His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai today honoured the winners of the 21st edition of the Dubai Government Excellence Programme (DGEP).

"The Dubai Government Excellence Programme has been the engine over the past 21 years to develop services, improve policies and build up efficiencies at the Government of Dubai and has proved to be a model to be copied by the region's countries," said H.H. Sheikh Mohammed.

H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council H.H. Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, and Deputy Ruler of Dubai also attended the award ceremony that took place at the Dubai World Trade Centre.

H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Chief Executive of Emirates Group , and H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation, also attended the awards ceremony, in addition to a number of senior Dubai government officials.