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His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Isa Al Khalifa, CEO of the Economic Development Board, stressed that investing in training Bahraini staff in government institutions is an essential pillar for enhancing the productivity of the public sector and raising the level of services it provides to citizens. He noted the major role that managers and employees play in the development process, implementing the national strategy and pushing it in the right direction in order to achieve Bahrain’s Economic Vision 2030. For his part, His Excellency Dr. Raed Mohammed bin Shams, Director General of the Institute of Public Administration, explained that the “Preparation Diploma for Government Leaders” program targets new managers in the government sector, providing the opportunity for new managers who have been appointed to their administrative positions to learn about the requirements of the new work they are entering by providing them with specific methodological methods, knowledge and behaviors that suit the requirements of administrative leadership in senior government positions, as passing the program is considered one of the criteria for confirming the manager in his position. Bin Shams added, stressing that this diploma is based on the Bahraini leadership model designed by the institute, which identifies the capabilities required for government leaders during the coming period in accordance with the main directions of the Kingdom of Bahrain’s economic vision 2030. This came during the meeting that brought together His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Isa Al Khalifa, in the presence of Dr. Raed Shams, Director of the Institute Public Administration, with the third batch of members of the Preparation Program for Government Leaders, organized by the Institute of Public Administration, at the headquarters of the Economic Development Board in the Seef District. During the meeting, the CEO of the Economic Development Board gave a presentation about the Economic Development Board, the responsibilities assigned to it, as well as the most important achievements it has achieved. Explaining the role of the Council in the planning and coordination process with various ministries and state institutions to achieve Bahrain’s Economic Vision 2030. In addition to the other tasks carried out by the Council in attracting investments and international business to the Kingdom, expanding the circle of new projects, as well as its responsibilities in international marketing for Bahrain. His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Isa Al Khalifa referred to the methodology through which the Bahrain Economic Vision 2030 was prepared, based on the principles of justice, sustainability, and competitiveness, indicating that achieving the vision comes by focusing on the initiatives on which the national economic strategy is based, which focuses on many aspects related to each ministry and government institution. Pointing out that linking the state’s general budget to the new projects approved in the national economic strategy comes with the aim of accelerating the implementation of the vision’s directives, and at the same time supporting all government agencies to develop projects that contribute to the process of change and development. The preparation program for government leaders is one of the initiatives stipulated in Bahrain’s Economic Vision 2030 and its National Economic Strategy, which the Institute of Public Administration is implementing by offering this pioneering program that offers a professional diploma to participants.