U.A.E.'s Al Nazari first ambassador in Dubai for Global Innovation Certification Programme

DUBAI (WAM): The Global Innovation Management Institute (GIMI), a global training institute for companies and individuals, IXL Centre, an innovation, excellence and leadership centre, and Innovation Excellence, the online home of the global innovation community, have announced that they have appointed Saeed Al Nazari as the first ambassador based in Dubai for the Global Innovation Certification Programme. In his capacity as ambassador, Al Nazari, who is Assistant Project Manager at Dubai Government and holds a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration and Human Resources from the Higher Colleges of Technology, will enhance and disseminate innovative business practices in and around Dubai, said the three partners in a joint press release. He also works as a consultant to some small enterprises, bringing with him extensive experience in human resources and projects management. He will work together with GIMI, IXL Centre, and Innovation Excellence to help make innovation education broadly accessible to the Dubai business community, ensuring that the content is relevant and aligned with the Dubai business environment, with a special emphasis on young business people. Al Nazari commented, "GIMI aims to embed innovation’s best practices and international standards in individual companies globally and I will ensure to maximise my efforts to help inject innovation to every single field in Dubai. Since the birth of the U.A.E., innovation has lead our success journey and it will keep developing our country and raise our global competitiveness." The GIMI Global Innovation Certification Programme includes a framework of standards and a common language to establish innovation as a true business discipline, one that will take its place alongside accounting, marketing, product development, and project management. "Innovation is a critical business challenge around the world. Our solution is to provide a global certification programme to build innovation as a discipline," said Ron Jonash, Director and Senior Partner at IXL Centre and Chairman of the Board of GIMI. "We are delighted to welcome Saeed Al Nazari to our ambassador team committed to outreach and education, and believe that this is an important step for innovators and business leaders in Dubai, and throughout the region. Saeed brings important skills, experience, and knowledge of the U.A.E. to GIMI." "Innovation Excellence is delighted to welcome Saeed to our global community of innovation practitioners, and look forward to increasing this region’s participation and knowledge sharing on our online community. We are particularly excited to showcase more great examples of innovation in the U.A.E.," said Julie Anixter, Co-Founder and Executive Editor of Innovation Excellence. GIM Institute developed the four-level Global Innovation Certification Programme. The GIM Institute is a global non-profit organisation established in 2009 by a group of innovation executives, academics, and consultants from around the world. The GIM Institute’s mission is to help individuals, companies, and regions develop world-class innovation management capabilities through global standards, testing protocols, and certification. Innovation Excellence is the learning lab for the Certification Programme and enables continuous improvement through the feedback from its global community of innovation professionals and cross-functional in-house expertise. IXL Centre's team provides the infrastructure and exam administration for the Global Innovation Certification Programme, and offers certification-focused innovation consulting, training, and workshops to leading companies around the world. It also serve as the core innovation faculty at The Hult International School of Business. – Emirates News Agency, WAM – http://www.wam.ae/en/news/economics/1395270275487.html