SEC standardises municipal services pros. for engrg., bldg sec.

Sharjah24: Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and Chairman of Sharjah Executive Council (SEC), chaired the council’s meeting, Tuesday morning, at Al Badayer Oasis in Al Madam area, in the presence of Sheikh Abdullah bin Salem bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and Deputy Chairman of SEC and Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah. The council approved the standardisation of municipal services procedures for the engineering and building sectors in Sharjah municipalities.

The Council discussed several topics on its agenda in line with the vision and the development in the Emirate of Sharjah to serve its citizens and residents.

The council approved the standardisation of municipal services procedures for the engineering and building sectors in Sharjah municipalities. The standardisation of services comes within government work to promote the businesses, the competitiveness of government services, and to keep pace with the digital transformation, which is one of the main pillars of the emirate's strategy.



It will contribute to the standardisation of all procedures followed in the emirate’s municipalities, service outputs, and delivery channels, which provides a clear and highly flexible mechanism while making use of modern technologies and digital means. The procedures reflects the formed committees’ efforts to study and evaluate the level of services and their paths in coordination with the service providers, partners and beneficiaries, and to re-engineer services in accordance with modern standards.



The Council commended the efforts of the Department of Municipalities Affairs, Agriculture and Livestock Resources in Sharjah, the emirate’s municipalities, and the municipal councils in achieving unification of services for the engineering and building sectors, stressing the need to accelerate work to unify the rest of the services in the municipalities and government departments and entities in the Emirate of Sharjah.



The council reviewed the study of the economic impact of the travel and tourism sector in the Emirate of Sharjah. The study included the role of the tourism sector in enhancing the emirate’s image globally and supporting its economy through many tourism pillars. It also included indicators and standard comparisons on the direct contribution of the tourism sector to the domestic product by up to 8.7. %, equivalent to 10.8 billion dirhams, and the effects of tourism spending on the national economy, and the promotion of job opportunities.



The study gives a clear picture and future graphic indicators about the tourism and travel sector, contributing in promoting the best motivational decision-making framework, as well as developing solutions and proposals for its development.