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These positions are just two of the sweeping changes announced by His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum on Monday.
The UAE will soon have a Minister of State for Happiness with the
mission to "channel policies and plans to achieve happier society".
Another new position, the Minister of Tolerance, will "inculcate
tolerance as a fundamental value in the UAE."
These positions are just two of the sweeping changes announced by His
Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and
Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, in a series of tweets on
Monday's "Social Media Dialogue of the Future." The President, His
Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, approved a large-scale
restructuring of the fe
deral
government. Shaikh Mohammed said that "in the new structure of
Federalgovernment, we will have a road map for outsourcing most of the
government services to the private sector". "The new government is
comprised of less ministries but more ministers handling national,
strategic and dynamic files," Shaikh Mohammed explained. "The Ministry
of Education and the Ministry of Higher Education will be merged under
one minister supported by two ministers of state."
"We will establish a new independent entity to manage public
schools," he added. "UAE public schools will enjoy a great level of
power and independence."
Additionally,
Shaikh Mohammed noted that the mandate of the Ministry of Education has
been extended to supervise "all levels from nurseries to higher
education.""We have also established a higher council of education and
human resources to lead a comprehensive change for the future
generation," he noted.
In another major change, the government has approved a restructure in
the Ministry of Health - now called the Ministry of Health and
Prevention - and "launched an independent entity to oversee and manage
public hospitals".
"The role of the Ministry of Health will evolve to focus more on the
prevention of diseases," he added. Shaikh Mohammed also noted that the
Ministry of Labour will become the Ministry of Human Resources and
Emiratisation. Tanmia - the National Human Resources Development and
Employment Authority - will be attached to the new ministry.
Marriage Fund is now integrated into the Ministry of Social Affairs,
which will henceforth be known as the Ministry of Community Development.
Other changes include the transformation of the Ministry of Culture
to the Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development, and of the
Ministry of Environment and Water to the Ministry of Climate Change and
Environment.
The National Council of Tourism and Antiquities will now be attached
to the Ministry of Economy, and the role of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs has been expanded to oversee UAE aid abroad, and will now be
called the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
The Ministry of International Cooperation and Development will now be a
part of that ministry.
The Ministry of Cabinet Affairs is now known as the Ministry of
Cabinet Affairs and the Future, which "will be tasked with preparing UAE
for post-oil future".
A new "UAE Youth Council" will bring together young men and women
under the age of 22 to serve as government advisors on youth issues,
while a new UAE Council of Scientists will "review national policy for
science, technology and innovation."