H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum launches DAFZA Innovation Strategy
The Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (DAFZA) has announced that it will introduce its enthusiastic Innovation method during the upcoming 'UAE Innovation Week' happening from November 22 to 28, 2015 in line with the instruction of H.H. President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan to mark 2015 as the 'Year of Innovation.' The week likewise develops on the National Innovation Strategy, which was launched by H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai as a main methods to achieve UAE Vision 2021's objectives.
H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum commended the high levels of competitiveness and DAFZA's extraordinary initiative that was caused in direct alignment with HH President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan guidance and H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai's vision, making the UAE a crucial worldwide country in development, a truth that demands innovative solutions and creative management which embeds development in its daily work design. H.H. likewise reaffirmed his self-confidence and rely on the management team which showed its company dedication to produce the finest results and to reach the greatest scores through innovation, highlighting that the development technique is embedded within DAFZA operations and passions to enable it to top all other most ingenious free zones in the world.
DAFZA's Innovation Strategy lines up with the UAE National Innovation Strategy and has the overarching goal of establishing DAFZA as a world-class innovative organization. This compelling innovation technique has 3 distinct objectives: the shipment of value-added best-in-class ingenious options, the adoption of working styles that influence innovative behaviors throughout the company, and alignment with and active contribution to the UAE's National Agenda through innovation. It also specifies 3 essential functions for DAFZA within the National Innovation Ecosystem: an Innovator lead function that directs and has the development procedure, a Capital Provider that offers monetary and physical resources to pertinent regional stakeholders to advance the nation's innovation efforts, and a staunch Promoter of the UAE's national development efforts in line with UAE Vision 2021.
DAFZA will concentrate on the 6 essential executable Innovation Enablers of Process, Technologies, Governance, Skills, Capabilities and the Culture necessary to stimulate development and achieve the objectives of its development strategy. The Freezone will build on its Services Plan to identify top-priority services that drive and sustain innovation and identify enhancement chances along request, processing and delivery channels across the whole life spans cycle. It will also check out possible extra services based on local, regional and international benchmarks in addition to outputs from occupants that will add to the levels of innovation within the organization.
DAFZA has focused its efforts on producing and adopting "new-to-the-region" and "firsts" amongst totally free zones.
Dr. Mohammed Al Zarooni, Director General of DAFZA, said: "As H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum himself has stated, 'Innovation is not an alternative but a necessity.' We share Sheikh Mohammed's thinking that innovation must be instilled in an organization as a work style, which those who do not innovate stand to lose their competitiveness and risk failure. DAFZA's development method is a strong, enthusiastic and determined response to H.H.'s call for a sharper focus on innovation as a pillar for the country's sustained advancement and international leadership. Innovation Week is a perfect vehicle for introducing the strategy as we will be able to express our uniformity in supporting the most ingenious ideas from the government and economic sectors along with from the general public.".
As part of DAFZA's innovation strategy, various procedures were put in location backed up by governance and technology that can support in the recognition and shaping of new innovative concepts. The setting up and launch of a devoted DAFZA Innovation Unit (DIU), embedding and stimulating development work design and concentrated innovation planning be it development training on creative thinking in addition to development habits training are all an essential part of DAFZA development structure. As part of conveying its development program and strategy, a DAFZA's communication strategy was developed with clear objectives, messages, channels and a reliable reach among its different stakeholders audience.
Innovation is part of DAFZA's core business values and has actually contributed to the Freezone's growth in the Middle East as a leading totally free zone. As part of its active involvement in UAE Innovation Week 2015, DAFZA has actually lined up a series of innovative initiatives consisting of 'International Innovative Platform for Islamic Economy Products 2015' (IIPIEP 2015) arranged in partnership with the International Centre of Islamic Economy. The occasion is drawing amazing local and global interest as a meeting point for designers of ingenious products and relevant specialists thinking about exploring the economic, technical, legal and legal aspects of Islamic financial items and discovering suitable mechanisms for changing creative concepts into practical products that can advance the development of the global Islamic Economy.
