In line with the Emirate of Abu Dhabi’s drive towards excellence, the Department of Municipal Affairs (DMA), the legislative and regulatory body of municipal work and services at the emirate, launched the Municipal Excellence Awards Challenge to provide further opportunity for municipal employees to test their knowledge on ‘Abu Dhabi Awards for Excellence in Government Performance’ (ADAEP) criteria.
With a total of AED 35,000 prizes, the initiative aims at increasing awareness and reinforcing the concept of excellence in government performance and creating competition among all municipal employees including the DMA, and municipalities of Abu Dhabi City, Al Ain City and Western Region.
H.E. Dr. Jua’an Salem Al Dhaheri, Chairman of Department of Municipal Affairs, said: ‘the Abu Dhabi Municipal Excellence Awards Challenge is in line with the emirate of Abu Dhabi’s unified commitment to excellence in all government sectors and is a continuation of the department’s implementation of the ‘Our Promise to You’ campaign that was launched earlier this month at the ‘NAJAH’ exhibition.”
“The initiative assures the DMA’s commitment to providing the best possible services to the residents of the emirate of Abu Dhabi, the DMA aims to create a municipal culture that is built based on excellence adoption and best practices implementation,” he added.
Applicants must be an employee of DMA or Municipalities of Abu Dhabi City, Al Ain City and Western Region, should not be a member of the competition organizing committee, and have to answer all questions in a clear manner.
The competition will run from ٍSunday, November 9th through Monday, November 24th and the winners will be notified via email or phone and recognized at a ceremony at the Department of Municipal Affairs after Al Adha Eid Holiday. Winners will also be asked to participate in commemorative post challenge ‘Our Promise To You’ Ad showcasing their participation and while recognizing their commitment to excellence along with the municipality they work for.
About Department of Municipal Affairs:
The Department of Municipal Affairs (DMA) commenced operations in May 2007, following the Abu Dhabi Executive Council’s decision to integrate the Emirate’s municipal system. As a new government entity, the Department of Municipal Affairs was created to lead, coordinate and oversee three municipalities in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and the Western Region. The DMA has a regulatory role while the service delivery and operations are at the municipality level.
On the 5th of May 2008, the Department of Municipal Affairs along with the Abu Dhabi Municipality, Al Ain Municipality and Western Region Municipality embarked upon a new municipal services journey, with the signing of the historic Municipal Charter which aligns the DMA and three municipalities towards greater collaboration and cooperation.
