Dubai Customs and Dubai Community Development Authority (DCDA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen the existing strategic partnership relations efficiently and as per a corporate system in a way furthering the relations continuously, serving all society segments and reflecting positively on the economic and social journey of the Emirate of Dubai.

The MoU is in line with the vision of the UAE’s wise leadership and strategic directives in accordance with both sides’ strategic plans and the distinguished mutual relations they both enjoy seeking to integrate efforts, exchange expertise and achieve the best performance in serving the different clients’ categories by providing them with the top service delivery standards.

H.E. Ahmed Butti Ahmed, Executive Chairman of Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation, Dubai Customs Director General and H.E. Khalid Al Kamda, DCDA Director General signed the agreement in the presence of a number of managers and officials representing both sides.

Subsequent to the signing, H.E. Ahmed Butti stated that the MoU aims to consolidate all partnership efforts to achieve Dubai Government vision, increase customer satisfaction, achieve mutual benefits by drawing the partnership relations framework for both bodies, making joint efforts to enhance the process performance, simplify the procedures, develop customer services, sustain communication and interaction between both sides in order to accomplish the mutual interests and exchange knowledge, experiences and corporate expertise on every level, in addition to exchanging information and studies related to each side’s field of specialty and business domain.

H.E. Ahmed Butti affirmed that Dubai Customs and DCDA work together continuously and consistently for serving the community through discussing different social issues and problems within the Emirate and seeking to provide appropriate solutions.

“Dubai Customs shares DCDA the community`s concerns particularly about issues negatively affecting public security like unemployment, family members problems , controlling extrinsic phenomenon within UAE society and warning community`s members of the danger of counterfeited products”, he said.
                         
Mr. Butti pointed out that Dubai Customs works for fulfilling the community`s needs through consistent planning and development in order to provided higher quality service delivery standards, improve employees` competency and strive to promote social and voluntary activity and the civil  society organizations.

From his part, H.E. Kamda, Director General of DCDA said:“ this initiative comes to substantiate the wise leadership`s directives and Dubai`s strategic vision towards the integration of local government organizations` roles and effort in tracking the overall development journey in Dubai. Such agreement reflects both sides’ desire in strengthening the bonds of cooperation and partnership between them and promoting them to new dimensions.”

“DCDA and Dubai Customs have several common factors and objectives mainly to protect and develop the society and achieve sustainable development  in many vital areas. We are so delighted  towards such distinguished strategic partnership bringing us together to work alongside a leading customs organization in the region for the sake of enhancing expertise and consistent development” he added.