Abu Dhabi Award for Excellence in Government Performance Honors Distinguished Winners

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - General Directorate of Abu Dhabi Police Named the Best Government
Department in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi

- Rawdah Said Al-Saidy Named the Best Government Employee in the
Emirate of Abu Dhabi

A ceremony to reward excellence in government performance
brought an end to the second round of the Abu Dhabi Award for Excellence in
Government Performance at the Emirates Palace Hotel today. The ceremony was
honored by the attendance of many VIPs, as well as members of the Executive
Council. They were joined by Senior Government Sector officials and
representatives from the Government Departments.

In his address to those gathered for the ceremony, H.E. Mr
Mohamed Ahmed Al Bawardi, the General Secretary of the Executive Council, and
the Awards Chief, said:

“Since its inception under the direction of H.H. Sheikh
Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, The Abu Dhabi Award for Excellence in Government
Performance is an integral part of the future strategies for all Government
Departments in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. In order to achieve the highest
levels of excellence and breakthrough in terms of quality and excellence in
performance we must set high expectations and use the tools of the business
field. This is the ideal path to follow in order to promote the performance
of the government in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi to the international levels of
the developed countries and societies.”

He added that the assessment process of the Abu Dhabi Award
for Excellence in Government Performance is established on the pattern of
international criteria. These same criteria are being used as a basis for
similar projects focused on the organization of the European Union. The
assessment is based upon employee performance, the scope of real change and
how to manage it. The combination of these factors leads to development,
enhancement and excellence.

H.E. Al Bawardi emphasized that the Abu Dhabi Award for
Excellence in Government Performance promotes a fair and challenging field in
all the prize categories, it is not about the winning or the losing for any
department. Simply the acceptance of the challenge signals the willingness to
aim for change.

H.E. Al Bawardi thanked H.H. Sheikh Hamad bin Zayed Al Nahyan,
Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court and member of the Abu Dhabi
Executive Council, and all of those who attended the ceremony. He also
extended his thanks and acknowledged the leaders and employees of all the
Government Departments and Directorates in the Emirate. He extended a special
thanks to the internal organizers of the Award program for their huge efforts
in facilitating the successful second round, and thanked everyone who shares
the vision of the Award, generated through the vision of H.H Sheikh Khalifa
bin Zayed Al Nayhan and is continued by H.H. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al
Nayhan.

The culmination of the ceremony was the presentation of 9
awards in three categories:

- The Excellent Government Department category

- The Distinguished Projects category

- The Employee Excellence category

The winners were announced by Mrs Fatima Abdulateef Al Mosa,
head of the public relations and communications department in the General
Secretariat of the Executive Council.

Winners in the category of Best Government Employee receive a
promotion, as well as an award of AED 150,000.

The winners of the awards in this category are as follows:

- The Best Government Employee in the Professional field -
Rawdah Said AlSaidy from Al Ain Municipality

- The Best Government Employee in the Managerial field -
Hussain Ali AlHarithy from General Directorate of Abu Dhabi Police

- The Best Government Employee in the Technical field - Zahran
Salim from Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi

- The Best Government Employee in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi -
Rawdah Said AlSaidy from Al Ain Municipality

- The award for the Best Government Employee in the Emirate of
Abu Dhabi recognizes the employee achieving the highest rates of excellence
and creativity - both personally and organizationally.

Winners in the category for the Best Projects were as follows:

- The Best Technical Project - digital maintenance from Abu
Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority, received by Said Saif AlAmary

- The Best Managerial Project - strategic storage of water in
Abu Dhabi emirate from Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi received by Mohammed
Dawood

The winners in the category of Best Government Department were
as follows:

- The Best Government Department for Customer Satisfaction -
General Directorate of Abu Dhabi Police received by General Mohammed Al
Minhally

- The Best Government Department in People Development -
General Directorate of Abu Dhabi Police received by Colonel Jasim AlMarzouky

- The Best Government Department in Institutional Capacity -
Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce received by Mohammed AlHamily.

- The award for the Excellent Government Department was
presented for the keen efforts spent by General Directorate of Abu Dhabi
Police in the development of excellence. Received by Major General (S) Obeid
Al Hiri Salim Al Kitbi

During the year, the Abu Dhabi Award for Excellence in
Government Performance also presented a number of appreciation certificates
to those Government Departments and Entities that achieved a high rate in the
assessment phase of the award.

- The Grand Government Department certificate was received by Majid
AlMansoury from Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi

- The Medium/Small Government Department certificate was received by
Mubarak AlMuhairy from Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority

- The Beginner Government Department certificate was received
by Mohammed Al Sewedy from Abu Dhabi Fund for Development

For more information, please call:

Shaima Al Hurmoodi
General Secretariat for the Executive Council
Tel: +971-2-6688662
Email: shaima.alhurmoodi@ecouncil.ae

Rebecca Flynn
Impact Porter Novelli
Tel: +971-50-2592376
Email: r.flynn@ipn.ae

Source: Abu Dhabi Executive Council

For more information, please call: Shaima Al Hurmoodi, General Secretariat for the Executive Council, Tel: +971-2-6688662, Email: shaima.alhurmoodi at ecouncil.ae; Rebecca Flynn, Impact Porter Novelli, Tel: +971-50-2592376, Email: r.flynn at ipn.ae