Government Communication Office Initiatives
The GCO works closely with the Federal Government Entities (FGEs) to fulfill the key communications responsibilities by developing several programs and initiatives following communications best practice. These communications programs and initiatives include:
Manuals
In order to ensure alignment, coordination, and consistency among the communication practices of the communication teams across all Federal Government Entities, the GCO develops a series of manuals that are distributed to communicators across the government. These manuals include clear guidelines and policies on a certain communications topic or function, which would be applicable to FGEs. Examples of such manuals are as follows :
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This booklet explains the pillars of the communication strategy for the federal government of the UAE. It details the medium-to-long term communication objectives that fall under each pillar, and highlights the top communications issues to which government communication efforts must respond on the short term. |
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This manual explains a 10-step approach to develop communication strategies at federal government entities. It aims at aiding communications teams across the federal government in formulating and drafting their communication strategies in light of the overall federal government communication strategy. |
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This manual includes the UAE’s official logo and its elements as well as application standards across all channels of communication, publications and advertising . |
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This manual provides a set of policies, standards and procedures that organise and standardize communication among and within Federal Government Entities. It also provides guidelines for communications among FGEs and other local and foreign parties, ensuring ease of access and the smooth flow of information. |
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This manual provides a set of detailed standards and procedures that organize and standardize media communications activities across all Federal Government Entities. |
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This manual is an expanded version from the media communications guidelines manual. This version includes a new section on the blueprints of communication systems in the federal government, as well as an expanded section on communications procedures and guidelines through media and non-media communication channels. |
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This manual provides a set of detailed standards and procedures that organize and standardize media communications activities across all Federal Government Entities. |
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This manual will provide general web usage guidelines that include web design guidelines, main components/functionalities, legal terms, and auditing processes. All of these guidelines aim at standardizing and organizing the web presence of the Federal Government through the various websites of all FGEs. | |