Ajman Human Resources Department Organises Innovation Labs to Leverage Artificial Intelligence and Enhance the Institutional Work Environment

As part of its participation in UAE Innovates Month, the Ajman Government Human Resources Department is organising a series of innovation labs and activities for its employees, aimed at fostering a culture of innovation and creative thinking, exploring opportunities to leverage artificial intelligence in addressing institutional challenges, and developing practical solutions that contribute to simplifying procedures and enhancing operational efficiency. These initiatives also seek to strengthen employees’ role in driving change and embedding innovation as a core element of the workplace culture.

Hamad Khalfan Bin Turaim Al Shamsi, Head of the Innovation Team at the Ajman Government Human Resources Department, stated that innovation is a fundamental pillar in developing the institutional work environment and a key driver for promoting a culture of initiative and creative thinking. He noted that it plays a vital role in generating practical solutions to challenges and advancing work methods and services through forward-looking approaches that align with future aspirations.

He added that organising these innovation activities reflects the Department’s commitment to providing an engaging and motivating environment that brings employees together to exchange ideas and expertise, explore opportunities for improvement and development, and transform everyday workplace challenges into opportunities for innovation through the application of creative thinking methodologies and collaborative approaches.

As part of these initiatives, the Department is participating in the Ajman Government Innovation Platform by showcasing its Institutional Operations Management System, which has been certified by the Global Innovation Institute (GInI) as one of the institutional solutions that demonstrates the effective application of innovation in enhancing organisational performance. The Department is also organising an interactive lab for its employees titled “Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace,” designed to raise awareness of AI applications and explore opportunities to integrate them into government work. The lab will present real workplace challenges for participants to analyse and address by developing AI-supported solutions and initiatives, generating practical, high-impact ideas that contribute to improving performance and streamlining procedures.

The programme also includes the “60-Minute Lab,” an interactive challenge in which employees collaborate to develop innovative solutions to institutional challenges within a set timeframe. The initiative is designed to encourage rapid creative thinking, strengthen teamwork, and provide a platform for evaluating ideas and selecting the most promising proposals for implementation.

Al Shamsi emphasised that these activities aim to strengthen employees’ participation in driving organisational change and encourage them to put forward proposals and initiatives that simplify procedures, improve operational efficiency, and enhance the employee experience. They also reinforce a culture of continuous learning, making innovation an integral and sustainable practice within the institutional work environment.