Smart Dubai Government Establishment (SDG) just recently got two high-profile delegations: one from the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, represented by the e-Government Program (YESSER) and another representing various Abu Dhabi government entities including the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources and Ministry of Finance headed by Mohammed Ibrahim Al Zarooni, Director of Policies and Programmes at Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA). The delegations were received separately by Mrs. Huda Al Hashimi, Director of the GRPS Department at SDG.

The delegations became familiarized with the best government practices in SDG's Government Resources Planning Systems (GRPS) and talk about ways of exchanging experiences and prospects of future co-operation. The delegates were given a preview of SDG's strategy to attain joy through the arrangement of world-class smart services and infrastructures.

Mrs. Al Hashimi delivered a presentation to each visiting delegation, discussing in detail about the GRPS, which are an integrated system of shared central technological options supplied by SDG to all Dubai Government's entities, allowing them to conduct their fundamental internal operations in numerous fields, including finance, logistics, human resources, payroll, employment, asset management, suppliers and employees self-services in line with Dubai Government-approved financial policies and regulations and HR management laws.

The delegates were likewise informed on the multilingual 'Smart Employee' app offered on all smart gadgets and tablets. The app is set up specially for Dubai Government workers so that they can access a menu of personalized worker self-services such as use and return from leave, ask about leave balances, previous leave requests, attendance records, consent demands, access pertinent salary information, including payroll, check team hierarchy, and look for and contact other workers.

SDG also discussed the Government Information Network (GIN), which is thought about the foundation of the electronic facilities of Dubai Government. The delegations were also informed on the 'mJobs' smart app, which enables the creation of an account to look for vacancies at any of Dubai federal government entities, apply for jobs and track their applications in a smart and extremely effective manner.

Through her presentation, Mrs. Al Hashimi highlighted the advantages of the shared GRPS offered by SDG to all government entities, consequently assisting reinforce the effective and optimum usage of government resources as well as standardization and automation of government procedures to promote shared benefits and integration. This conserves time and effort of government entities, allowing them to watch out for more creative chances in their fields of expertise and offer decision-makers with precise reporting tools with the touch of a button, she said.

H.E. Wesam Al Abbas Lootah, CEO of SDG, revealed his enjoyment on the visit of the two delegations from Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia and invited the joint cooperation and exchange of experiences amongst professionals in the UAE government entities, GCC and the Arab nations. He mentioned that it was an opportunity to learn more about Dubai, which is taking constant and positive actions to become the world's most intelligent city by embracing development as its technique. This complements the vision of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, making Dubai an innovative, smart, and incorporated knowledge-based city in the 21st century and for this reason an authentic recommendation and source for all countries of the area as they prepare to move to smart government