Dubai e-Government conducts campaign on career planning for Dubai Women's College

The extensive presentations provided students with deep insights into various professions prevalent in today's world. Conducted by Marwan Al Naqi, Community Outreach Officer Government Sector, Dubai e-Government, Anas Haddad, Content Manager, Dubai e-Government and A. Nasser Ahli, Software Engineer, Dubai e-Government, the presentations highlighted the importance of the Dubai e-Government in easing the lives of the residents of the emirate. The detailed presentations dealt with the marketing, content management and software enginering fields with added emphasis on the Dubai e-Government.

'We believe that it is imperative to educate students on the various options available today so as to facilitate their career choices. In today's competitive world, students require a guiding force to enable them to make the right decision. These presentations provide an ideal opportunity for students to be aware of the ever-changing job market. It was also in keeping with the Dubai e-Government objective to educate significant segments of the national community in order to strengthen the foundations of a technologically aware future population and share Dubai e-Government initiatives with residents of the emirate,' said Salem Al Shair, Director e-Services, Dubai e-Government. 'The commitment of Dubai e-Government in the emiratization process is evident as witnessed by the various initiatives undertaken by us. The e-Government portal will soon have a job section where applicants can submit their CVs online, which will be distributed to all the government departments,' he added.

'We are imparting basic skills in Maths, English and Arabic to the students undertaking the foundation course before going to the first year of university. This is an orientation program to help them prepare for their future career. It is a bridge between school and college to make sure that they possess the fundamental skills and have an idea of what field they will pursue after leaving college,' said Stephen Bushill, Faculty, Dubai Women's College. 'We would like to thank the Dubai e-Government for providing us with the opportunity to be here today and we believe that the vision of Dubai Women's College is in line with that of the e-Government. This drive is indeed pioneering and forward-thinking, which makes us proud to support it by participating in its various initiatives. This campaign is a brilliant concept as it provides students with first-hand information on the various career options available to them in the market today. Many students are also targeting the Dubai e-Government for job prospects. Students will be compelled to write a report at the end of the presentations to show what they have understood, which is part of their training program,' he added.

Al Naqi laid added emphasis on the marketing profession and provided students with invaluable insight into the job description of a marketing professional. His presentation also stressed on the characteristics and requirements for a successful marketing career and stated that a good marketing professional is well versed in the art of persuasion. He reiterated that students must make rational and logical decisions in choosing a major in university and advised them not to fall in the trap of studying in faculties that do not suit their personalities. Al Naqi also spoke about the importance of the combination of information technology and marketing fundamentals, which is absolutely essential to promote e-services.

'The students are at an extremely critical stage and many a time are greatly confused when it somes to selecting a suitable major or university. We endeavor to provide them with information about a variety of opportunities that exist in today's world as well as make them aware of alternative positions available in the Dubai e-Government ,' added Al Naqi.

The presentation conducted by Anas Haddad dealt with the main concepts in content management. He gave the students a comprehensive idea about the role of content management in enhancing e-services. 'The end objective of this particular presentation is to generate a greater level of interest in the IT sector. Content management is an emerging science that is gradually gaining tremendous importance. Universities have realized the value of creating professionally trained and competent individuals in this field. The content management field is relatively untapped and new. Hence, we need to educate students on the vital role it plays to reach an e-community. The content management field requires an IT background, in addition to an untamed passion and a strong yearning to constantly update one's educational background,' added Haddad.

'Marketing and content management are extremely vital to the smooth success of the Dubai e-Government initiative. However, a fundamental element mandatory for the existence of the e-Government portal is software engineering. The final presentation provided students with practical knowledge on software engineering,' said Nasser. It also gave the students a general idea on the development of an information system by implementing the best and most efficient new techniques. It demonstrated how all the other departments could benefit from its technologically advanced information system, which goes a long way in saving money, time, efforts in addition to creating harmony between the various departments.