MBR Foundation joins Dubai Smart Government's GRP systems

[UAE, September 25, 2013] - Dubai Smart Government (DSG) has announced that Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MBR) Foundation recently adopted DSG's Government Resources Planning (GRP) systems, enabling the Foundation to run its internal operations in alignment with government regulations and systems and ultimately raise the bar of eServices to meet customer expectations.

Along with DSG, the Department of Finance's Support Service Centre (SSC) is extending its total cooperation to MBR for providing all support services to the five GRP streams that MBR Foundation has adopted, including: Finance, Payables, Payroll, Purchasing and Human Resources, which are poised to optimally strengthen the Foundation's efficiency levels and performance. Compliant with the regulations of Dubai Government-affiliated entities, these streams act as a first step to maintain seamless internal operation management.

H.E. Ahmad Bin Humaidan, Director General of Dubai Smart Government, hailed the addition of Mohammed Bin Rashid Foundation to the other 42 Dubai-based government entities that have adopted DSG's GRP systems to run their daily major financial, logistics and administrative operations. “This step will enable the Foundation to optimally benefit from the government's technological resources and electronic connectivity through the comprehensive Government Information Network for exchange of information among government entities, while maintaining the independence of each one. It creates an integrated infrastructure to help government entities manage their basic resources efficiently and thereby push the wheel of eTransformation forward in the emirate.”

“The GRP systems represent an added value to Dubai Government-affiliated entities, providing an integrated range of services that allow highly efficient human, financial and physical resources management under the laws and regulations of Dubai Government. The strategic partnership with the Department of Finance's SSC has further encouraged the use of GRP systems among government entities willing to use them to manage their core operations at the highest levels of efficiency and professionalism. To ensure successful application of the five streams adopted by MBR Foundation which will focus on its core IT systems rather than spend its efforts to develop corporate support systems, we reaffirm our full commitment to providing all forms of support to the Foundation to meet its future aspirations and reach its ultimate objectives aimed at reinforcing Dubai's leading position in line with the vision and directives of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai,” H.E. Bin Humaidan added.

DSG's Government Resources Planning (GRP) systems are composed of 25 efficient streams that cover basic resources including finance, human resources, payroll, inventory, project management and assets management, in addition to eJob and eProcurement. It offers a robust base to achieve integration among Dubai-based government entities and a unified platform for enabling access to reliable data under the highest standards of quality and performance. The systems integrate with more than 50 major government systems to help government entities run their internal back-office operations efficiently and allow them to concentrate on their basic task of serving their customers.