(MENAFN- Weber Shandwick) Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 10 November 2025: Dubai Municipality has launched the Joint Agility Incubator (Gov² Agility Connect), a first-of-its-kind initiative among government entities in Dubai. The initiative is designed to institutionalise government integration, enhance organisational agility, and strengthen proactive planning, enabling the emirate to respond more rapidly to future challenges, capitalise on shared opportunities, and accelerate decision-making informed by unified government data.
The announcement took place during Urban Future Week, co-hosted by the Dubai Municipality and the Museum of the Future. The event convenes leading global and local experts, policymakers, and future thinkers to explore the future of urban planning and to discuss strategies that enhance cities’ readiness for emerging challenges.
The Joint Agility Incubator reflects Dubai Municipality’s vision of adopting agile institutional practices, accelerating adaptability to change, and ensuring effective crisis response. It supports faster decision-making and improved service quality through integrated, collaborative government operations grounded in the principles and methodologies of organisational agility.
The name “Gov²” symbolises the amplified impact achieved through government collaboration. “Agility” highlights responsiveness to evolving challenges and opportunities, while “Connect” represents the principle of a unified government system with flexible organisational and procedural coordination.
Integrated government partnerships
To activate the first phase of the Incubator, Dubai Municipality has signed several Memoranda of Understanding with government entities to strengthen joint work and shared planning. These include:
• Dubai Future Foundation – to support initiatives that enhance the aesthetics and attractiveness of the city.
• Dubai Development Authority, Dubai Integrated Economic Zones (DIEZ), and the Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation – to advance integrated building data and enable innovative urban planning solutions.
• Dubai Health Authority – to strengthen public health collaboration through early detection and analysis of shared and vector-borne disease data.
His Excellency Eng. Marwan Ahmed bin Ghalita, Director General of Dubai Municipality, said: “The Joint Agility Incubator reflects Dubai Municipality’s commitment to strengthening government integration and advancing a unified government framework that enhances agility and rapid response capabilities. By promoting organisational agility and institutional innovation, supported by modern administrative tools and advanced technologies, we aim to accelerate decision-making and improve service quality in alignment with the principle of One Government. Our vision is to shape a future-ready urban model for Dubai, making it the world’s most adaptive and resilient city, continuously evolving to enhance quality of life.”
His Excellency Khalfan Belhoul, Chief Executive Officer of Dubai Future Foundation, said: “Announcing this partnership during Urban Future Week underscores the importance of government collaboration in adopting design thinking and foresight methodologies. It supports Dubai’s leadership as one of the world’s most future-ready cities, guided by a shared vision centred on advancing quality of life and delivering services grounded in community needs.”
His Excellency Dr. Mohammed Al Zarooni, Executive Chairman of Dubai Integrated Economic Zones (DIEZ), said: “DIEZ is committed to supporting government initiatives that strengthen flexibility, ease of doing business, and the quality of service delivery in line with Dubai’s policies and strategies, including the Dubai Economic Agenda (D33) and its objectives to enhance future readiness and the ability to anticipate sectoral shifts efficiently. We look forward to contributing actively to this initiative and reinforcing integration with partner entities, drawing on our experience in developing comprehensive, flexible ecosystems across our three economic zones: Dubai Airport Freezone, Dubai Silicon Oasis, and Dubai CommerCity.”
His Excellency Nasser Al Neyadi, Chief Executive Officer of the Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation, said: “Our partnership with Dubai Municipality under the Joint Agility Incubator reflects our shared commitment to strengthening government integration and enhancing the efficiency of public services to deliver a seamless urban experience for residents and visitors. We remain dedicated to leveraging our data and expertise to develop innovative solutions in ports, customs, and logistics, supporting future-oriented urban planning and reinforcing the city’s readiness for emerging challenges. This initiative marks a significant step in advancing Dubai’s vision of becoming a global model for agility and institutional integration.”
His Excellency Malek Al Malek, Director General of the Dubai Development Authority, said: “Our support for this initiative reflects our shared role in strengthening and advancing Dubai’s urban planning ecosystem. It enables the emirate’s development strategies by activating modern technologies across construction and city management, guided by global best practices. This aligns with the Government’s forward-looking vision and supports both the Dubai Urban Plan 2040 and the Dubai Economic Agenda (D33).”
Dr. Younis Kazim, Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Health Regulation Sector at the Dubai Health Authority, said: “The Joint Agility Incubator represents a significant step toward strengthening integration among government entities and reinforcing the One Government principle in line with the leadership’s vision to make Dubai the most agile and future-ready city. This initiative supports the Government of Dubai’s direction to accelerate responses to future challenges and adopt flexible, data-driven operational models that ensure seamless service integration across sectors. Such an approach contributes directly to improving quality of life for all members of society.”

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