DUBAI: Fabian Mohedano, Founder of Barcelona Time Use Initiative for a Healthy Society, one of the winners of the 6th Edge of Government Award, believes that time is a factor not only of growth, but also well-being and healthy productivity.
Speaking to the Emirates News Agency (WAM) at WGS 2024, he said, “10 years ago I had a dream, I thought that time policies would be an innovation for the policies, and this year we are here, and we have won the 6th Edge of Government Award.”
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, honoured Spain’s Life Work Balance project as one of the winners of the 6th Edge of Government Award. A total of 13 global innovations were showcased via the Edge of Government platform, overseen by the Mohammed Bin Rashid Centre for Government Innovation, during the World Governments Summit (WGS) 2024.
Barcelona led unprecedented efforts to develop time use and time tracking policies, amidst a growing acknowledgement of time as bo
th a necessary commodity and a human right.
Launching the First National Time Use Law, the Life Work Balance project, Barcelona was one of the first European cities to include time-use in the city’s policy agenda, inspiring over 75 other cities globally, including Strasbourg, France; Milan, Italy; and, Montevideo, Uruguay, which are part of the World Regional and Local Governments Time Network.
Source: Emirates News Agency
