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The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has staged an innovation lab to attract creative ideas for serving its employees and enhancing their satisfaction & happiness. The platform resulted in 240 ideas, and RTA will adopt some of them as effective tools for achieving the targeted objectives and adding to the satisfaction & delight of all employees.
Ms Kawther Kazim, Executive Director of Human Resources & Development, RTA’s Corporate Administrative Support Services Sector said that holding the Innovation Lab was part of RTA’s efforts to support & empower its employees and advancing their capabilities. “RTA views employees as the real asset and vital contributors to the improvement of services on offer to all community members in support of the overall development drive,” she noted.
“About 37 staffs took part in the lab comprising Directors, Managers, Specialists, Experts, Members of RTA Youth Council and field personnel. The broad participation resulted in rich discussions that generated scores of superb ideas and initiatives. The Lab screened about 240 ideas for bringing happiness to employees at all RTA’s sectors & agencies. RTA will adopt some of them to enhance the happiness of its employees across the board.
“RTA is always keen on raising employees’ job satisfaction and happiness and fulfilling their aspirations in the workplace and performance of daily office business. RTA is seeking to realise these objectives through holding innovation labs aimed at adopting the best practices for improving its services & initiatives targeting its employees and customers at all levels,” added Kazim.
Situated at the Dubai Tram Depot at Al Sufouh, RTA’s Innovative Lab is the first government innovation lab in Dubai. It comprises training halls fitted with sophisticated equipment, areas for holding brainstorming sessions, a gorgeous innovation club designed to the highest standards to nurture an inspiring innovative environment, a platform for presenting and debating ideas, and interactive display monitors enabling the sharing of visual contents between members.
These monitors interface with smartphones & handheld computers of participants enabling wireless display of contents. The lab also contains supporting facilities such as a resting hall, prayer room, and meeting halls.
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