The Emergencies, Crisis, and Disaster Management Center - Abu Dhabi honored 51 government entities for adhering to best practices in business continuity, as defined by the National Standard of Business Continuity Management System NCEMA 7000: 2021. This took place during a two-day workshop organized by the Center, which welcomed 200 employees from 75 government entities and companies, and came in line with its efforts to disseminate outstanding practices in applying the national standard.
The workshop began with the distribution of Certificates of Compliance to the entities for complying with the application of the standard in the first external audit cycle. The certificates were presented to senior departments from government entities, in the presence of His Excellency Saif Mohammed Arhama Al Shamsi, Deputy Director General of The National Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Management Authority, and His Excellency Dr. Nasser Humaid Al Nuaimi, Director General of the Emergencies, Crises and Disasters Management Center - Abu Dhabi.
The team recognized the efforts exerted by all entities in Abu Dhabi to accelerate the pace of business continuity implementation in the emirate. Further, at its first session, the best practices of the distinguished entities in the application of the national standard for Business Continuity management systems were presented. The general headquarters of Abu Dhabi Police, the Environment Agency, and the Abu Dhabi Department of Energy participated in a presentation of practices applied in business continuity by government entities. Moreover, the Abu Dhabi Ports Group, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), and the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA) highlighted the significant practices made by government entities.
The Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Management Center – Abu Dhabi reaffirmed its commitment to working with partners in the emirate to improve the effectiveness of applying best practices in this area. This contributes to enhancing flexibility and realizing the government's vision, by solidifying the emirate's position as a leading model in emergency and disaster management and catastrophes.