DUBAI - The United Arab Emirates announced a broad government restructuring on Sunday for more “agile and swift” decision-making following the coronavirus pandemic, merging government entities and appointing new economy and industry ministers.
The restructuring was announced by UAE Vice President Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum on his official Twitter account. Changes include abolishing half of government service centers and converting them to digital platforms within two years and merging around half of federal agencies. “The future working environment in medicine, education and trade will change dramatically and we aim to be at the forefront of these changes,” Sheikh Mohammed said.
The UAE is buying lots of ads on Twitter. It is no accident that Reuters is reporting on their virus response. Some countries were very effective at dealing with covid, but they have not gotten as much coverage.