The Dubai Quality Group (DQG) and Dubai Ethics Resource Center (DERC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) designed to assist both organsiations in fulfilling their related missions of advancing organizational performance across the region.
The DQG is dedicated to the development of quality awareness among its members and the UAE community as a whole, whereas the mission of the DERC is to raise awareness of organizational ethics, corporate responsibility and standards of good governance, and empower private and public sector organizations to develop and comply with high standards of organizational integrity. The congruence of the two organizations' missions is, thus, manifested by their shared commitment to enhanced organizational performance.
This shared commitment to excellence prompted DERC and DQG to explore avenues of collaboration with one another with a view to leveraging their respective activities in the pursuit of common objectives. The MoU forges a partnership aimed at:
1. Sharing knowledge and making resources available to their respective stakeholders;
2. Streamlining outreach efforts to maximize the benefits to their respective audiences;
3. Conducting joint programs and activities that highlight the alignment of the quality and organizational integrity agendas.
4. Providing joint value added training and capacity building services
The MoU was signed on behalf of the DQG by Mr. Abdul Qader Obaid, Chairman of the DQG, and on behalf of DERC by Mr. Alex Zalami, the Center's Executive Director. Commenting on the partnership Mr. Zalami said: "both organizations are committed to developing the business community here in Dubai and throughout the region. I believe that this is a great step for both parties and that the MoU will strengthen the resolve of each organization to work together to realize their common goals in encouraging business to improve the quality and integrity of its performance."
Supporting this view DQG's Chairman, Mr. Obaid added: "ultimately both organizations recognize that we are working towards various elements of a shared vision. We have agreed to work collaboratively to support the Emirate of Dubai in strengthening its position as the region's gateway for global commerce by offering its global business partners an environment of international quality, transparency, and rule of law."
About Dubai Quality Group (DQG)
The Dubai Quality Group was set up as a non profit business organisation by the Department of Economic Development under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum. Since inception in February 1994, the DQG has grown to include more than 1,500 individuals representing over 300 prominent organisations from both the private and the public sectors. The DQG organises activities aimed at developing the professional and managerial expertise of individuals.
The DQG has close links with professional bodies and academic institutes in other countries. It provides an excellent environment for its members to meet and exchange ideas, information and expertise. It is a forum where all types of organisations can benefit from each other.
About Dubai Ethics Resource Center (DERC)
The Dubai Ethics Resource Center is a non profit organization established, by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, to raise the level of awareness of organizational ethics, corporate responsibility and standards of good governance throughout the region. DERC works towards realizing this mission through advocacy and research; empowering private and public sector organizations to improve their governance standards; and facilitating inter-sector collaboration to foster corporate responsibility, public accountability, transparency and rule of law.
DERC's vision is to be the leading ethics center in the region, providing knowledge, resources and value added services to stakeholders and a platform for active regional contribution to the development of global integrity standards.
