Thursday, Dec 25, 2008
Gulf News
Dubai: The UAE Cabinet has approved the new organisational structure of the Ministry of Economy (MoE), which complements the ministry's Strategic Plan 2008-10.
The new structure comes in line with the ministry's guidelines to update and strengthen its operational strategies to comply with the requirements of the coming phase.
Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, said the new organisational structure marks a turning point in the history of the ministry as it comes in line with the requirements of the strategic plan and supports its efficient implementation.
"The new structure reflects the change in administrative systems adopted by the ministry, thus allowing more simplicity in job performance and projects, subsequently benefiting all levels of work. We are confident that the ministry will establish a dynamic work culture that meets the fast-paced changes in economies globally," Al Mansouri said.
"The new structure comes in line with the dir-ectives of the MoE's strategy, which focuses on leveraging partnerships with stakeholders in the private and public sectors," he said.
"It will contribute to implementing the recommendations of the strategic plan, which encourages innovation, corporate growth and further co-operation with the private sector and local governments. It also contributes to supporting local industries and small and medium businesses."
The minister will head the new organisational structure and supervise a number of practices apart from framing general policies and strategic trends at the ministry, and supervision of the implementation of the strategic plan and its executive programmes.
Organisational units like the Managing Director's Office, the Minister's Office, Minister's Consultants and internal audits report directly to Al Mansouri.
The managing director of the MoE assists the minister in supervising different sectors of work at the ministry and helps in designing strategic plans and policies.
Mohammad Bin Abdul Aziz Al Shihhi, Undersecretary of the MoE said: "The MoE was keen on ensuring the highest standards during the preparation of its new organisational structure."
"We want to attract highly qualified personnel who can execute the strategic plan and we are working to enhance the performance levels of our employees, through intensive training and development programmes."
As per the new structure, there will be four key sectors - economic policies, commercial policies, industrial affairs and corporate and support services affairs - headed by executive directors.
The executive director for the economic policy affairs department will be responsible for setting policies and strategic plans and supervising operations and key projects within his sector of specialisation.
Five directorates report to the executive director: planning, decision support, competition management, cooperation and economic agreement management, economic legislations and investment management directorates.
The executive director for commercial affairs is mandated to execute strategic policies and plans and supervise projects and operations within the sector and is backed by six directorates: commercial registration, consumer protection, audit, commercial control, trademarks and copyrights directorates.
The executive director for industrial affairs will execute strategic policies and plans and control projects and operations within the sector.
Five directorates report to the director: anti-dumping, corporate development and support, origin, industrial copyrights.
The executive director for corporate and support services affairs will be focused on executing strategic policies and plans and controlling projects and operations within the sector.
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