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The federal government is assessing the implementation and impact of previously passed laws with its new Laws Implementation Index, which Cabinet approved at its meeting yesterday, state news agency Wam reports. The index will evaluate the implementation of federal laws and regulations by federal authorities and their impact on investors, citizens and residents. By assessing the laws’ effectiveness, the indicator will help the government gauge whether these laws are in need of being reviewed or updated to “ensure [their] equal application,” Prime Minister and Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said.
What’s under review? Cabinet is assessing all laws enacted at the federal level and by ministries between 2020 and 2022, Wam says, without specifying the exact number of laws and legislative decisions the ministers are reviewing with the new index.
Want to go through a historical archive of laws and decrees for the country? That’s now been made possible with the launch of a new online legislative database housing all federal legislation, decrees, and executive regulations adopted since the UAE was established in 1971, the prime minister said. By launching the public platform, the government aims to “promote government transparency, enhance participation and engagement of various segments of society,” Al Maktoum said.
Also getting cabinet sign-off yesterday:
- A new national strategy for science, technology, and innovation, focusing on six sectors — energy transition, health, food and water security, technology, cybersecurity, and industrialization;
- A new framework to boost women’s healthcare services in the country, with the goal of bringing down women’s mortality rates to 62.77 per 100k women and addressing widespread health issues including obesity.
