The General Secretariat of the Supreme Legislation Committee in the Emirate of Dubai (SLC) has efficiently conducted out a legal drafting training course for its staff entitled 'Legislation and Innovation', as part of the SLC's efforts to promote innovation in legislative work and improve the SLC legal team's capacities to prepare viable, introducing legislation and reliable lawful opinions that fulfill the requirements of sustainable growth. The training program is lined up with the training strategy embraced by the SLC, which aims to educate attorneys in the most effective legislative techniques to equip them to add to the growth of the legal process, in implementation of the directives of the UAE's sensible leadership to picture and build the future.

The training course was organised by the SLC's Innovation and Creativity Team, in cooperation with the Knowledge Management Section. During the training course, participants of the SLC lawful personnel have actually acquired extensive knowledge on linguistic subtleties from the perspective of legal composing, and methods to prepare legislation which can accomplishing the SLC vision of constructing an incorporated legal system that aids support the emirate's sustainable development goals.

Faisal Al Zafain, Head of the SLC Knowledge Management Section, stressed the relevance of training courses and development programs for developing the skills of the SLC lawful officers and maintaining them at pace with latest legislative practices so they could contribute to the advancement of the legal process and the legal system - based upon excellence, innovation, and transparency to make sure appropriate execution of legislation and establish the rule of law.", including that the "Legislation and Innovation" program constitutes a qualitative progression in fostering imagination and innovation in legal job, and in increasing recognition of the importance of innovation for legislative growth, in execution of the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, who said: "Creativity and ideas can build countries and institutions. The future belongs to those who generate ideas."

"We continue our efforts to invest in extremely qualified legal professionals to sustain the drive to excellence; and develop forward-looking legislation and effective lawful point of views that sustain the enthusiastic growth strategies according to the National Method for Innovation. The SLC focuses on constructing capabilities and motivating excellence, innovation, and creative thinking as the enablers for attaining the aspirations of the SLC to create a futuristic legal framework that supports the strategic goal of positioning Dubai as a city of the future, changing it right into the world's biggest lab for the governments of the future, and establishing Dubai 10 years ahead of various other cities on the planet, in accordance with the Dubai 10X initiative," reaffirmed Al Zafain.

The two-day course was held from February 26 to February 28, 2018 at the SLC head office in Dubai. The course covered 2 subjects -'Innovation in Legislative Drafting, which was led by Mohammed Salah Al Etawi, Head of the SLC Technical Office; and Linguistic Rules for Legislative Drafting, which was facilitated by Mr. Salim Ibrahim Al Ahmad, Head of the SLC Research and Publications Section.