Dubai Customs receives Middle East Award of Global Competitiveness
Dubai Customs has received the Middle East Award of Global Competitiveness for government and economic organizations. The Award is annually presented by the Middle East Excellence Award Institute and aims to further the concepts of Quality and Excellence through the quality of services offered to clients.
Shaikh Mohammed bin Juma Al Maktoum, Head of UAE Billiards and Snooker Federation handed the Award to Mr. Yousif Al Sahlawi, Executive Director of the Legislations and Policies Division at Dubai Customs during a ceremony held yesterday Monday, June 16th,2009 at Burj Al Arab Hotel and on the sidelines of the 3rd UAE 2015 Government Organizations and Leaders Global Competitiveness Strategy Conference.
Mr. Al Sahlawi expressed Dubai Customs appreciation for the Middle East Excellence Award Institute for organizing such an event. He also stated that Dubai Customs takes pride in this Award that urges the Department to pursue more progress by obtaining competitive quality services for its clients and partners locally, regionally and internationally.
He stated that:" Dubai Customs is currently implementing a five-year plan for 2007-2011, whose pillars are economic and social development for the Emirate of Dubai, fostering clients' satisfaction, adopting best work practices as well as providing the best human resources".
"Dubai Customs celebrates a prosperous place in regards to global competitiveness among customs entities worldwide. It also had a leading role in implementing electronic systems for completing customs clearances. The systems are very instrumental in saving time and effort and are now functioning with 100% efficiency", he added.
Moreover, Mr. Al Sahlawi said:" Reinforcing its presence in the field of global competitiveness, the Department is constantly developing electronic services that have now reached over 80 services in total. Dubai Customs always seeks to implement the best international customs practices in order to meet the Department's strategic objectives".
