this respect and, thus, is now mov-
ing towards a more advanced con-
cept; the smart government services.
Therefore, the GCC countries should
benefit from the Emirati expertise
and experience in order to realize
the key objective of creating a unified
Gulf eGovernment”.
For his part, Mohammed Al Qaed,
CEO, eGovernment Authority, Bah-
rain, said: “establishing a unified Gulf
eGovernment requires focus on two
axis. The first one is to be fully pre
-
pared at local levels, which is cur-
rently a big challenge since there are
several local government entities in
the GCC countries that need to ex-
ert remarkable efforts in order to en-
hance their e-presence”.
He noted that 95 percent of govern-
ment services in the GCC countries
are being provided locally to their re-
spective citizens, while interoperable
H.E. Abdul Latif Al Saree – Kuwait
UAE pioneers GCC countries in terms of
eGovernment
H.E. Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori – UAE
Bridging the gap in the level of eGovernment inte-
gration in GCC countries has become a necessity
H.E. Ali bin Saleh Al Sama – Saudi Arabia
GCC countries are e-ready for full
eTransformation
H.E. Mohammed Ali Al Qaed – Bahrain
percent of government services in GCC 95
countries are local, and 5% are interoperable
H.E. Dr. Salim Sultan Al Ruzaiqi – Oman
We have established a unified eGovernment plat-
form that provides integrated services to the public
19
January
2014
