Date: Dubai, UAE: The Dubai International Government Achievements Exhibition (DIGAE) organised by the Dubai Government Excellence Program (DIPP), held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, concluded on Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at the Dubai World Trade Centre. The three-day eventful exhibitions witnessed the launch of 11 initiatives and 18 announcements that will change the way government departments and public institutions deliver public service.

Thousands of visitors thronged the different pavilions set up by public entities of the UAE and GCC countries showcasing their latest products, services and innovations.

Hazza Khalfan Al Nuaimi, General Coordinator of the Dubai Government Excellence Program said: “The Dubai International Achievement Award for Government Achievement in its sixth edition was a great success and attracted thousands of visitors and participants. We are proud that the Dubai Government Excellence Program has been able to move the exhibition to a distinct level of organization and knowledge content, encouraging regional and international government entities to participate in the exhibition. And the presentation of the most important achievements in various fields of government work.

“We believe in the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, who calls on every occasion to adopt a culture of excellence and strive to achieve first place in all fields, We are proud that the Dubai International Exhibition for Government Achievements has been able to introduce the world to Dubai's unprecedented development and pioneering achievements in various fields of government work.

Al Naimi pointed out that the exhibition provided its visitors with the direct meeting with managers and officials of government agencies, which will positively affect the performance of government agencies by taking advantage of the views of the clients and their ideas and views on the services of the concerned government agencies.

Innovative Projects on the Innovator Iobby Platform

The innovators' booth at the exhibition witnessed the presentation of innovative and innovative projects in various fields that contribute to enhancing the system of innovation in government work, and the dedication of the concepts of creativity and excellence, and the innovators participating in the exhibition expressed their happiness with this participation, which is an opportunity for them to introduce their creativity and provide an image of the elements and factors of innovation In their government agencies, and highlighted the projects presented:

  • Unmanned surveillance and inspection aircraft

Atta Aboushi, Project Engineer, Waste Treatment Department, Waste Management, Dubai Municipality, explained the project on the use of UAV systems as a means of monitoring, inspection and environmental awareness. "This project is the first of its kind in the Middle East, Which allows for the removal of the human factor and traditional equipment such as vehicles and cameras in the traditional monitoring and inspection, where the aircraft can cover large areas in less time with a reduction of costs by up to 85%, and can access places that the inspector can’t reach the normal, Used in waste dumps and open desert, beaches and areas of investment and regions, as well as eco-friendly.”

  • X-ray examination

Mohammed Karam Mohammed, a gemstone analyst at the Dubai Central Laboratory at Dubai Municipality, spoke about his invention of x-ray in pearl gemstone testing. “We have devised a new method of pearl screening to identify emerging pearl pearls For example, if we receive a contract consisting of 3000 pearls, the old technology will test each bead individually and this will take about thirty working days. In the new technology, which depends on X-ray; the process is complete It takes a fifty seconds only, and thus reduced our examination period and length of service, and this resulted in raising customer satisfaction and happiness.”

  • Exceptional testing of electric lamps

The Dubai Central Laboratory - Renewable Energy and Electromechanical Department, which specializes in testing the safety and efficiency of electrical appliances according to IEC, has introduced an innovation for the unusual testing of electric lamps to ensure that lamps are free of toxic or flammable gases that can cause harm to humans. The laboratory has reduced the time required to examine the samples so that 5 samples are examined instead of one sample over the same time period of 8 hours.

  • Future City Project

The city relies on clean energy and kinetic energy that invest in generating electricity for the city, where the pressure resulting from foot movements is converted into kinetic energy for generating electricity, in addition to allocating streets with sensitive lighting that works while the cars in the street and turns off when the street is free of cars.

 The city of the future also includes a sophisticated security system for houses where lighting works when entering the house, and windows are issued when a child or a thief sees them.

The city also has a ball court dedicated to hot places. When the temperature reaches a certain degree, the roof is closed, the hot air is pulled and the cold air is emitted instead.

  • Studying the use of nanotechnology in dyes

A technical team from the Building Materials Laboratory - Dubai Central Laboratory in Dubai Municipality, consisting of Ali Alayan, Head of Building Materials Laboratories, and Hind Al Rahma, Head of the Chemical Analysis Division, presented a study project on the use of nanotechnology quartz in dyes.

 "Nanotechnology is a revolution in the field of dyes, especially as it has amazing properties and benefits that contribute to prolonging the life of the building or dwelling." Nanotechnology dyes are sustainable, and the resistance of nanoparticles is much greater Of normal dyes, and has stronger and better properties.

In turn, Ali Ahmed Alayan said that nanotechnology contributes to increasing the age of the building in terms of external maintenance, pointing out that the Dubai Central Laboratory is racing in the application of these modern technologies and make the best use of them.

