In a specialized lecture, the Abu Dhabi Police tackled the issue of decision-making in light of information scarcity. The lecture, organized by Decision-Making Support Center, was held in the Center’s Theatre at the Police Headquarters complex.
The lecture was attended by Colonel Muhammed Hamid bin Dalmouj Al Dhaheri, Strategy and Performance Development Director General, the General Secretariat of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior; and Colonel Ahmed Saif Al Kaabi, Chief of Al Ain Courts Police Section at the Diplomatic and Governmental Entities Protection Department. Also present were Colonel Awad Rashid Al Muhairi, Chief of Al Hili Border Point Section in al Ain, at the Ports and Airports Security Department; and Major Muhammed Khalifa Al Ali, Chief of Security Research Section at the Decision-Making Support Center.
The lecture was delivered by Lt. Colonel Jamila Nasser Abdullah, Court Police and Prosecution Branch manager in Al Ain, at the Diplomatic and Governmental Entities Protection Department. In her presentation, Lt. Colonel Abdullah shed light on the proper approach to adopt in decision-making when information is scarce. She underscored the importance of relying on previous experiences and expertise; analyzing situations; and benefiting from similar situation information. Moreover, she highlighted the need for forecasting, logical intuition, calculating the best and worst results, understanding the decision’s environment and its complications, as well as the practical and scientific investment of the situation.
Lt. Colonel Abdullah also gave a definition of decision-making, being a: “Comparison between more than one available alternative to solve a certain problem, and between choosing the best solution to achieve a goal or a set of coveted goals. It is also the careful choice of one given alternative among two or more available alternatives,” she noted.
Concluding, Lt. Colonel Jamila Nasser Abdullah indicated that a decision made in light of information scarcity yields the least of unexpected losses; similarly to decisions made under the principle of risk.