DOHA: The 27th meeting of the Committee of Undersecretaries of Civil Service and Administrative Development Agencies in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries kicked off in the Qatari capital Doha on Sunday with the participation of Kuwaitis. The Civil Service Bureau Acting Director General of the Qatari Civil Service and Government Development Bureau, Saif Al-Kaabi, stressed in a speech during the opening of the meeting the importance of exchanging expertise and visions and continuing joint work to advance the civil service system and enhance the capabilities of its employees.
Al-Kaabi said that the agenda of this session includes several topics, including initiatives related to joint training programs, agreements, and memoranda of understanding, unifying the purchase of licenses for human resources systems in the GCC countries, and honoring competencies in the civil service sectors in the Gulf countries. For his part, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic and Development Affairs at the GCC Secretariat General Khaled Al-Sunaidi said in a similar speech that the agenda includes topics in the fields of civil service and administrative development that were studied by the Technical Committee for Civil Service Affairs and Human Resources.
Al-Sunaidi added that the committee meeting will review a number of topics and issue appropriate decisions aimed at achieving coordination, integration, and interconnection in the field of civil service and human development in the GCC countries. The delegation of the Kuwaiti Civil Service Bureau was headed by Acting Undersecretary of the Bureau, Diaa Al-Qabandi. — KUNA