UAE Government Launches New Generation of Services

Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan during the government meeting (WAM)
Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan during the government meeting (WAM)
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UAE Government Launches New Generation of Services

Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan during the government meeting (WAM)
Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan during the government meeting (WAM)

UAE government launched a new-generation of 'On-Demand Government Services' that reaches citizens in their homes and residences aiming to enhance customer experiences via state-of-the-art technologies, announced Ruler of Dubai and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

The Prime Minister explained that the services aim to reach the user anywhere via cars that are mobile governmental service center.

Sheikh Mohammed made his remarks during the UAE Government's second Annual Meetings in Abu Dhabi.

Ruler of Dubai stressed the importance of utilizing digital tools in the design and implementation of government services.

"We want the UAE Government to develop unique services using innovative tools and advanced technologies that contribute towards providing the best services in the world.”

Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, said the government meetings have become a nation-wide platform to shape the UAE's future by further unifying government efforts towards attaining sustainable development.

"The UAE Government's experience in excellence reflects our nation's vision that priorities sustainable development practices with a focus on innovative services models and community-oriented initiatives."

The two-day UAE Government's Annual Meetings, which ended on Wednesday, were co-chaired by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed. It saw the attendance of dignitaries, heads of UAE executive boards, ministers, heads of federal government bodies, heads of local government agencies, federal, local, and regional directors, along with assistant agents and executives.
Meanwhile, UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has issued a law to establish the Emirates Water and Electricity Company(EWEC) as a "public shareholding company".

EWEC will replace the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Company (ADWEC) and will be under the umbrella Abu Dhabi Power Corporation.

EWEC was established following the recommendations of the UAE Government Annual Meetings.

A team of 500 public servant are working together to brainstorm innovative ideas that will shape the UAE over the course of the next five-decades, according to Minister of Cabinet Affairs and the Future Mohammed bin Abdullah al-Gergawi.

The Minister revealed the team’s strength during the closing session of the annual meeting on Wednesday, during which he was discussing the UAE’s Centennial 2071 plan, which the country hopes will make it the world’s most advanced country in time for the 100th anniversary of its establishment.

He added that the UAE 2071 plan is based on four aspects: education, the economy, government development and community cohesion to reach “best country in the world” stage.



IMF Says Ready to Support Syria Reconstruction when Conditions Allow

A drone view shows al-Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp, after Syria's Bashar al-Assad was ousted, in Damascus, Syria, December 19, 2024. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
A drone view shows al-Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp, after Syria's Bashar al-Assad was ousted, in Damascus, Syria, December 19, 2024. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
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IMF Says Ready to Support Syria Reconstruction when Conditions Allow

A drone view shows al-Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp, after Syria's Bashar al-Assad was ousted, in Damascus, Syria, December 19, 2024. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
A drone view shows al-Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp, after Syria's Bashar al-Assad was ousted, in Damascus, Syria, December 19, 2024. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

The International Monetary Fund stands ready to assist Syria's reconstruction alongside the international community, but the situation on the ground remains fluid, IMF spokesperson Julie Kozack said on Thursday.
Kozack told a regular press briefing that the IMF has had no meaningful contact with Syrian authorities since an economic consultation in 2009, Reuters reported.
"It's too early to make an economic assessment. We are closely monitoring the situation, and we stand ready to support the international community's efforts to assist serious reconstruction as needed and when conditions allow," Kozack said.
Less than two weeks after Syrian opposition fighters toppled Bashar al-Assad's regime and seized control of the capital Damascus, Kozack said that the emerging Syrian authorities face many difficulties after 13 years of civil war.
"The Syrian people have suffered for far too long. We hope that the country can now begin to address its deep humanitarian, social and economic challenges, and to begin the rehabilitation of the Syrian economy," Kozack said.

Kozack also said that the IMF Executive Board will meet on Friday to consider approval of a $1.1 billion disbursement to Ukraine from the IMF's $15.6 billion loan program to the war torn country.

The disbursement, part of the sixth review of the four-year Ukraine loan, would bring total program disbursements to $9.8 billion, with about $2.7 billion available for 2025, Kozack added.