Future Governments

Governments of today need to be future-oriented. The seismic disruptions in demographics, economic and political upheavals, increasing fragmentation between the haves and have-nots, leap-frog societal transformations, climate change, and technological innovations will be critical drivers impacting the context of how governments operate and function. 
Public sector organizations must be able to deliver services that are affordable, efficient and effective and can compete with the private sector. Governments must not only work towards safeguarding their people and resources, but take a more extensive look at the increasingly inter-connected world. They must work with the private sector and embrace the citizen who is demanding to be included in the decision-making process.  
This volume presents a series of case studies of countries, including the UAE, Germany, Estonia, Iceland, Finland, Chile and China, and their experiments with policy under five broad themes: government foresight, future orientation, regulatory reforms & strategy, the happiness agenda and the sharing economy. Each case, written by a leading expert in the field, presents the challenges and opportunities of the future and will provide key insights that will support policy makers, strategists and decision makers in mapping out their plans for tomorrow.

“With a strong focus on the United Arab Emirates, scholars of government explore possible future governments in terms of government foresight, future orientation, regulatory reforms and strategies, the happiness agenda, and the sharing economy. Their topics include determinants of soft power: the case of United Arab Emirates, kickstarting international entrepreneurship: start-up Chile version 3.0, the Dubai Statistics Centre: leadership and performance in Dubai municipality, the impact of the use of Twitter on social and academic behavior of university students, and Iceland succeeds at preventing teenage substance use.”

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Melodena Stephens is Professor of Innovation Management, Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government (MBRSG). She was one of the first female Indian deans for a German University, Karlshochschule International University, and the founder of Academy of International Business - Middle East North Africa Chapter. She consults and researches in the field of strategy, specifically impact valuation, startup scaling and place branding. Mona Mostafa El-Sholkamy is an Assistant Professor at the Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government (MBRSG). El-Sholkamy has affiliations with the Microeconomics of Competitiveness Network, Harvard Business School; Public Policy and Administration alumni board of the American University in Cairo and the Global Development network. Her research interests are Public Administration, Foreign Aid Management, Sustainable Development, Macroeconomic Policy reform, among others. Immanuel Azaad Moonesar is the Assistant Professor of Health Policy at MBRSG with research interests in public policy, international business policy, healthcare management & leadership, maternal & child health, nutrition, and quality management. He is the President of the Academy of International Business - Middle East North Africa Chapter. He has published in over 85 publications. Raed Awamleh is the Dean of Mohammad Bin Rashid School of Government, Professor of Management. Previously he has held the roles of Campus Director and Pro Vice Chancellor of Middlesex University's (UK) and Dean of Academic Affairs at the University of Wollongong (Australia) in Dubai. He consults and publishes in the fields of leadership and strategy.

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