Approval of the new formation of the Youth Council for Government Talents

The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (FAHR) has launched the new formation of the Youth Council for Government Talents in the federal government, in collaboration with the Federal Youth Authority, with the aim of supporting young government talents and involving them in designing the future of talents and government human resources, making policies, and developing the government human capital system based on young people’s visions, aspirations, and innovative and creative ideas.

This happened in conjunction with the International Youth Day, which falls on 12th August every year, during which the efforts of young people are celebrated globally, their aspirations and ambitions are met, and they are empowered by giving them a pivotal and effective role in the development process of their countries.

The Youth Council for Government Talents is responsible for a set of roles and tasks, including discussing trends that concern youth in government work, devising solutions that contribute to enhancing and supporting young Emirati government talents, and designing future policies for the government human resources system that support youth.

Her Excellency Ohood bint Khalfan Al Roumi, Minister of State for Government Development and the Future and Chairperson of the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (FAHR), stressed the importance of the role played by youth in shaping and making the future of government talents and building an advanced model for human resources in the government sector.

She noted that the federal government has been keen to enhance youth readiness for the future, which reflects the directives of the UAE leadership to support youth and develop distinguished young government leaders capable of holding high the banner of leadership, and benefiting from the ideas and energies of the young people who represent the UAE’s true wealth and the engine of development and building the future.

Her Excellency Ohood Al Roumi explained that the goal of the Youth Council for Government Talents lies in supporting young talents who play a pivotal role in shaping and designing the future of the federal government, and involving them in designing human resources policies, and developing the government talents and competencies system by creating an incubating, stimulating, supportive and enabling environment for youth.

She said that the UAE government is keen to empower youth, enhance their sense of responsibility, and involve them in government policy-making, noting that the Council will contribute to providing the UAE government with fresh ideas and ambitious youth visions that meet their future aspirations and support efforts to enhance national human resources by developing policies and launching proactive projects and initiatives that employ the energies of youth in building the future of the government sector.

His Excellency Dr. Sultan bin Saif Al Neyadi, Minister of State for Youth Affairs, said “The support of the wise leadership for young talents and its keenness to provide the appropriate environment that allows them to be discovered and developed has always been an incentive to provide young people with all the means and tools to contribute to strengthening paths that invest in youth energies, and enable them to identify targeted paths to build a qualitative system of government human cadres with multiple competencies, in order to work on developing productivity and achieving sustainable development goals. We are confident that Emirati young people are capable of providing various sectors with distinguished expertise that contribute to driving the wheel of growth and development”.

He added “We are pleased to cooperate with the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources in launching the new formation of the Youth Council for Government Talents in the Federal Government, which is at the heart of the national approach to empowering young people, and comes as a reflection of our firm belief in the importance of involving them in all stages of decision-making to develop a roadmap that leads to enhancing national cadres with important skills and capabilities for the future of the nation and next generations, by providing an environment that contributes to motivating talented youth and supporting their orientations.” Dr. Al Neyadi pointed out that the members of the new Council represent the elite of youth in many federal entities in the UAE, which gives the youth of the nation from various sectors new horizons to discuss all issues that concern them, in order to unify their aspirations and innovate creative solutions that bring about positive change in the context of establishing a brighter future.

(Elite of Young Emirati Government Talents)

The Youth Council for Government Talents, in its new formation, is joined by an elite of promising young national talents, from employees of the UAE government, who were selected after conducting interviews with candidates from more than 50 federal entities who applied for joining the new formation of the Council.

The Council comprises the following members: Abdullah Issa Al Mulla, Director of Private Investment Projects Department at Ministry of Investment; Mariam Saeed Ahmed Al Marri, Researcher at the Vice President Office of Political Affairs; Ahmed Saif Al Darei, Space Policy and Legislation Specialist at UAE Space Agency; Sheikha Bakhit Al Shamsi, Medical Technician at Ministry of Health & Prevention; Hind Al Sharif, Accountant at General Pension & Social Security Authority; Major Dr. Hamad Atiq Al Darmaki, Head of Project Development at Ministry of Interior; Khulood Khaled Abdul-Rahim, Senior Accountant at Ministry of Finance; and Asma Saeed Al Shamsi, Expert at Ministry of Community Development.

The Youth Council for Government Talents undertakes a number of tasks and responsibilities, including discussing trends that concern youth in government work, devising solutions to enhance and support young Emirati talents, and designing future policies that support youth in the government human resources system.