Accountant Akram Saad, Assistant Vice President of the New Urban Communities Authority (NUCA) for Financial, Administrative, and Human Resources Affairs, chaired a coordination meeting with legal departments across the authority and new city administrations. This meeting aimed to discuss plans for developing the work of these departments, under the supervision of Dr. Walid Abbas, Vice President of NUCA for Planning and Projects and overseer of the Minister of Housing’s office. The meeting was held in response to directives from Engineer Sherif El-Sherbiny, Minister of Housing, Utilities, and Urban Communities, and was attended by the ministry’s legal advisors and NUCA.
The Assistant Vice President, also the head of the “Development 2050” team, emphasized that the primary goal of development is to accelerate workflow and achieve tangible results in the shortest possible time with maximum efficiency. The initiative also aims to leverage information and communication technology to ensure speed and accuracy in work performance, in line with Egypt’s Vision 2050. It involves regular monitoring and assessment of overall performance, addressing challenges promptly, enhancing the skills of legal department members, exchanging knowledge, and continuously innovating for improved performance.
During the meeting, the ministry’s legal advisors stressed the importance of enhancing the role of laws, regulations, and legal systems to protect the rights and interests of NUCA, its departments, and its employees. This includes providing all legal services, improving the practical application of these regulations and laws, ensuring proper legal compliance, and addressing any gaps or deficiencies to enhance the efficiency of legal departments in the upcoming phase.
The meeting also reviewed the experience of developing the legal department in the New Nubaria City Authority. This development included compiling and classifying the regulations and laws governing the city’s work, creating a legal library, implementing legal archiving, enhancing the skills of legal department members, and adopting digital transformation through a “smart legal management” system. The discussion also covered the main challenges in applying the regulations and laws governing NUCA and its departments, as well as the difficulties faced by legal departments and possible solutions.
The meeting concluded with several recommendations, including:
- Generalizing the New Nubaria Legal Department’s Experience: Implementing the successful model of legal management in the New Nubaria City Authority across other new city authorities.
- Organizing a Competition: Holding a competition for the best legal department to foster a spirit of competition among legal teams in different cities.
- Enhancing Electronic Communication: Activating electronic communication channels between legal departments in NUCA and new city authorities.
- Implementing Electronic Legal Libraries: Establishing an electronic legal library in every city authority, with technical support coordinated with relevant entities.
- Organizing Workshops and Seminars: Promoting legal culture by organizing a series of workshops and seminars.
These steps aim to standardize and elevate the performance of legal departments, ensuring they are equipped to protect the interests of the authority and its cities efficiently and innovatively.