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GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS - E-GOVERNMENT
 UAE to present its e-parliament model to World e-Parliament Conference
Posted on 26/11/2008
As winner of the best parliament in using modern technology in the Arab World, the UAE Federal National Council (FNC) will present its paperless parliament model to the World e-Parliament Conference 2008 which started yesterday at the European Parliament in Brussels.
Dr. Mohammed Salim Al Mazrouie, FNC Secretary General, said :'We are using modern technology in the parliamentary work at a broader scale as possible and employ all available opportunities towards that end ...we have in the UAE
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 Ministry adopts Google tech
Posted on 20/10/2008
The UAE Ministry of Foreign Trade has announced that it has integrated all applications from Google to support its e-mail, scheduling and business document management activities.
The ministry thus becomes the first governmental institution in the Gulf to formally adopt Google services in its daily operations.
The decision to include Google capabilities in the ministry's system was reached after a thorough study of potential service providers that explored the following areas: e-security, use
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 Dubai eGovernment launches 'mPay' as online adoption of government services continues
Posted on 19/10/2008
Dubai eGovernment has announced that it has recently launched "mPay," a mobile payment service designed to provide an efficient and comfortable means of paying government fees in Dubai. The new payment scheme has been part of an ongoing programme to increase online adoption of government services and help improve performance and customer satisfaction within all government departments.
Utilising the highly secure Dubai eGovernment ePay system, which is compliant with "Verified by Visa" and
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 Dubai eGovernment signs agreement with Zayed University
Posted on 17/09/2008
Dubai eGovernment has signed an agreement with Zayed University to collaborate in providing gainful career development opportunities for university students in the field of information technology.
The newly sealed partnership is part of Dubai eGovernment's programme to help consolidate the UAE's position as the top performer among Middle East countries in the information and communication technology (ICT) readiness index.
In the Global Information Technology Report (GITR), a joint study
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![]() Dubai eGovernment eyes Dh1bn revenue this year
Posted on 04/09/2008
Dubai's integrated electronic payment system (ePay) has collected Dh602 million so far this year and is expected to record revenues of Dh1bn by the end of 2008.
E-pay, created to facilitate and secure electronic payments, acts as a payment gateway between Dubai residents and the government. Revenues collected go directly to various government departments without a need for physical interaction.
Speaking to Emirates Business, Salem Al Shair, eServices Director of Dubai eGovernment, the agency
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 Call for e-link among government bodies
Posted on 23/07/2008
The mandate of the Abu Dhabi Systems and Information Committee (ADSIC) is to provide an electronic link between the various local government bodies and the federal government and to facilitate procedures for all customers. This was stated by experts who attended the electronic government forum yesterday that highlighted the latest developments and plans of Abu Dhabi Government to facilitate its services to customers.
ADSIC is currently leading more than 75 e-government projects. These include
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![]() UAE bags Middle East eGovernment and eServices Excellence Awards
Posted on 29/05/2008
United Arab Emirates won two awards at the13th Middle East eGovernment and eServices Excellence Awards ceremony, which was held at Burj Al Arab in Dubai on Tuesday evening.
Igor Ivanov, Former Foreign Minister - Russian Federation was awarded the 2008 Global Visionary Award. The award was given in recognition of his global leadership, vision, and contributions towards building a better world for all mankind.
Organised by the Middle East Excellence Awards Institute, the awards recognized
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 Mohammed bin Zayed attends launching of eCouncil
Posted on 12/05/2008
HH General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and Chairman of the Executive Council, and members of the Executive Council witnessed yesterday the inauguration of General Secretariat's website: http://www.gsec.abudhabi.ae.
The ceremony was also attended by HH Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chief of the Abu Dhabi crown Prince's Court '&'
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![]() Abu Dhabi ranks high in e-Maturity
Posted on 03/04/2008
In late 2007, the Abu Dhabi Government undertook its first research project to measure the Emirate's capability to apply and benefit from Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), clearly demonstrating its commitment to developing both e-Maturity and e-Government. The resultant report, The Annual Abu Dhabi e-Maturity Assessment, sheds light on a variety of correlated topics ranging from ICT utilization in business, health and education to e-Government infrastructure and services
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 UAE ranks 32nd in UNDESA e-government readiness index
Posted on 24/02/2008
The UAE was ranked 32nd in e-government readiness index among the 192 member states in the fourth-edition of the eGovernment survey conducted by United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA). The country, which came 42nd in 2005, has outperformed other Gulf countries. The report ranks Bahrain 42nd, followed by Qatar at 53, Kuwait at 57, Saudi Arabia at 70 and Oman at 84.
The survey also ranked the UAE fifth in terms of transaction services, just behind developed countries
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 UAE ranks 5th in transactional services in UN e-Government survey
Posted on 13/02/2008
The 2008 United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) UN eGovernment Survey has ranked the UAE in 5th position in terms of transactional services, just behind developed countries like Sweden, Denmark, Norway and the US.
The survey also placed the UAE 32nd among 192 UN Member States in the 2008 eGovernment Readiness Index, while the country achieved the 12th position in the web measurement index, which rated the online presence of national websites and selected ministries,
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![]() UAE is the first among Arab States with respect to ‘e-Readiness Maturity’
Posted on 22/10/2007
Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, the Minister of Economy, has reiterated the UAE's firm resolve to join leading ranks of premier countries in respect of e-Readiness Maturity.
"The UAE is the first among the Arab States with respect to "e-Readiness Maturity”, bearing in mind that the Economist Intelligence Unit of The Economist Group ranked the ‘e-Readiness Maturity' of the UAE to be the 33rd internationally,” added Sheikha Lubna.
"We aim to be among the first 10 countries worldwide with respect to
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 You can access government services online
Posted on 11/07/2007
A massive advertising campaign was launched on Tuesday to promote Dubai eGovernment's portal http://www.dubai.ae which the public can access for all online services. The move comes as government departments accelerate efforts to improve their online services in line with the target set by His Highness Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to provide 90 per cent
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 E-government revamp plan aims to improve efficiency
Posted on 16/05/2007
Top government officials yesterday said a new plan to overhaul the nation's e-government services would make the UAE economy more competitive and improve transparency. The Ministry of Government Sector Development signed an agreement with Dubai eGovernment to simplify and streamline online services throughout the seven emirates, under the umbrella of the Federal Government.
The project is considered one of the first following the announcement of the UAE Strategy Plan in April, which among
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 Abu Dhabi launches user-centric portal
Posted on 08/02/2007
The UAE capital has gone digital. Abu Dhabi Systems and Information Committee (ADSIC) yesterday launched a user-centric Government portal, http://www.abudhabi.ae, to provide citizens and businesses with a first port of call for clear and direct access to government services.
The portal, e-Abu Dhabi, provides more than 500 government services; many of them already available as complete online services. With topics such
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