Sharjah 24 – WAM: Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed, Chairperson of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), expressed her confidence in the ability of committee and executive team members of the Al Quoz Creative Zone to work together effectively to develop the project in accordance with the high standards outlined in its project plan.
She emphasised Dubai’s commitment to implement this unique national project in the best possible way in line with the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, to make Dubai a global capital of the creative economy, the preferred destination for creatives and the world’s best city to live and work.
Sheikha Latifa's remarks came during the project committee’s first meeting chaired by her to discuss the implementation of the Al Quoz Creative Zone.
The Zone will enhance the value of Al Quoz as a regional and global centre for designers and creatives who wish to live, create and work within it and from a professional and lifestyle perspective. The meeting also deliberated on the approval for the project’s governance system and its objectives and progress indicators of the 100-day plan to implement its first phase.
Sheikha Latifa approved the governance system for the project, which defines the roles and functions of all project teams. The Executive Team includes Hala Badri, Director-General of Dubai Culture, the Chairperson of the Team; Hussain Al Banna, Executive Director of Traffic Department, Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), the Vice Chairperson of the Team; and representatives from Dubai Culture, RTA, Dubai Municipality, Dubai Economy, and wasl Asset Management Group.
Sheikha Latifa emphasised the importance of integrating the roles of team members and the need for cooperation and team spirit. Her Highness also approved the 100-day plan, a comprehensive development plan that outlines the priorities for the teams and their goals and project indicators. Priorities for the infrastructure development project team include conducting a comparative study on similar projects that combine living, working and public creative spaces; developing a multi-use space model; submitting recommendations to the project committee; and identifying activities related to the creative industries sector and necessary permits in the Al Quoz Creative Zone.
Based on the directives of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid to make Dubai the capital of the global creative economy by 2025 and in line with the Dubai Creative Economy Strategy, Sheikha Latifa appointed the members of the committee created to implement the Al Quoz Creative Zone project on 14th April, 2021.
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