  • Necklace project

For its part, the Ministry of Community Development presented several outstanding projects, most notably the project (necklace), which are manufactured by the owners of Hamam in the centers of the ministry, where they use the damaged money they receive from the Central Bank, in the manufacture of jewelry in cooperation with specialized designers and famous at the level UAE, and has created a page of their own on the Ministry's website, to communicate with those who wish to receive these jewelry.

  • The owners' platform

The owners' platform is a double site for those interested in applying for a job on the one hand. The site allows them to display their CVs, qualifications and certificates, and to institutions that wish to employ their stakeholders. The requirements of institutions and the qualifications of stakeholders are then harmonized to facilitate the recruitment process.

  • Savings application

The application of savings by spreading the culture of savings and awareness of financial matters, which is available in Arabic and English, and can be downloaded on Android and Apple devices, is easy to use and helps to organize the priorities of salary and how to save.

  • Intelligent irrigation system

"A smart irrigation system is suitable for all soil types. It is based on the principle of a sense of soil dryness. The intelligent irrigation system provides the soil with the water it needs," said a student from the ALDAR College - IT Department explaining the innovative irrigation system developed at the university. Which contributes to the provision of water, and can be dispensed with the labor force, and is environmentally friendly."

Smart Cargo

In turn, a student from the Faculty of Dar - Department of Information Technology explained about the invention of (Smart Cargo) said: “This innovation represents our future vision of freight cars, which can be used in ports and airports to load freight containers and are controlled by the control room. They are safer cars with a shock sensor, faster and safer control, and a camera capable of keeping faces and places To identify the owner of the goods to which the shipment is sent, in addition to the possibility of communicating with the control room by car.

  • Clock and robot… for students of Manchester School

A team of creative students from the Manchester School of Jebel Ali introduced two projects. The first is called Band Aid, an hour for people with autism who are connected by applying to the phone and measuring a number of things, such as a heart rate such as sending alert messages to an application if the number of heart beats is high or low. The clock also has a GPS system that can track an autistic patient in the event of his or her leaving without the parents' knowledge. The watch can also feel the high sounds in the closed halls and reduce the sound to suit the user and other characteristics. Students at the Manchester School also designed a robot made of lego that can receive both Arabic and English and can now answer 15 questions about the school.

  • The City School international

The City School international has two hours of 3D printing, one of the two hours of GPS, and it can tell you the prayer times anywhere in the world, regardless of the time zone.

  • Auto Safe for Cambridge International students

Cambridge International School participated in a project called Auto Safe, a device that can be installed in the car to help determine the speed and alert the driver when the specified speed is exceeded. In case of non-response, he sends a direct message to the Traffic Police and directs a direct violation. Carbon inside the car to prevent any bottlenecks and send a police alert, in addition to other advantages.

  • Special projects for students of "Private Prisin"

The creative team from Princen Private School also presented several projects, such as student-generated robotics and Goldi, a futuristic design for a planet where students talked about life from air to water and food, government and materials to be used on this virtual planet, And society.

  • Fireproof Coating for American International School

The students of the American International School presented a project called Fire Extinguisher Paint, which is designed to prevent the material that is coated with this special paint from burning, because it contains chemicals in the fire extinguisher package and helps reduce the damage of fire.

  • "Bird Scarers" International School of Scientific Innovation

The School of International Scientific Creativity has provided a skeleton that can move and produce different sounds every time to frighten birds at airports, especially where it can be used in the runway to keep away birds that can be assembled on jet engines and may pose serious risks.

Honoring the employees of the fourth generation system training program

On the sidelines of the exhibition, the Dubai Government Excellence Program (DGEP) honoured the fourth generation training program for government excellence, an intensive training program that lasted for 15 days. The training program focused on concepts and applications of excellence according to the fourth generation system of government excellence aimed at enhancing their contribution to improving the performance of government work within their government bodies and participating in the effective implementation of the fourth generation system as directed by Dubai.

The sixth edition of the Dubai International Government Achievements Exhibition (DIGAE) was held under the theme of Government Practices: Global Achievements, will take place from April 9 to 11, 2018 at the Dubai World Trade Centre, in which 85 government entities from 21 countries will participate.

About Dubai International Government Achievements Exhibition (DIGAE)

Since its inception in 2011, Dubai International Government Achievements Exhibition (DIGAE) has established itself as the benchmark for public sector excellence showcase where all local authorities, institutions, departments and agencies unveil their most effective programmes and innovative solutions.

DIGAE gave an opportunity to participating institutions to share their achievements while in return they received direct feedback from users on ongoing services-to-citizen and real-time appraisal on the pipeline of planned and future solutions. In the 6th edition of DIGAE, Dubai Government endeavours to establish international cooperation hubs on government administration best practices and principles. Scores of local governments across the globe have been invited to join the debate on the next generation of high performing public services.

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