Sharjah: The Municipal Excellence Award, in its new form, has been launched by the Sharjah Municipality (SM). It is one of the initiatives that enhance the culture of excellence and makes it a prevailing concept, established behavior, and an essential characteristic that distinguishes the municipality and its employees.
Mr. Obaid Saeed Al Tunaiji, Director General of the SM, confirmed that the Municipal Excellence Award is one of the motivational initiatives organized by the municipality on a permanent basis to motivate employees and urge them to exert more efforts in order to achieve the visions and goals of the municipality in providing the best services to the public.
In addition to creating a work environment characterized by happiness and positive competition, enhancing the system of development and improvement in institutional performance, and meeting all aspirations.
The Director General added that the award includes categories for administrative units and employees, and the application and evaluation process is based on a set of requirements and standards that must be followed when participating.
Mr. Al Tunaiji indicated that reliance has been placed on the best practices applied in the United Arab Emirates and at the international level in determining the evaluation criteria and elements, conditions for participation, and stages of the evaluation process.
The Director General stated that the award achieves a set of goals, including spreading the culture of excellence in the municipality to organizational units and employees, ensuring the application of best practices in the field of work, and honoring the distinguished.
In addition to highlighting the most important projects, enhancing readiness to participate in local and international awards, supporting the innovation system, and creating a work environment in which all efforts are combined for continuous improvement and development.