JEDDAH: Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior Prince Naif will launch a new strategic plan of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice at the Riyadh InterContinental on Tuesday.
Abdul Aziz Al-Humain, president of the commission, said the strategy was aimed at improving the organization’s stature and services and enhancing the efficiency of its workers in order to make it a model for government departments.
Al-Humain signed an agreement on Tuesday with Khaled Al-Sultan, president of King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, for drafting the commission’s long-term strategy.
The university’s strategic studies and planning center will take one year to prepare the strategy. He said the strategy would cover all the commission’s activities, including fieldwork and administration. “We have appointed two spokesmen to provide correct information about our activities,” he said, adding that they had undergone special training.
Ibrahim Al-Huwaimel, undersecretary at the commission, said the project would include setting out a 20-year long-term strategy after studying the present situation and shortcomings.
“Such a long-term strategy will also review the points of strength and weakness in order to get rid of negative aspects and strengthen positive aspects,” he said.
Al-Huwaimel added: “The goal is to achieve excellence in carrying out our noble mission after identifying the commission’s objectives.” He said the new strategy would overhaul the commission in order for it to perform its duties in a proper manner.
The new strategy comprises a five-year executive plan based on the long-term strategy, Al-Huwaimel said, adding that the executive plan covered developmental, training and educational programs for its employees.
“We’ll also set out certain mechanisms to monitor quality of services and performance of workers. We’ll promote a culture of planning and strategic thinking among our officials and employees,” he said.
Meanwhile, Al-Humain rejected the proposal of some Shoura Council members to merge the commission with the Ministry of Islamic Affairs. “I think that proposal came in response to our demand to set up monitoring cameras at supermarkets,” Al-Watan Arabic daily quoted him as saying. He defended the idea of setting up cameras and cleared doubts surrounding how his officials would handle such cameras. “We’ll deal with such cameras through security officers in supermarkets and shopping complexes,” Al-Humain said.
