Mohammed bin Rashid launches U.A.E. Government Youtube Channel

Abu Dhabi (WAM): Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, yesterday launched the official U.A.E. Government Youtube Channel at http://www.youtube.com/uaegov and affirmed that the federal government is determined to make its services available to all through the easiest and fastest possible ways. "We want to take our services to people before they come to us. We want to shorten distances and save time in regards to the needs of nationals and expatriates, on the one hand, and what we offer them, on the other," H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid said as he chaired the cabinet meeting in presence of H.H. Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, and H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs. Affirming that the new Youtube channel will play an important role in enabling people to access and use government services easily, H.H. Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid said it will represent a reference for us with regards to increasing the efficiency of government services and giving nationals and expatriates easy access to them." "We harness social networks to make people happier, develop government work and utilise all that modern technology and means of communication in order to benefit and serve the interests of the country and all those living in it." The initiative of launching U.A.E. Government Youtube Channel - the first official platform of its kind on the video-sharing website to offer explanation of the services offered by the U.A.E. federal government to nationals and expatriates - underlines the wise leadership's efforts to employ state-of-the-art communication technologies for government work. The channel will be an exclusive official source of news on the federal government to keep its audience updated through news reports, press briefings and conferences as well as preparations for the launch of the government's programmes. U.A.E. Government Youtube Channel offers a diverse and rich content focusing on the services of federal ministries and entities in addition to disseminating a variety of news on the activities of the federal cabinet. The several sections of the channel will be highlighting government services, illustrating procedures of government services using infographic, in addition to introducing the general public to the personal lives of the federal government officials and shedding light on the backstage of government work during the implementation of projects. Other sections focus on the initiatives and awareness campaigns of ministries and federal departments, highlight achievements and Emirati success stories, as well as lectures and panel discussions by government teams. – Emirates News Agency, WAM