Dubai We Learn – Enabling Happiness
By Dr. Almas Tazein, BPIR.com Limited, COER The Community Health Authority answering questions on their project at the recent Knowledge Sharing Summit We cannot cherry pick pleasant times – certainly not when we are operating the gigantic machinery called public...Dubai We Learn, 2019 – Dubai Heart Safe City
By Dr. Almas Tazein, BPIR.com Limited, COER How many of us secretly pray for the patient whenever we hear the sirens of an emergency ambulance speedily going past us? I believe, all of us. Unfortunately, we all have either witnessed or heard of the heartbreaking...Dubai We Learn – Government Excellence Makers Program 2nd Knowledge Sharing Summit
Dubai We Learn benchmarking teams at the 2nd Knowledge Sharing Summit Article contributed by Dr. Almas Tazein, BPIR.com Limited, COER As I was giving a fleeting glance to the many fascinating books at one of the stimulating bookstores at the Dubai International...Launch of the 3rd cycle of Dubai We Learn government projects
Due to the tremendous success of the 1st and 2nd cycles of Dubai We Learn, an initiative by the Dubai Government Excellence Programme (DGEP) in partnership with the Centre of Organisational Excellence Research (COER), New Zealand, a 3rd cycle was launched in February...Reporting on New & Old Dubai We Learn Benchmarking Projects
Over the next 2 weeks, 10 project teams representing 10 government entities will have started the 3rd Cycle of Dubai We Learn Excellence Maker’s Projects. These projects will help the government entities make dramatic and breakthrough improvements in their processes...Dubai Police: Best Practices in Vehicle Fleet Maintenance
The Mechanical Department is one of the key operational departments of Dubai Police. It is a technical department that focuses on the maintenance and repair of vehicles to ensure optimum and best use of Dubai Police vehicles. The department has 7 main specialized...Best practice benchmarking project: A framework to reduce the prevalence of diabetes
The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) is one of the government entities that participated in the 2nd cycle of Dubai We Learn initiative, a one year programme consisting of a range of knowledge sharing and organisational learning activities designed to fast-track organisational improvement and stimulate innovation.
2nd successful year of Dubai We Learn initiative
It is one year since the Dubai Government Excellence Programme (DGEP) launched the 2nd wave of “Dubai We Learn” for government entities in Dubai. This ambitious programme consists of a range of knowledge sharing and organisational learning activities designed to fast-track organisational improvement and stimulate innovation. A key part of this initiative has been the mentoring of benchmarking projects by DGEP’s partner the Centre for Organisational Excellence Research, New Zealand.
Dubai Health Authority reveals results of Happiness Prescribing Program’s pilot phase
The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) revealed the results of the trial phase for the Happiness Prescribing Program during its participation in the UAE Innovation Month 2018.
The Happiness Prescribing Program was launched by the authority with the aim of identifying and implementing prevention programs among pre-diabetics and persons with high risk factors by not only prescribing medication, but also prescribing nutritional and physical programs.
Increasing the uptake of benchmarking in the public sector
The 3rd Progress Sharing Day of the 2nd cycle of Dubai We Learn Excellence Makers projects was held on 17 December 2017. This was an opportunity for 11 Dubai government entities to share progress on the benchmarking projects that they started in April 2017.
Dubai We Learn book launch – 13 benchmarking success stories
On Sunday 17 December 2017, the Dubai Government Excellence Programme (DGEP) and the Centre for Organisational Research (COER) celebrated the publication of their book titled “Achieving performance excellence through benchmarking and organisational learning”. The book describes Dubai We Learn’s Excellence Makers Program and showcases 13 successful benchmarking projects undertaken by Dubai government entities from 2015 to 2016. The benchmarking projects focussed on a broad range of issues including innovation, employee happiness, smart government, purchasing, knowledge management and building employee competencies and skills.