The Executive Council General Secretariat releases several publications to provide the public with broad information on governmental work. The publications are free and can be downloaded from the website gsec.abudhabi.ae.
Presently, Abu Dhabi has entered a reform phase with the primary emphasis placed on diversifying the economy away from the dependency on oil and gas through investment in people, innovation and the development of a Knowledge-Based Economy (KBE). As part of that agenda, the General Secretariat of the Executive Council of Abu Dhabi (GSEC) mandated the project “Innovation Systems, Benchmarking and Indicators in Natural Resource Rich Economies (NRE): The Abu Dhabi Context”,which has been undertaken in close consultation with the main stakeholders in Abu Dhabi.
In order to deliver upon the vision of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, Ruler of Abu Dhabi for the continued fulfilment of the grand design envisaged by the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and the ongoing evolution of Al Ain as a model desert community.
The global financial crisis had a strong presence at the 3rd Abu Dhabi Economic Forum which was held last week and was attended by the Ministers of Economy and Industry, businessmen from a number of friendly countries, international economic experts and senior officials of the country.
The Abu Dhabi Government has issued its Policy Agenda 2007-2008 outlining its key goals and initiatives across all portfolios of government. Available in PDF format, this 83-page document contains eighteen independent policy statements and provides a detailed explanation of the Government’s plans in each area.
The Government of Abu Dhabi has unveiled Plan Abu Dhabi 2030: Urban Structure Framework Plan, a comprehensive plan for the development of the city of Abu Dhabi that will guide planning decisions for the next quarter of a century.
The purpose of this newsletter is to inform government employees and their families about how the government of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi is being restructured and how the changes will affect the way people live, work and do business.
Major holidays and Islamic events in the UAE for the year 2010
