The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (FAHR) has signed a memorandum of understanding with 01Gov, a Dubai-based GovTech startup that offers a portfolio of digital solutions including the 01Gov platform, the first Arabic platform for government innovation.
Her Excellency Laila Obaid Al Suwaidi, Acting Director-General of FAHR attended the virtual signing ceremony while 01Gov was represented by its founder and CEO, Ibrahim El Badawi.
“The memorandum serves the strategic objectives of FAHR including developing human capital in the federal government, enhancing employees’ skills and experiences and improving their knowledge. Our partnership with 01Gov provides the employees with opportunities to benefit from 01Gov’s various educational programs and content which will contribute to developing employees' capabilities and enabling them to keep pace with the rapidly changing global labor market,” Laila Al Suwaidi said.
Cooperation with 01Gov will focus on strengthening the efficiency of employees in ministries and federal entities, and consolidating their culture of innovation, Al Suwaidi added. As per the memorandum, 01Gov will provide federal government employees with 100,000 free licenses of the basic paid plan on its platform, which allows them to utilize 01Gov rich content in various government domains.
Organizing innovation labs using best practices of virtual sessions is another field of partnership with 01Gov, according to Al Suwaidi. This includes using CoDesk, a dedicated platform to enable remote work and innovation developed by 01Gov and using 01Gov content about innovative practices in FAHR's publications and research.
Ibrahim El Badawi, 01Gov founder and CEO praised the role of the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources in providing continuous learning resources for government employees. “Our partnership will play a significant part in enhancing the employees’ capabilities at the professional and personal levels. It also helps in building future skills, enabling digital transformation and accelerating innovation plans and organizational excellence,” he said.
01Gov provides a digital and daily-updated observatory of more than 3,000 of leading government sector practices and the Fourth Industrial Revolution trends. It also includes a rich set of government innovation tools and references, in addition to training programs and educational resources. Other 01Gov services include virtual innovation labs and brainstorming sessions.