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The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) reaffirmed its commitment to keep upgrading its innovation drive, taking into account people’s happiness as the main objective through a variety of smart and electronic services it delivers to the public from different social segments.
Nasser Hamad BuSehab, CEO of RTA’s Strategy and Corporate Governance Sector, and Rob Wallis, CEO of TRL, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on gearing developing RTA’s innovation drive.
“We, at RTA, always attach great attention to research and development, as these two elements move forward our efforts towards the more innovative approach in uplifting our work performance, which would, in turn, lead to the upswing of our services provided to the public, especially the public transport users,” BuSehab said.
“Partnering with reputed organisations such as TRL in the research and innovation accomplishment would be an added value to RTA’s change drive that is taking the authority to new horizons of excellence and innovation in a way that they excellence and innovation become a daily culture all over RTA,” he added.
“RTA would carry on its pursuit of harnessing the latest in technology, research and development, excellence, sustainability and innovation. This is our methodology to be always on the climax of our performance to assist make the UAE, in general, and Dubai in particular, the best place to live in the world thanks to the wise leadership of our government and the relentless perseverance and tireless efforts of our work team,” BuShehab continued.
“We are very proud to sign this MoU with the RTA, which demonstrates our continued support for enhancing Dubai’s transport systems. TRL will work in partnership with RTA to enable access to expert advice and assistance covering research and innovation across its various projects and initiatives – helping them to generate innovative and creative ideas that will result in the introduction of new products, services and improvements in their operations,” Wallis said.
“Expertise in research and development are major factors in reinforcing Dubai’s leading position across the GCC and the world. Innovation will play a key role in achieving and maintaining this position – and TRL are committed to supporting and building RTA as a Global Centre for Transportation Innovation underpinning local and regional economic and social development,” he said in conclusion.