‘Jahiz’ is an interactive digital platform for empowering federal government employees with emerging skills for the future. 

"Jahiz" Initiative Objectives

"Jahiz" initiative aims to enhance the readiness of government talents to face future challenges by equipping them with the necessary skills to achieve excellence in government work. It seeks to empower them to keep pace with the requirements of a rapidly changing world and to understand new and emerging topics and sectors that impact government work. This will contribute to raising the level of readiness and positively reflect on government performance, productivity, and the delivery of top-tier services that will significantly shape and design the future.

The objectives can be summarized as follows:

• Promoting a culture of continuous learning and human capacity building.
• Enhancing government employees’ future readiness and empowering them with future skills.
• Increasing the competitiveness of the national government workforce and strengthening the government's global leadership and competitiveness.
• Building the best government in the world in terms of performance, productivity, and future preparedness.

Four Core groups of Future Skills 

"Jahiz" digital platform offers all federal government employees interactive and personalized learning journeys focused on the essential skills for the future of government work. These are aligned with the UAE’s vision to enhance the readiness of the government workforce for the future and prepare them for its rapid changes and new priorities. The content is organized under four main categories of future skills:

The platform includes a digital Future Skills Portfolio for every government employee. This portfolio serves as a comprehensive personal profile that links an employee’s skill acquisition to job performance. Participants receive achievement badges upon completing the required skills.

Strategic Local and Global Partnerships
The platform brings together over 25 strategic partners, including leading government entities in the UAE such as the Office of the Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy, and Remote Work Applications; the Cybersecurity Council; and the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment. It also partners with top global companies such as Microsoft, AWS, SAP, Apolitical, and the educational company Mindvalley.

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