UAE government performance In a bold step to consolidate transparency and service quality, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum unveiled a cutting-edge system to evaluate performance in UAE government. This move is consistent with the UAE’s long-term strategic vision to enable the most advanced and effective governance system in the world.
Sheikh Mohammed made the announcement during a cabinet meeting to underline the importance of measurable results and data-based governance. The new mechanism will follow the performance and productivity of various ministries and government departments to raise the standard of government performance while enhancing public satisfaction and global competitiveness.
Sheikh Mohammed Issues Platforms for UAE Government Performance
The new system places an emphasis on performance through Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and its implementation will be designed to reflect how far the UAE government’s various sectors, such as health, education, and infrastructure, is performing, compared with each other. Ministries will periodically be evaluated to ensure progress and conformity with national goals. 
“We don’t wait for global indicators to measure us,” Sheikh Mohammed said. But we build our own and it expresses what we are, and how we play beyond a specific tactic — that drives our teams.” That is the foundation of the UAE’s commitment to pursuing sustainable excellence in public services.
For more on where this approach sits in the context of the UAE Vision 2031, please visit the UAE Government Strategy.
UAE Government KPIs for Excellence in Performance Ratios
An aspect that emerges very strongly in this proposal is the performance dashboard which leadership teams will use to see the real-time performance of what every ministry is doing. It also fosters a culture of accountability, that the men and women in government service continue working towards high-impact outcomes.
These measures will also be made public to establish a new standard for transparency in UAE government performance. And residents and citizens can expect more participation, faster service processing and greater attention to making things that are important happen.
This daring decision puts the UAE in the small minority of countries actually doing something to establish a system of assessment of the public service. It also complements the government’s digital transformation drive, which the UAE has been making impressive progress on. Check out our most recent blog on the UAE digital initiatives and see how digital innovation is transforming the way government services are delivered.
To learn more about how this approach fits into the broader UAE Vision 2031, visit the official UAE Government Strategy.
The Implications of the UAE GPS in the Future
Through this structure Sheikh Mohammed expects a performance culture and accountability to pervade the government. It not only enables ministries but also re-emphasises citizen centric services.
Because of the close performance monitoring, inefficient protocols can be terminated, better resource can be decided, and the policies can be tuned at runtime. The result? There: Faster decisions, cleaner governance, and greater trust between the governed and the administration.
This move is likely to improve the UAE’s ranking in the international governance and public satisfaction indicators significantly. And it marks the leadership’s continued resolve to ensure a future-ready government with a touch of innovation, a pinch of agility, and a dash of people responsiveness.
For readers looking to understand more about how these types of performance measurement systems are executed elsewhere in the world try the OECD framework on public sector performance.
Conclusion
This new initiative to measure UAE government performance isn’t just a system—it’s a bold statement. With Sheikh Mohammed leading the way, the UAE continues to set an inspiring example for governance excellence in the 21st century.
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