Dubai’s Expatriate Boom Get’s Greater Security Focus

Published on Sunday, August 05th, 2007
Living Abroad » Living in Dubai

Summary: The expected boom in Dubai's expatriate population over the next few years will receive far greater focus on security arrangements

Dubai Expatriate Security Focus As Dubai braces itself ready for a huge surge in its expatriate population over the next few years there will be a growing need to focus on internal security in order to maintain international standards of safety. Senior police officials have said that they have began to apply far greater focus on future security arrangements.

The director of the Dubai Police Academy Director Brigadier Dr Mohammad Ahmed bin Fahd speaking at a meeting which was held to introduce private firms to security awareness aspects said that priority now needs to be given to setting up a reliable mechanism of cooperation between public and private sectors in order to archive levels of internal security that meet all international standards.

He pointed out that Dubai’s mix of a multitude of nationalities and cultures puts the UAE state in a unique position in terms of security.

Adil Abd-Al Hadi, who is the CEO of the UK-based Shield Security Services, who has designed security courses for Dubai Police Academy, highlighted that security required a management philosophy involving the training and awareness of employees and staff.

“Everyone working at a company performs security tasks during the day. Locking your desk, logging off from your computer, closing a door or window, these are all security functions, meaning that we are all part of the security system. Security management is an ongoing project, not something that arises when an undesired event occurs,” Adil Abd-Al Hadi pointed out.

Adil Abd-Al Hadi hopes that Dubai will soon be recognised as a centre of excellence for security management. The proactive stance of the Dubai Police Academy demonstrates clearly Dubai’s determination to remain a secure and safe place for international businesses and expatriates to base themselves in.

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