volunteering)”, Community Development Authority - Dubai

Winner in the Marketing the UAE Abroad Category:

• “Marketing the UAE Abroad through Sports and through the Sports Excellence Centre”, Dubai Police General Headquarters

Winners in the Smart Government and Digital Transformation Category in no order:

• “Dubai Customs Cross Border E-Commerce Platform”, Dubai Customs

• “Data Centre and Intelligent Control”, RAK Transport Authority

• “Smart Human Resources: An AI-Powered Digital Transformation Journey”, Al Dhafra Region Municipality.

• “Smart Escort Project for Explosives”, Dubai Police General Headquarters

Winners in the Environment and Green Applications Category in no order:

• “Smart Grid Infrastructure – Advanced Metering Infrastructure”, Etihad Water and Electricity (EtihadWE).

• “Sustainability Initiatives in Municipal Work”, Dibba Al Hisn Municipality.

• “Palm Oasis Lighting Project”, Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority

Winner in the Entrepreneurship Category:

• “Shark Tank Programme”, Dubai Media

Winner in the Media Coverage for a National Initiative Category:

• “Global Rail Transport Infrastructure Exhibition and Conference 2025”, Etihad Rail

Winner in the Inventions Category:

• “Digital Transformation Platform”, Dubai Culture & Arts Authority

Winners in the Zero Bureaucracy Category:

• “A Journey of Consolation”, Sharjah Police General Headquarters

• “Eliminating Bureaucracy for Corporate Tax Registration Services”, Federal Tax Authority

Winning idea in the Best Shared Idea Category:

• “Dolphinarium Project”, Dubai Municipality - Commercial Affairs & Investment Department

Winner in the Best Innovation Teamwork Category:

• “The Technical Programme Innovation Team (Honoring the Departed)”, Ajman Police General Headquarters

Winner in the Best Article Supporting Innovation Category:

• “Gamifying Traffic Incident Response: A Simulation-Based Training Model from Dubai Police Academy”, Dubai Police Academy

UAE Innovation Award – 6th Cycle

The winners of the UAE Innovation Award in its 6th cycle were honoured as follows (in no particular order):

Winners in the Platinum Level:

• Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA).

• Abu Dhabi Civil Defence Authority

• Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture)

• Mohammed Bin Rashid Housing Establishment

Winners in the Gold Level:

• Apparel Group

• Roads and Transport Authority - Dubai (RTA)

• Ensan - Charity Committee for Orphans Care in Saudi Arabia

Global Artificial Intelligence Award – 2nd Cycle

The winners of the Global Artificial Intelligence Award in its 2nd cycle were honoured as follows (in no particular order):

Winners in the Gold Level:

• Dubai Culture & Arts Authority

• Dubai Finance (DOF) - Dubai Government

• Dubai Land Department

• Apparel Group

• Petroleum Development Oman

Winners in the Silver Level:

• Free Zones Authority of Ajman

• Abu Dhabi University

• Mediclinic Middle East Management Services FZ LLC

Global Medical Excellence Award – 2nd Cycle

The winners of the Global Medical Excellence Award in its 2nd cycle were honoured as follows (in no particular order):

Winners in the Hospitals Category:

a. Gold Category:

• Mediclinic Park View Hospital – Dubai

• Fakeeh University Hospital

• Mediclinic Welcare Hospital

b. Silver Category:

• Mediclinic City Hospital

• Al Qassimi Hospital

• Medcare Women and Children Hospital

• Aster Hospital Al Qusais

• Medcare Hospital Sharjah LLC

Winner in the Humanity in Medicine Category, Gold Category:

• Dubai Health Authority

Winner in the Individual/Team Category, Gold Category:

• Clinical Quality Team, from Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services

Global Sustainability Award – 1st Cycle

The winners of the Global Sustainability Award in its 1st cycle were honoured as follows (in no particular order):

Winner in the Gold Level:

• Ajman Police General Headquarters.

Winners in the Silver Level:

• The General Command of Dubai Civil Defence

• Fujairah Hospital

• Mediclinic Middle East Management Services FZ LLC

• National CSR Fund - Majra

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