The National Archives of the UAE won “Sharjah Award for Government Communications” for the “Best Government Communications Strategy Category at the State Level”.  Sheikh Sultan Bin Ahmad Al Qasimi, Chairman of Sharjah Media Council, presented the award to H. E. Dr. Abdulla Mohammed Alraisi, NA Director General.

National Archives Wins Sharjah Award for Government Communications:

(Category of the best government communication strategy at the State level)

The National Archives of the UAE won “Sharjah Award for Government Communications” for the “Best Government Communications Strategy Category at the State Level”.  Sheikh Sultan Bin Ahmad Al Qasimi, Chairman of Sharjah Media Council, presented the award to H. E. Dr. Abdulla Mohammed Alraisi, NA Director General.

On this occasion, the Director General of the National Archives expressed his pride, as the award is a true representation of NA advancement towards the first row among the largest archives in the most advanced countries of the world.

Dr. Alraisi presented the award to H. H. Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Presidential Affairs and NA Chairman of the Board.  Dr. Alraisi spoke highly of the financial and moral support that his highness Sheikh Mansour has been consistently giving to the National Archives, in order to make it the main institution in preserving the memory of the nation.  The Director General said that this award is owed to H. H. Sheikh Mansour's wise directives and close follow up.

Dr. Alraisi thanked Sharjah Media Center and highly valued the award for honoring people of high achievements and creative initiatives, pointing out that the award and its precise standards are of great importance in seeking to upgrade the system of services and government work. He considered winning the award as the result of the sincere efforts of the National Archives to offer excellent services, and to be the first in the world’s archives, in line with the country’s march to achieve the vision of the UAE 2021 to be among the best countries in the world in time for the Golden Jubilee of the Union.

The Director General of the National Archives congratulated all staff members for winning the award, and expressed his hopes that the award would be a new benchmark towards excellence, and said that:  “We view this award as the fruit of sincere and determined efforts in pursuit of productivity.  We are pleased that winning the award was the result of our strong application, and was based on our comprehensive strategy of pursuit of excellence in all methods of internal and external communications.  It is also based on our initiatives to empower all employees and enhance their skills, in addition to diversity of communication and innovation channels.” 

Dr. Alraisi said that the award is of qualitative value, and a motivator for more production.  Moreover, the award places more responsibility on the NA to continue productivity to serve the homeland and preserve it heritage and history.