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Chief Innovation Officers’ Network

Chief Innovation Officers’ Network

Connecting Innovation Leaders for Innovative Impact

A collaborative ecosystem designed to bring together innovation leaders from the different government entities in the pursuit of impactful innovation. By curating a platform for knowledge sharing, collaboration and open dialogue, we aim to foster an environment where creative ideas can flourish and lead to impactful innovation across sectors and strategic priority areas in the UAE.

Introduction

Overview of the Chief Innovation Officers

Chief Innovation Officers’ Network play a strategic role in organizing and utilizing innovation-driven intelligence to shape the entity's innovation strategy, aligning it with the overarching goals of the national agenda. They are responsible for conducting thorough analyses of opportunities and challenges relevant to the entity's key objectives and core functions. Challenging the conventional is at the heart of their mandate, pushing for creative solutions to obstacles and promoting an environment where employee ideas are valued and unconventional thinking is rewarded. Chief Innovation Officers’ Network facilitate cross-functional collaboration by fostering spaces where multidisciplinary teams can converge, utilizing new tools and methodologies.

Chief Innovation Officers’ Network are also responsible for the development and testing of prototypes, managing both radical and incremental innovations with the support of senior management. Their role extends to forging strategic partnerships with academic, private, and international bodies to enhance the entity's innovation capacity. Evaluating the impact of innovation initiatives and communicating these achievements through quarterly performance reports are vital. Leadership roles within the entity's Innovation Committee further underscore the Chief Innovation Officers’ Network pivotal position in steering the innovation agenda. Through these expanded roles and responsibilities, Chief Innovation Officers’ Network are set to significantly enhance the culture and output of innovation within their entities, contributing to the nation's broader innovation goals.

Milestones & Achievements

Innovation catalysts across the government

In 2015 at the World Government Summit, the UAE Government announced the creation of a new job title in all federal entities; the Chief Innovation Officer. As such, 2015 was declared as the Year of Innovation, affirming the importance of the role of innovation in the achieving the country's national agenda and priorities.

The establishment of the role of the Chief Innovation Officers was the first step in creating a public sector innovation ecosystem.

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