Future inspections vehicle that includes smart systems

The ministry of Labour launched a concept future inspections vehicle which includes smart reporting systems and a central commands room with latest technology. Noura Mohammed Almarzouqi,Chief Executive Officer of Innovation said, “The ministry encourages innovation and creativity among its employees to develop and launch innovative ideas and support and embrace all the innovative initiatives that will contribute to efforts that shift the labour market to the knowledge-based economy.” She explained the Ministry of Labour’s commitment to provide a stimulating environment to generate ideas and innovations submitted by both staff and customers to implement the ministry’s strategic innovation plans. “The car is one of many innovative ideas presented by one of our talented staff who was guided and supported by His Excellency Saqr Ghobash, Minister of Labour.” Khaled Alsaeedi, Head Of Infrastructure, MoL IT Department, vehicle supervisor and designer, said, “The vehicle depends on many operational mechanisms of integrated intelligent systems interconnected with each other, in addition to the exterior appearance which reflects the Ministry of Labour corporate identity, through designs that highlight a futuristic impression as a smart vehicle.”He said that future car operates according to three systems, the smart inspections system, the smart Inspector system along with a central commands room. Talking about the intelligent aspects, Alsaeedi pointed out that the system sends messages to inspectors onboard the vehicle with inquiries about new duties on the smart display panel installed inside the vehicle with special maps to assess the users on the specified labour locations. He pointed out that the smart Inspector system helps labour inspectors organize daily duties by connecting to the central commands room which can connect them directly to their supervisors and report results on spot. The smart Inspectors system allows users to update current status immediately after the transition from one inspectional stage to the other while highlighting necessary developments and improvements, the system connects different users to deliberate new developments on the specified locations. The central command room, Alsaeedi explained, “follows up inspectional tasks carried out by the specialised teams since their deployment until the job ends, as the command officer is in charge of appointing the inspectors using the smart vehicles, sending them locations on the smart display screen and follows up on their duties. He explained that the central command room has direct contact with the inspectors at all times, as well as full control over the smartly installed monitor and internal cameras. The future inspections vehicle is subject to a testing and revision phase to ensure the effectiveness of its performance before officially launching it. The car is also equipped with the Smart Drone which can be deployed by the inspectors to monitor and record any labour activities on site. The future inspections vehicle is showcased at the Ministry of Labour headquarters in Dubai throughout the Innovation Week. Future inspections vehicle that includes smart systems MoL News AL'AMAL - January 2016 15 The United Arab Emirates (UAE) led the government group of professionals during the 78th International Labour Organisation International Training Centre Board Meeting, held recently, in Turin, Italy. Abdulrahman Al Marzooqi, Director of the International Relations Office at the Ministry of Labour, said, “The UAE has always encouraged efforts toward preserving the Arab culture and heritage and, in cooperation and coordination with other parties, the Ministry of Labour has contributed to this with various efforts such as adopting Arabic language for special training programmes at the centre.” He explained that this success follows the directives of His Highness Saqr Bin Ghobash, Minister of Labour, who is keen on shaping the Ministry as the UAE’s representative at the meeting through its current vice-presidential position on the Governments Group, which runs until 2017. The session discussed Strategic Plan proposals of the International Centre for Training during 2015 and 2016 and the Strategic Plan of the International Labour Organisation for the same period, in addition to strategic partnerships between the centre and the organisation. During the meeting, expenditure for the 2015 – 2016 budget proposals have been submitted, which highlighted high interest in ‘Innovation Funds’ to develop attractive and innovative training courses and highly beneficial services. The Ministry of Labour has launched an electronic training system for its employees in order to provide an interactive environment that contributes to staff development and rehabilitation for training programs provided by the ministry. The Human Resources Department held an introductory workshop to further explain the e- training system mechanism and highlighted his positive outcomes. Shamma Al Muhairi, Director of Human Resources Department, said, “The launch of online training system is based on the ministry’s keenness to keep up with trends towards smart government transformation and opening up new prospects of skills development within our human resources, all in an interactive environment that meets proper training requirements.” Al Muhairi stressed that the electronic training system helps create a direct contact between the trainer and trainees, enhances the participation and exchange of knowledge amongst them, they can choose suitable training programs according to their operational environment as well as access to scientific content that enjoy advanced technological methods. The training programs have 16 training paths, each of which includes materials in technology, interactive questions and tests that contribute to the transmission of the trainees to enable them to reach the next stage, plus enables the trainer to follow up with the trainees, review their performance and development process. MoL News UAE heads governments group at ILO