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.
