Smart Government App Store includes
access to 100 apps offering 700 services
UAE
Smart App
Store gets high
user satisfaction
TRA urges the public to cast their votes
Ten Emirati projects compete at
the WSIS project prizes
The UAE Smart Government App Store
has been highly rated by users since its
official launch on March 27, according to
a survey by “Gulf News” local newspaper.
Users were satisfied with the idea of de
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veloping the store and the services pro-
vided through it.
The app store, which contains 100 gov-
ernment apps offering 700 customer ser
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vices, has gained a high rating before
even completing its first month on the
Google Play Store for Android smart
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phones. The average rating was hover-
ing around 4.7 on a 5-star scale.
The rating could go up as more users
rate the store in the future.
Ten Emirati projects passed phase one of
the World Summit on Information Society
(WSIS) Project Prizes 2014, according to
the Telecommunication Regulatory Au
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thority (TRA).
TRA urged members of the public to vote
for the nominated government initiatives
and projects to win the WSIS Project Priz
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es 2014, which ends on 18 April 2014.
Ten UAE projects passed phase one of the
WSIS where selection is made by experts
and judging panels in the International
Telecommunication Union (ITU). Winning
projects in the second and final phase are
selected by the audience according to the
number of votes for each of the shortlisted
projects in the various categories.
The prizes are a prominent feature of this
international event. They aim to award
and honor the IT distinguished projects
and people for their continuous efforts in
implementing the recommendations is-
sued by the WSIS in 2003 and 2005.
The 18 categories include ICT applications
in the areas of e-commerce, e-agriculture,
e-learning, e-science, and e-environment
category; capacity building category; in-
ternational and regional co-operation cat-
egory; building confidence and security in
the use of ICT sector category; and the
role of governments and all stakeholders
in the promotion of ICT sector for develop-
ment category.
The ten projects representing the UAE are
as follows:
1- The UAE Mobile Government present
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ed by the Telecommunication Regulatory
Authority (TRA) for the promotion of the
ICT sector.
2- The Mohammed Bin Rashid Smart
learning project in the capacity building
category.
3- Sustain agriculture sector in Abu Dhabi
through smart irrigation system by Abu
Dhabi Food Control Authority for the ICT
applications: e-agriculture.
4- eMart by Dubai Land Department for
the ICT applications: e-commerce.
5- Wide Area Application Services by Abu
Dhabi Education Council for the informa
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tion and communication infrastructure cat-
egory.
6- Abu Dhabi Government e-Citizen Pro
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gram by Abu Dhabi Systems & Informa
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tion Centre (ADSIC) for the ICT applica
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tions: e-learning.
7- Think Science Program by Emirates
Foundation for Youth Development for the
ICT applications: e-science.
8- Hadhreen - At Your eService by Dubai
Electricity & Water Authority for the ICT
applications: e-environment.
9- Child Protection Center Mobile Applica
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tion by Ministry of Interior - Chile Protec
-
tion Centre for the building confidence and
security in the use of ICT category.
10- 5th Biennial VGT Conference 2014 by
the Ministry of Interior for the international
and regional cooperation category.
ITU's WSIS aims to develop an interna
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tional vision to address challenges and
build a comprehensive information society
targeting humans and heading towards
development. In such society, individuals,
communities and people can make full
use of their resources and capabilities to
promote sustainable development and im-
prove their life quality.
Store rating
4.7 stars out of 5 stars
9
April
2014
