Called the Fikraty scheme, it is meant to create a bank of suggestions to improve Dubai’s local transport system. 

According to the scheme, the staff, strategic partners, investors, suppliers and the public are invited to provide relevant inputs or ideas to complement the development of transport and related services provided by the RTA.

"Fikraty will encourage an exchange of ideas that are necessary for growth. The objective of the scheme is to open and ease external and internal communication channels which will aid the operations of the entity with its primary focus being the development of the transport in the emirate. The scheme will facilitate creative thinking and thus help us improve our performance. All positive suggestions will be rewarded," according to Abdulmohsin Ibrahim, CEO of Strategy and Corporate Governance.

Laila Hareb, Director of Strategy and Corporate Performance Department, said, "RTA will welcome suggestions through the website (www.rta.ae) by email and through a prescribed template which can be filled and handed over personally at the RTA office. Other alternatives to register suggestions include calling the authority or its call centre on 8009090."

All suggestions will be evaluated according to prescribed standards relevant to the mode of operation, costs involved, revenues anticipated after implementation and the availability of time.

Hareb said, "People will be rewarded for their suggestions according to revenues generated from the projects after their implementation. Remunerations will be based on the following four categories: Revenues generated worth Dh100,000 to Dh500,000 will be awarded a cash prize of  Dh8,000; those worth Dh500,000 to Dh750,000 will be awarded Dh12,000; a cash reward of Dh20,000 will be given for profits which meet the merit of  Dh750,000 to Dh1,000,000 while those projects which exceed profits worth Dh1,000,000 will get Dh40,000.

Winners will also benefit from points that will be attributed for their suggestions. For every suggestion, five points will be credited to him along with a cash prize. If the winner is an RTA employee he will receive paid leaves along with the cash price entitled. On collecting 20 or 30 points, the winners will receive Dh1,500 and Dh2,500 respectively and RTA employees will be entitled for a day's paid off.

Those collecting 40 points will receive Dh3,500 and if they classify as RTA employees they will be entitled to two days' paid leave, while those who collect 50 points will receive Dh4,500 and three days paid leave.

The last group includes all those who collect 60 points. These winners will receive Dh5,500 and if they are RTA employees they will also be eligible for three days' paid leave.

Rewards will also be given to individuals and groups for suggestions relevant to smaller projects which generate monetary or non-monetary results. These rewards will be based on the following categories: Best individual suggestion that generates monetary or non-monetary positive results will be awarded Dh5,000 or travel tickets or the 'Dalili' navigation system; second best individual suggestion that generates positive results will be awarded Dh2,500, or three days and two-nights in a five-star hotel in the UAE or a seasonal car parking card which is applicable all over Dubai and two best group suggestions that generate positive outputs will be given purchasing coupons according to the number of people in the group.

Hareb said that the coordinators of different units and departments in the RTA will be rewarded annually by the Chairman of the Board and the Executive Director to encourage them to excel in developing the system.