DED honours distinguished employees in Job Supremacy Competition 2010

Press release

Published January 27th, 2011 - 10:41 GMT

Al Bawaba

His Excellency Mr Sami Al Qamzi, Director General, Department of Economic Development (DED), honoured the distinguished staff recognised at the Job Supremacy Competition 2010 launched by the Corporate Quality & Management Excellence to strengthen staff performance and encourage the employees to exert more efforts at work.

The initiative comes in line with DED’s commitment to provide a supportive environment for personal growth and human resource development by identifying and nurturing employees who make valuable contributions to the overall improvement of DED’s services to auditors and clients.

The Corporate Quality & Management Excellence launched the fourth cycle of Job Supremacy Competition 2010 early last year. The criteria of the competition included performance & achievement, initiative & creativity, cooperation & commitment, teamwork and responsibility.

The employees honoured were: Dr Ashraf Mahati (Distinguished Specialised Employee) from Dubai Export Development Corporation; Ibtihal Naji (Distinguished Administrative Employee) from Mohammed Bin Rashid Establishment for SME Development (MBRE); Khadija Warsama (Distinguished Female Employee) from MBRE; Ahmed Tamer (Distinguished Technical Employee) from IT Division, and Amal Tawfik (Distinguished Executive Employee) from the IT Division in DED.

Background Information

Department of Economic Development

The Department of Economic Development (DED) is the government body entrusted to set and drive the economic agenda of the emirate of Dubai, UAE. The DED supports the structural transformation of Dubai into a diversified, innovative service-based economy that aims to improve the business environment and accelerate productivity growth.

Company Profile

Mohammed Bin Rashid Establishment for Small and Medium Size Enterprises

In September 2009, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President & Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai issued Law No.23 of 2009 concerning the Mohammed Bin Rashid Establishment for Small and Medium Size Enterprises, recently renamed the Mohammed Bin Rashid Establishment for Young Business Leaders.

The law defines the goals of the establishment for strengthening Dubai’s position as a centre for entrepreneurship and allows for the setting up of projects which encourage entrepreneurship and the innovative ideas of youth. This move seeks to motivate youth to work, as well as to pursue economic activity, such as the development and organisation of programs and initiatives.