Community Development Authority highlights Dubai's social development initiatives at International Social Sector Forum 2009.Summary: The Community Development Authority (CDA (1) (Compact Disc Audio) The compact disc file extension that is seen on the computer in Explorer or some other file manager. CDA files are actually pointers to the locations of the individual tracks on the CD medium. See CD-DA. ) participated in the International Social Sector Forum 2009 held recently in Berlin and co-sponsored by IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , under the theme 'Social Security and Social Services social services Noun, pl welfare services provided by local authorities or a state agency for people with particular social needs social services npl → servicios mpl sociales 2020: Managing through turbulence, delivering for the future'. Leaders from governments and leading social sector organizations and academia, participated in the forum, and examined key issues related to the social sector such as social security and social politics. They highlighted examples of best practice and suggested how the social services system will continue to evolve. The Community Development Authority (CDA) participated in the International Social Sector Forum 2009 held recently in Berlin and co-sponsored by IBM, under the theme 'Social Security and Social Services 2020: Managing through turbulence, delivering for the future'. Leaders from governments and leading social sector organizations and academia, participated in the forum, and examined key issues related to the social sector such as social security and social politics. They highlighted examples of best practice and suggested how the social services system will continue to evolve. Participants from CDA were led by Her Excellency Dr Maryam Matar, Director General, and included Dr Tarek Hashim Ibrahim, Head of Research Administration and Acting Head of Strategic Planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. ; Mr Ghassan Khalil, Advisor for Social Policy and Strategic Planning; and Miss Badriya Al Shamsi, Head of Programmes. Her Excellency Dr Matar explained CDA's activities and initiatives in the field of social development and the objective of making Dubai an inspiring model in community well-being and national identity. She also presented a paper on 'Integration of Social Protection Policies into the National Development Agenda'. Dr Matar explained that CDA seeks to promote national identity and social protection so all can enjoy security and social welfare through an integrated system of social protection. Dr Matar's presentation was met with great interest from all attendees who expressed their admiration of the long-term plans that are compatible with the needs of the community, especially as they follow best practices in the framework of UAE (Uninterruptible Application Error) The name given to a crash in Windows 3.0. In subsequent versions of Windows, a crash was called a "General Protection Fault," "Application Error" or "Illegal Operation." See crash in Windows and abend. culture and traditions. Alongside the conference, Dr Maryam Matar held meetings with the President of The International Social Security Association who eagerly accepted CDA's membership in the association. The visiting delegation from CDA also met representatives from IBM and toured the Industry Solution Center of the company. -Ends- Note to editors: Community Development Authority (CDA): The CDA is a government entity mandated with enhancing the social development in Dubai to achieve the Dubai strategic plan 2015 which was announced by His Highness high·ness n. 1. The quality or condition of being high. 2. Highness Used with His, Her, or Your as a title and form of address for a prince or princess: Sheikh sheikh or shaykh Among Arabic-speaking tribes, especially Bedouin, the male head of the family, as well as of each successively larger social unit making up the tribal structure. The sheikh is generally assisted by an informal tribal council of male elders. Mohamed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Al Maktoum (المكتوم in Arabic) is the family name of the ruling dynasty of the emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Al Maktoum family is a branch of the Bani Yas tribe (a lineage the family shares with the Al Nahyan dynasty of Abu on February 2007. The CDA will work towards promoting and raising the social standards in Dubai, and increasing the role of citizens in the community by cooperating with concerned entities in order to achieve the goals of the development sector and to develop the basic structure necessary for this. The CDA will work on setting up the necessary policies and standards pertaining per·tain intr.v. per·tained, per·tain·ing, per·tains 1. To have reference; relate: evidence that pertains to the accident. 2. to social services providers based on its five strategic goals including promotion of national identity, social protection, social inclusion, social empowerment, and social cohesion cohesion: see adhesion and cohesion. Cohesion (physics) The tendency of atoms or molecules to coalesce into extended condensed states. This tendency is practically universal. in Dubai. 2009 Al Bawaba (www.albawaba.com) 2009 Al Bawaba (Albawaba.com) Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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