Business Continuity Policy
The Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department in Dubai (IACAD) is committed to implementing a Business Continuity Management System aimed at providing essential services to the relevant stakeholders as quickly as possible, in accordance with the requirements of ISO 22301 and related plans through the following:
- Compliance with all relevant legal and regulatory requirements.
- Establishing and managing an integrated system to achieve IACAD’s objectives related to business continuity within the Business Continuity Management System.
- Providing the necessary financial, technical, infrastructure resources, and qualified human resources to implement the system's requirements.
- Continuous improvement through learning from successful experiences and best practices related to business continuity.
AHMAD DARWISH ALMUHAIRI - General Director
Information Security Policy
Our Mission: An integrated preemptive system and interrelated services to develop religious awareness and charitable work and build mosques according to best practices.
Information Security Policy Statement : Information is one of our most valuable assets and is at risk from a wide range of physical and electronic threats. Preserving the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of this information is essential if we are to maintain our operational ability, protect our assets, and safeguard customer and employee data. In line with our goals of achieving compliance with DESC ISR (Dubai Electronic Security Center, Information Security Regulation) and ISO 27001 Information Security Management Systems, IACAD is committed to continuously improving Information Security controls and culture throughout the organization to effectively secure our IT systems and information. This commitment includes:
- Ensuring information is protected to an appropriate level, based upon the impact of its disclosure, modification, or loss.
- Complying with all relevant information management legislation, regulations, and standards.
- Ensuring that employees are clear about their responsibilities regarding ownership of information security and that we expect them to take their legal and moral role seriously.
- Managing the security of all computer systems and supporting infrastructure through the implementation of appropriate technical security controls.
- Ensuring that security is an integral part of information systems, including segregation of duties, change control procedures, and agreed testing and approval processes.
- Managing Information Security events and weaknesses to allow timely corrective action to be taken.
- Protecting critical information systems from the effects of major failures or disasters by deploying appropriately resilient infrastructure and ensuring redundant equipment, media, and papers are disposed of securely.
IACAD will annually review the Information Security policy statement and the way it operates, or more frequently in the case of significant changes to the nature or scope of risk in the organization.
For more information, please contact information Security Department (isr@iacad.gov.ae)
AHMAD DARWISH ALMUHAIRI - General Director
Sustainable Procurement Policy
Islamic Affairs & Charitable Activities Department is committed to all practices related to sustainable procurement and green purchases through providing the departments’ needs of goods, and services that have the lowest negative and the most positive, environmental, social, and economic impacts. Islamic Affairs & Charitable Activities Department will work on achieving its Sustainable Procurement Policy, maintain natural, financial, and human resources as well as its social responsibility through:
- Commitment to all laws and regulations as well as sustainability requirements and stakeholders’ needs.
- Provide all the departments’ needs of goods, and services as per the actual needs, with approved quality and timeframe, and competitive prices that enhance the financial efficiencies and reduce government expenditures.
- Respect and appreciate all stakeholders involved in the supply chain, treat them with honesty and integrity, take into consideration social and cultural diversity, behave ethically in accordance with the ethical standards and rules of conduct.
- Ensure the achievement of corporate governance principles, concepts and standards in applying purchasing and contracting processes and activities.
- Provide clear and accurate information about the specification and details of the requested goods and services, promote fair competition among suppliers, respect their privacy, confidentiality of offers and property rights.
- Assess and select suppliers based on pre-defined criterion which ensure equity while focusing on sustainability aspects (economic, society and environment).
- Raise awareness and commitment of stakeholders towards sustainability issues and provide them with recommendations and solutions to enhance their performance toward sustainability.
- Provide effective communication channels to enhance collaborative approach among all supply chain parties, as well as study of all suggestions and feedback provided to enhance sustainability.
- Provide necessary requirements to maintain health and safety of employees, suppliers, & customers, and prevent hazards.
- Support and enhance the national economy through increase purchases from new established and Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) where applicable.
Islamic Affairs & Charitable Activities Department believes that the achievement of this policy comes through continuous improvement of the sustainability procurement system as per ISO 20400:2017, setting objectives and review them periodically to ensure that the system is efficient and effective, improve the system based on learning and review cycle to meet new changes in the work environment.
AHMAD DARWISH ALMUHAIRI - General Director