You are cordially invited to a lunchtime talk at the UNDP Global Centre for Public Service Excellence (GCPSE) on 14 November 2016.

We will feature the Dubai Government Excellence Program (DGEP) which has achieved considerable success over recent years. This includes a quantum leap in performance, concepts, practices and techniques applied in the public sector, with the participation of various government entities (agencies, departments, institutions, etc.). It is applying organizational and professional excellence standards, as well as service optimization processes.

The presentation will describe how and why DGEP was established in 1997 by HH Shaikh Mohamed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice president, prime minister, and ruler of Dubai with a vision to achieve global leading performance of the government sector in Dubai. Our speakers will also present the tools used and the impact achieved by DGEP in local regional and at international level.

Speakers:

Dr. Ahmad Al-Nuseirat
is the General Coordinator of the DGEP. He has effectively participated in the establishment, leading and managing the operations and activities of DGEP, launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum in 1997.

Dr. Al-Nuseirat led the development of excellence in the government sector in Dubai reaching world class levels in the areas of customer satisfaction, government efficiency, global competitiveness indices and other areas of excellence and human resources investment.

Dr. Al-Nuseirat supervises the customer satisfaction and mystery shopper studies for Dubai Government and has established the first central customer e-complaint system in Dubai Government. Dr. Al-Nuseirat holds A PhD in Training and organizational performance management from Cardiff University in UK.

Dr Zeyad El-Kahlout
is a Quality and Excellence Advisor for the DGEP. He holds a PhD in Quality Management (Quality in the design of services) from the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK. His Experience and research interests relate to Business Excellence, Quality Management, Knowledge Management, Institutional Integrity, and Productivity. He is an EFQM approved assessor a certified Knowledge Manager, and senior member in the American Society for Quality.

Before joining the Executive Council he was an Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean in the Productivity & Quality Institute, Arab Academy for Science & Technology, Alexandria, Egypt. He contributed to and led hundreds of consultancy projects in the field of Quality, Excellence, Quality Management and Performance Management.

Venue:
UNDP Global Centre for Public Service Excellence
#08-01, Block A
29 Heng Mui Keng Terrace
Singapore 119620

Registration
Please send an email by 9 November to registry.sg@undp.org.