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The Asset Management Department, Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has briefed a visiting delegation from ENOC in Dubai about the best practices & processes adopted in asset management. The orientation started with the planning for procurement of new assets, processes of monitoring the performance of assets, listing inventory as well as the numbering and replacing of assets. Visitors were also introduced to the features & components of the asset management system applied by the Department in monitoring RTA assets at the highest global standards.
Saeed Hamad Al Ramsi, Director of Assets along with several officials from ENOC and the RTA attended the meeting, which was held in RTA Head Office.
“The RTA is always keen on boosting cooperation with various service and community entities, be it public offices, semi-government entities or private companies. It also attaches utmost attention to the joint efforts in a bid to realize goals & initiatives aimed at making people happy and building smart cities capable of offering decent living standards to residents. These gatherings are important in sharing expertise & knowledge in administrative and specialist fields,” said Al Ramsi.
“During the meeting with the delegation of ENOC we gave a full briefing about RTA’s asset management and the functionality of the system along with our future plans. We stressed on the team spirit prevailing in the Department with the aim of improving the process & the delivery of tasks, which will accordingly ensure the sustainability of RTA’s key assets, and ensure the continuity of services. The review touched on huge assets owned by the RTA such as roads, bridges, tunnels, metro, tram, buses, taxis and marine transit modes among others, and referred to plans made for maintaining & conserving these assets for years to come,” he added.
A visual presentation was made during the meeting showing RTA’s organizational chart and strategic plan. It also highlighted the goals, objectives and initiatives of the Assets Management Department as well as its organizational chart, sections, and core responsibilities. The briefing also covered the lifecycle of asset and the future objectives of the Department through improving the systems in use and contributing to assets sustainability.
The Department also recapped the procedures applicable in procuring new assets, listing inventory, classifying as well as the scrapping of assets through a specific procedure.
The head of the visiting delegation praised this effective communication with RTA’s Assets Management Department; which offered them exposure to the job nature of the Department and the operative system which is compatible with the highest practices of the industry worldwide. He also commended the role of the RTA in offering mass transit services to residents, visitors and tourists of Dubai Emirate; which would also raise the profile of the UAE in general and the Dubai Emirate in particular.
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