Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has won the GCC Gov HR Award for the Best Nationalisation Initiative category in the GCC during the 8th GCC Gov HR Summit. The awards saw intense participation of prominent government authorities and private businesses in the GCC countries in the presence of leading media organisations in the UAE and the region.
His Excellency Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority received the Award in the presence of Yousif Al Rida, CEO of Administrative Support Services Sector and Sultan Al Akraf, Director of Human Resources and Development.
Commenting on the achievement, Sultan Al Akraf, Director of Human Resources and Development, Corporate Administrative Support Services Sector, RTA, said: “RTA participated in the Best Nationalisation Initiative in the GCC category of the Awards. We focused on the enablers provided by RTA to drive the vision of the Emirate with a view to empowering Emiratis through well-defined policies, structures and strategic plans. We also reviewed the results achieved over the past five years in this regard. RTA’s award submission also reflected in reviewing and improving the tools and processes to achieve the intended nationalisation deliverables.”
“The process of nationalisation in RTA conforms to the policies of the UAE aimed at enhancing the business environment through promoting innovation, research and development besides working in a team spirit to realise our ambitions. It also warrants the concerted efforts made to migrate to a knowledge-driven economy, which is a key pillar of the national agenda of the UAE Vision 2021. RTA will continue endeavours to unleash employees’ potentials to steer the development drive in the form of strategic projects and initiatives capable of broadening the scope of RTA’s services and solutions for the wellbeing and happiness of people,” added the Director of RTA’s Human Resources and Development.
For the eighth year in a row, the GCC Gov HR Summit celebrated the best HR achievements. The event constituted a broad platform of awards open for the competition from both the public and private sectors. Organisers are keen to stage this annual convention in the presence of key players in government, semi-government and private entities.
The awards open the way for building a wide public relations network across the UAE and GCC countries. It also offers a platform form identifying the top global practices of the industry. The awards comprise of 20 categories such as Talent Management, Organisation of the Year for Women Empowerment, HR Innovation of the Year, Best Leadership Development Programme, and the Most Distinctive Learning & Development Strategy.
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