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UAE launches ‘Ministry of Possibilities’
DUBAI, April 23, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday
unveiled a new branch of government, a Ministry of Possibilities, three years
after launching a department in charge of happiness.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, the UAE’s premier and ruler of
Dubai, said the “unconventional” ministry would function “without a minister”
but with input from the whole cabinet.
“We launched the world’s first virtual ‘Ministry of Possibilities’, a new
government work system in the UAE,” he said on Twitter.
“The virtual ministry, administered by the cabinet, will address pressing
national portfolios and build future government systems.”
It would also cut waiting times for government services, according to the
Dubai government’s media office.
Sheikh Mohammed said: “Future challenges require the constant development
of the government structure… and impossible is not in our dictionary.”
In 2016, the UAE created ministries of happiness and tolerance.
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