Resolution
No. (2) of 2016
Approving
the Charter of the Hamdan bin
Mohammed
Award
for Innovation in Project Management[1]
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We, Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown
Prince of Dubai, Patron of the Hamdan bin Mohammed Award for Innovation in
Project Management,
After perusal of:
Law No. (17) of
2005 Establishing the Roads and Transport Authority and its amendments; and
Decree No. (18)
of 2016 Establishing the Hamdan bin Mohammed Award for Innovation in Project
Management,
Do hereby issue
this Resolution.
The Charter of the Hamdan bin Mohammed
Award for Innovation in Project Management attached to this Resolution is
hereby approved.
This Resolution comes into
force on the day on which it is issued, and will be published in the Official
Gazette.
Hamdan
bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Crown
Prince of Dubai
Patron of the Hamdan bin Mohammed Award
for Innovation in Project Management
Issued in Dubai on 9
June 2016
Corresponding to 4 Ramadan 1437 A.H.
Charter of the Hamdan bin
Mohammed Award for
Innovation in Project
Management
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The following words and
expressions, wherever mentioned in this Charter, will have the meaning
indicated opposite each of them unless the context implies otherwise:
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Emirate: |
The Emirate of
Dubai. |
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RTA: |
The Roads and
Transport Authority. |
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HAIPM: |
The Hamdan bin
Mohammed Award for Innovation in Project Management. |
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HAIPM Patron: |
His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. |
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Charter: |
The charter of the HAIPM. |
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Board of Trustees: |
The board of trustees of the HAIPM. |
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Chairman: |
The chairman of the Board of Trustees. |
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Secretary General: |
The secretary general of the HAIPM. |
Arabic will be the official language of
the HAIPM, and may be used in conjunction with a foreign language as determined
by the Board of Trustees.
a.
Applications
for the HAIPM must be submitted within the time frames approved by the Board of
Trustees.
b.
Applications
for the HAIPM will be submitted to the RTA on the form prescribed by the RTA
for this purpose, and through any of the means determined by the RTA.
c.
A
curriculum vitae of the applicant,
and a report on the initiatives and proposals made by the applicant under any
of the HAIPM categories, will be attached to the application for the HAIPM.
d.
The
RTA will refer applications for the HAIPM to the Technical Advisory Committee
for consideration. The Technical Advisory Committee will submit its appropriate
recommendations on the applications to the Jury.
a.
Pursuant
to a resolution of the Board of Trustees, a committee named the “Technical
Advisory Committee” will be formed, and will be comprised of a chairman, a vice
chairman, and at least three (3) other members.
b.
A member of the Technical Advisory
Committee must:
1.
be
experienced and specialised in the areas of knowledge, development, creativity,
and innovation;
2.
hold
academic qualifications that are relevant to the categories of the HAIPM;
3.
be
known for his impartiality and transparency;
4.
not
be a member of, or represent any of, the entities applying for the HAIPM; and
5. meet any other conditions
determined by the Board of Trustees.
The Technical Advisory Committee will
have the duties and powers to:
1.
set
and review the criteria for nomination for the HAIPM, and set the conditions
for selecting Jury members for the HAIPM categories;
2.
consider
applications for the HAIPM;
3.
shortlist
candidates for the HAIPM;
4.
state
the procedures and different steps adopted in shortlisting candidates; and
5.
refer
to the Jury the names of candidates for the HAIPM; and
6.
perform
any other duties assigned to it by the Board of Trustees.
a.
A
panel named the “Jury” will be formed pursuant to a resolution of the Board of
Trustees. The Jury will be comprised of a chairman, a vice chairman, and at
least five (5) other members.
b.
A
Jury member must meet the same requirements stipulated in paragraph (b) of
Article (4) of this Charter.
The Jury will have the duties and powers
to:
1.
consider
the list of candidates referred to it by the Technical
Advisory Committee;
2.
select
the best from among candidates for the HAIPM, and make the relevant
recommendations to the Board of Trustees;
3.
choose
winners from among candidates having equal eligibility points, and/ or make
recommendations that the HAIPM be equally shared by eligible winners;
4.
make
recommendations to the Board of Trustees to withhold the HAIPM in any or all of
the categories if the Jury deems that none of the candidates meets the HAIPM
eligibility criteria. The decision of the Board of Trustees in this respect
will be final;
5.
make
recommendations to the Board of Trustees to appoint specialised Jury members
for HAIPM areas that require special jury expertise; and
6.
perform
any other duties assigned to it by the Board of Trustees.
Meetings of the Technical Advisory
Committee and of the Jury will be valid if attended by the majority of members,
provided that the chairman, or vice chairman in case of absence of the
chairman, is in attendance. Resolutions and recommendations of the Technical
Advisory Committee and the Jury will be passed by majority vote of attending
members; and in the event of a tie, the respective chair of the meeting will
have the casting vote.
The RTA may request from any entity or
from any HAIPM candidate any specific information or data on the candidates, or
any documents pertaining to their applications.
The Chairman will submit the list of
HAIPM winners to the HAIPM Patron for approval.
a.
The
HAIPM will be delivered to the winner in person if he is a natural person, or
to his duly authorised representative if he is a legal person.
b.
If
the winner is unable to attend in person to receive the HAIPM for a reason
acceptable to the RTA, the HAIPM will be delivered to the winner’s duly
authorised representative.
c.
In
case of death of the winner of the HAIPM, it will be delivered to one of his
legal heirs.
d.
If
the winner fails to receive the HAIPM without an acceptable reason, the Board
of Trustees will, at its own discretion, take the appropriate action in this
regard.
e.
The
RTA will issue instructions on the method of granting the HAIPM and the
appropriate method of delivery thereof.
All literary and academic intellectual
property rights attached to the HAIPM are owned by the RTA. Neither the
Chairman; nor the vice chairman; nor the members of the Board of Trustees, the
Technical Advisory Committee, or the Jury; nor any of the HAIPM employees; nor
any other person has any rights
thereto.
This Charter may only be amended or
suspended pursuant to a resolution of the HAIPM Patron.
©2020 The Supreme Legislation Committee in the
Emirate of Dubai
[1]Every effort has been made to produce an
accurate and complete English version of this legislation. However, for the
purpose of its interpretation and application, reference must be made to the
original Arabic text. In case of conflict, the Arabic text will prevail.