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SLC successfully concludes 5th edition of
Legislative Week
27/11/2023
Dubai, November 24, 2023: The General Secretariat of the Supreme Legislation Committee in the Emirate of
Dubai (SLC) successfully concluded the 5th 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.
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