Dubai
Municipality
Dubai
Municipality is regarded
as one of the largest establishments
in Dubai in terms of the
number of people it employs,
the volume of services it
provides to the public and
the projects it carries
out. Dubai Municipality
is the major driving force
behind the development process
of the Dubai City as a whole.
The
Municipality was established
in 1940s with a total staff
strength of three persons
who were operating from
a single room. However,
it was in 1965 that Dubai
Municipality came into being
officially. The Municipality
kept up its steady growth
since its inception and
has now become a large organisation
with more than 10,000 staff
working in over 20 departments.
In short, the municipality's
growth reflects the growth
of the Dubai City in general.
Dubai
Municipality's Vision
To
sustain the momentum of
development taking place
in Dubai, the Municipality
has laid down a future vision
for the city taking into
account the nature of development
in the modern era of globalization.
Personifying this vision,
the Municipality has also
laid down a number of objectives
and the necessary mechanism
to put them into practice
by creating an effective
administrative set-up and
introducing appropriate
administrative procedures
that enjoy a great deal
of transparency. This helps
its different departments
and sections to clearly
identify the end-results
they are required to achieve,
with the cooperation of
each member of the public
with whom the municipality
deals with.
Dubai's
future vision is characterized
by the constant improvement
of the living standard in
Dubai and its living conditions
, which is accomplished
by striking a dynamic balance
between the city's population,
its resources and development
objectives on the one hand
and its environment systems
on the other. To achieve
its vision and objectives,
Dubai Municipality has adopted
sound development policies
and strategies that take
into account the most modern
developments in the fields
of engineering, city beautification,
information technology,
environment, health, administration,
transport and basic infrastructure.
This has deservedly made
the municipality to contribute
effectively to make the
city one of the most outstanding
centres of industry, trade,
business and tourism in
the Middle East and the
world as a whole. This is
apart from providing several
distinctive services to
various segments of the
society.
Objectives
of Dubai Municipality
Commercial
Sector:
To provide sufficient commercial
land plots, allocate them
and classify them in a way
that ensures high quality
service to investors in
the Emirate of Dubai; and
develop administrative procedures,
studies, planning information
and related legislation
with a high degree of transparency.
Industrial
Sector:
To provide sufficient industrial
land plots, allocate them
and classify them in a way
that ensures high quality
service to investors in
the Emirate of Dubai; and
develop administrative procedures,
studies, planning information
and related legislation
with a high degree of transparency.
Tourism
Sector:
To provide sufficient land
plots for tourist activities,
allocate them and classify
them in a way that ensures
high quality service to
investors in the Emirate
of Dubai; and develop administrative
procedures, studies, planning
information and related
legislation with a high
degree of transparency.
Infrastructure
Sector:
1.
To set up modern, safe,
comfortable and economically
viable roads; continually
develop them; achieve a
high degree of safety in
them; increase the capacity
of the Creek crossing mechanisms;
and pursue comprehensive
technical systems.
2.
To provide the city with
a safe drainage, ground
and storm water disposal
network; provide an irrigation
network for the city's green
belt in public streets and
parks; provide fertilizers;
set up and maintain public
parks; and increase green
areas in the emirate.
3.
To protect the architectural
heritage; preserve the distinctive
architectural identity and
modern environment of the
emirate; maintain public
buildings and roads; and
provide housing services.
4.
To protect environment and
safeguard public health
by preventing spread of
communicable diseases; ensure
a good international standard
for foodstuff available
in the emirate; and ensure
general and occupational
safety in all establishments
of both the public and private
sectors.
5.
To ensure the most ideal
use of the state-of-the-art
technology in the field
of information and telecommunication
in developing the administration
and its constant improvement.
Cultural
Sector:
To provide advanced library
services using improved
techniques in serving the
public.
Human
Resources Sector:
To Develop the human resources;
increase their efficiency;
and continue to promote
them by laying down outstanding
recruitment and training
policies and plans; introduce
recruitment, training and
nationalization programmes
under an administrative
framework that encourages
floating of new ideas and
innovative initiatives.
