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Press Release
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SLC successfully concludes 5 edition of Legislative Week
Dubai, November 24, 2023: The General Secretariat of the Supreme Legislation Committee in
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the Emirate of Dubai (SLC) successfully concluded the 5 edition of the Legislative Week, an
event held recently at the Mohammed bin Rashid Library and the SLC premises. The event
brought together a diverse array of stakeholders, legal experts, and professionals in the field of
legislation to engage in informative sessions, symposiums, lectures, and workshops.
The closing day of ‘Legislative Week 2023’ featured a compelling session on the ‘Legislative
Industry in the Emirate of Dubai and its Role in Regulating Experimental Innovation-incubating
Environments’. The session was presented by legal adviser Mohammed Salah AlEtawi, Head of
the Technical Office of the SLC. The session delved into the concept of legislative industry in
Dubai and highlighted its pivotal role in building societies and dealing with opportunities, future
challenges, as well as the regulation of experimental environments and its objectives and role.
On the third day of the event, Maryam Al Obaid, legal adviser at the Social Development Policies
and Strategies Department of the General Secretariat of the Executive Council, led a session titled
‘Policies and Their Role in Developing Legislation’. The session addressed key aspects, such as
‘policymaking’, ‘legislation as policy tools’, and ‘policymaking steps’, among others. Al Obaid
provided insights into the correlation between policy and legislation and discussed the objectives,
pillars, and principles of policy development in Dubai. Participants gained an understanding of
participatory approaches, evidence-based decision-making, scientific analysis, and enforceability,
as well as translating priorities into strategic programmes designed to address economic, social,
and environmental challenges. During the session, Maryam Al Obaid compared between policies
and legislation and highlighted the conceptual differences between strategies, policies,
programmes, and legislation.
