DEPUTY PM CHAIRS ICT SUPREME COMMITTEE MEETING
date: 13 05, 2008
MANAMA, MAY 13 (BNA) DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND CHAIRMAN OF THE SUPREME COMMITTEE FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATION SHAIKH MOHAMMED BIN MUBARAK AL KHALIFA TODAY CHAIRED THE MEETING HELD BY COMMITTEE.
THE MEETING REVIEWED THE PREPARATIONS FOR THE BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL E- GOVERNMENT FORUM (BIEF) TO BE HELD FROM MAY 19 TO 21 UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF DEPUTY PREMIER SHAIKH MOHAMMED. THE FORUM COINCIDES WITH THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF LAUNCHING THE KINGDOMS E-GOVERNMENT STRATEGY. IT IS ORGANISED BY THE E-GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY IN COOPERATION WITH THE BAHRAIN SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS AND THE BAHRAIN IT SOCIETY. THE FORUM WILL HOST INTERNATIONAL, REGIONAL AND LOCAL EXPERTS AT THE AIM OF EXCHANGING KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE. GULF E-GOVERNMENT PROGRAMMES WILL ALSO BE HIGHLIGHTED AT THE FORUM. THE COMMITTEE ALSO REVIEWED THE AWARENESS PROGRAMMES THAT WILL BE HELD ON THE SIDELINES OF THE BIEF. DETAILS OF THE EGOVERNMENT EXCELLENCE AWARD TO BE PRESENTED TO WINNERS ON THE OPENING OF THE BIEF WERE ALSO DISCUSSED AT THE MEETING. JURY PANEL HEAD JAK BOUMANS, THE SECRETARY OF THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DIGITAL MEDIA, GAVE A PRESENTATION ON THE CRITERIA FOLLOWED FOR THE SELECTION OF WINNERS. THE CATEGORIES OF THE AWARD ARE: BEST ESERVICE AWARD, BEST EMATURE MINISTRY (READINESS), APPRECIATION AWARD, BEST ICT SOLUTION PROVIDER AWARD, EECONOMY AWARD, BEST ECONTENT AWARD, BEST EPROPOSAL AWARD, EPARTICIPATION AWARD AND THE ECITIZEN AWARD. THE AWARDS WILL GO TO WINNERS FROM MINISTRIES, GOVERNMENT BODIES, PRIVATE SECTOR ESTABLISHMENTS AND CITIZENS. THERE HAVE BEEN 79 CONTESTANTS FOR THE PRIZE FROM THE VARIOUS MINISTRIES, GOVERNMENT BODIES AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR. THE JURY, MADE UP OF INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL EXPERTS, ARE CURRENTLY VERIFYING THE APPLICATIONS COMPLIANCE WITH THE SET CONDITIONS. THE EGOVERNMENT EXCELLENCE AWARD AIMS AT SPREADING AWARENESS OF THE E- GOVERNMENT IN BAHRAIN. IT ALSO FORMS AN INCENTIVE TO MINISTRIES AND CITIZENS TO AVAIL OF THE E-SERVICES AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES AVAILABLE AND SEEKS TO ENCOURAGE THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO OFFER FURTHER STATE-OF- THE-ART IT INITIATIVES. THE JURY ALSO LEARNED ABOUT THE PROMOTIONAL AND AWARENESS-RAISING CAMPAIGNS DUE TO BE CARRIED OUT BY THE E-GOVERNMENT NATIONWIDE. THE ICT COMMITTEE WILL HOLD ITS NEXT MEETING IN JUNE TO FOLLOW-UP ON RECOMMENDATIONS. HMQ 13-MAY-2008 22:24
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