The General Secretariat of the Supreme Legislation Committee in the Emirate of Dubai (the "SLC") will hold a virtual introductory meeting to introduce the 'Legislative Audit e-System' (" LAS"), an online platform made to aid in the development of sustainable and well balanced legislation focusing on supporting Dubai's comprehensive as well as enthusiastic development strategy. Scheduled for June 29, 2020 on Microsoft Teams, the meeting is anticipated to be attended by 32 local government entities that are subject to legislative audit. During the meeting, features of the LAS will certainly be discussed, highlighting the advantages of implementing the system.

The SLC will count on the LAS as an effective and also cutting-edge ways of facilitating legislative audit process and guaranteeing sound implementation of legislation by government entities, according to the best international legislative practices and also in coordination with all concerned local and federal government entities.

H.E. Ahmad Saeed bin Meshar Al Muhairi, SLC Secretary General, stated: "The upcoming virtual meeting will serve as an excellent opportunity for local government entities to discover the advantages of the LAS standing for a creative item developed by the SLC, based on the legislative audit policy approved by the Executive Council of the Emirate of Dubai. The LAS will certainly give a solitary system for performing legislative audit electronically, and will guarantee reliability as well as transparency. The LAS constitutes a jump onward towards implementing the 'Dubai Paperless Strategy,' which focuses on advertising the digital transformation of government services and also operations, taking on a paper-free work culture. The SLC is committed to supporting Dubai's plan in becoming the globe's smartest and happiest city, in implementation of the insightful vision of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and also Prime Minister of the UAE as well as Ruler of Dubai; and acting upon the directives of H.H. Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai as well as Chairman of the Supreme Legislation Committee in the Emirate of Dubai."

"We eagerly anticipate hosting 32 city government entities in this event where we will demonstrate just how they may completely benefit from the LAS, which will foster positive competition among government entities as well as boost the legislative audit procedures, for ensuring reliable and also fair implementation of legislation by using state-of-the-art technology. The LAS will additionally support the national efforts to create a transparent as well as reliable legislation that will certainly sustain the Dubai Government's proactive efforts to satisfy the requirements of the present as well as future generations, bring happiness to the people, and protect the wellbeing of the community. Via the virtual initial meeting, we likewise look for to strengthen effective communication channels amongst the government entities concerned with the legislative audit process, an essential pillar to accomplishing 100 percent legislative compliance," Bin Meshar added.

The upcoming occasion's agenda includes an overview of the LAS, highlighting its purposes as well as functions, and also the role of government entities in putting the LAS to best use to add to attaining a much more effective as well as easier legislative audit process in Dubai. Attendees will likewise be familiarised with the different types of users of the LAS; the results of the LAS dry run; the available training programmes to optimize the skills of the teams to totally take advantage of the LAS, with a view to making sure full compliance with the SLC Legislative Audit Directorate's remarks as well as corrective measures.