More than 20 government departments from Dubai and UAE Federal Government will showcase the achievements and projects of its employees and development initiatives at an upcoming exhibition in Dubai, UAE.

Organised by Dubai Government Excellence Program, the largest Dubai International Government Achievements Exhibition (DIGAE) will run from April 11 to 13 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Several senior officials from Government of Dubai attended the event, including those from Dubai Land Department (DLD), and Dubai Municipality.

A press conference hosted by Dubai Government Excellence Programme (DGEP) – Executive Council highlighted major enhancements to the upcoming DIGAE, including invitations to 40+ of world’s top competitive cities, to exchange expertise with the local government entities.

The DIGAE conference for thought leadership will drive an international debate on public sector excellence and Dubai Smart Governance model. Under the DIGAE Smart-Lab initiative aimed at involving students in the government excellence process, students in the UAE are invited to submit their technology-focused inventions, which will be later adopted by government authorities.

DGEP revealed that the theme will be ‘Local Government and Global Achievements’. The fourth edition will include partnerships between the many departments within the framework of providing innovative services and service for residents and visitors.

This year’s edition is expected to see unprecedented turnout from government departments unveiling many new services, major part of which falls under the ‘smart’ transformation of Dubai.

The role of the government departments participating in the exhibition is to showcase their vision, mission and services in multiple areas, in addition to providing answers to public inquiries and accept suggestions for development and improvement of services. The exhibition includes a series of presentations by government agencies to discuss various topics such as customer satisfaction.

Dr Ahmed Al Nuseirat, Coordinator General of Dubai Government Excellence Programme said: “The target audience of the exhibition is the customers, partners of Government of Dubai, diplomatic delegates, staff of local and federal governments in the UAE, universities and schools, as well as the private sector.

“This exhibition is a good opportunity to consolidate the culture of government excellence by focusing on customers, achieving excellence in institutional services, activating knowledge exchange, and improving satisfaction levels.”

Over 20 international governments and entities have confirmed their participation in DIGAE 2016 including New York, Brussels, Paris, Santander (Spain), Graz (Austria), Copenhagen (Denmark) and Tokyo Innovation Network, among others.

“DIGAE 2016 is a global hub for local government authorities from across the globe coming together to Dubai to share their perspectives and best practices on public sector service delivery. This is a great opportunity for Dubai Government to engage in strategic cooperation on government performance improvement with foreign government authorities,” said Hazza Khalfan Al Nuaimi, senior manager, Dubai Government Initiatives.

“Innovation and technology are major features in this year's edition of the show and we expect to see a lot of government departments in Dubai unveiling new and pioneering services.”

Dr Al Nuseirat said DIGAE will be held in conjunction with the Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) 2016, first of its kind in terms of presenting investment opportunities under one roof. – TradeArabia News Service