Hour one we spoke to Nabil Ali Alyousuf the Director General of The Executive Office of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, United Arab
Emirates Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai.
His current duties in his capacity as a Director General include leading the
development of Dubai Strategic plan, designing and implementing policies and programs that aim at enhancement of the public sector in Dubai and development of initiatives to improve the competitiveness of the national workforce in the labor market.
He is currently the Chairman of Dubai Institute for Human Resource Development, Executive
President of Dubai School of Government, Director of Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Arab Management, and Vice Chairman of the Arab Strategy Forum.
WWW.DSG.AE
We spoke about the culture of government in the UAE, Educating for for government and the future.
In hour 2 we spoke to Edward Roderick about ENVESTORS.
Ww spoke about angel investing and how it might be the way to think about a balanced investment portfolio today, if you are a sophisticated investor!
James Piecowye took over Nightline in October 2006 until it was canceled in June 2018. The cast and crew of Nightline decided to keep the show going and this is where James posts the notes.
Showing posts with label government. Show all posts
Showing posts with label government. Show all posts
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
May 15 Social Responsibility of Government!
Does a government by default need to be thinking about its social responsibility?
Does a government have a social responsibility outside of i ts boarders?
Tonight we talk about government and social responsibility!
Social responsibility means developing and implementing strong frameworks and regulations that outline specific compliance mechanisms and a coherent set of rewards and penalties...
So do we want more or less state intervention?
Part of the problem is who will foot the bill for government social responsibility? And why, in the case of the UAE would we expect any social responsibility when residents do not pay into the government via taxes which tend to fund socially responsible activities such as health care, education ...
Another problem with social responsibility on the part of the government is the total lack of any sense of urgency!
So why shouldn't the government offload its responsibility to the private sector?
Call it concessions, call it what you like business tends to do it better and there is no place for the state in business SO let them to it and simply ensure the rule are adhered to.
Social responsibility on the part of the government comes down to your perspective!
We will see.
Does a government have a social responsibility outside of i ts boarders?
Tonight we talk about government and social responsibility!
Social responsibility means developing and implementing strong frameworks and regulations that outline specific compliance mechanisms and a coherent set of rewards and penalties...
So do we want more or less state intervention?
Part of the problem is who will foot the bill for government social responsibility? And why, in the case of the UAE would we expect any social responsibility when residents do not pay into the government via taxes which tend to fund socially responsible activities such as health care, education ...
Another problem with social responsibility on the part of the government is the total lack of any sense of urgency!
So why shouldn't the government offload its responsibility to the private sector?
Call it concessions, call it what you like business tends to do it better and there is no place for the state in business SO let them to it and simply ensure the rule are adhered to.
Social responsibility on the part of the government comes down to your perspective!
We will see.
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
May2----responsibility do we have any
OK we, our governments,our business, you and I go all over the world and do things.
How long are we responsible for our actions?
If things go wrong are we responsible?
How long are we responsible for our actions?
If things go wrong are we responsible?
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
FEB 6 CBC & Prices
OK so we had our first look at Canada week with Andrew Tice, chairman of the Canadian Business Council.
Interested in the details?
February 17-22nd www.cbc-dubai.com
I am sure we will hear about this again before the kickoff date!
And interesting point from Andrew, you do not have to be a Canadian to join the business council!
Pepsi has a new slogan, "more happy", oh please my children can do better than that!
And finally the minister of the economy rolled back the increase in cinema ticket prices!
1st increase in 6 years went from 30 to 35 dirhams!
The minister has not talked about etisalat and its directory assistance fees 1 dirham for 1st minute and 50 fils for each additional minute.
Nor has the Dubai Islamic Bank's new fee for services on current accounts caught any attention.
The point we had was simple.
If we are going to have a ministry reversing unjustifiable increases for commodities and services shouldn't this be an across the board activity and not adhoc?
Just a thought.
Interested in the details?
February 17-22nd www.cbc-dubai.com
I am sure we will hear about this again before the kickoff date!
And interesting point from Andrew, you do not have to be a Canadian to join the business council!
Pepsi has a new slogan, "more happy", oh please my children can do better than that!
And finally the minister of the economy rolled back the increase in cinema ticket prices!
1st increase in 6 years went from 30 to 35 dirhams!
The minister has not talked about etisalat and its directory assistance fees 1 dirham for 1st minute and 50 fils for each additional minute.
Nor has the Dubai Islamic Bank's new fee for services on current accounts caught any attention.
The point we had was simple.
If we are going to have a ministry reversing unjustifiable increases for commodities and services shouldn't this be an across the board activity and not adhoc?
Just a thought.
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