1st day of 14th GCC eGovernment and eServices Forum Kicks Off Today

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25/05/2008

The 1st day of the 14th GCC eGovernment and eServices Forum took place today at the Al Bustan Rotana Hotel in Dubai, UAE.  Organized by Datamatix Group, the 5-day forum aims to support and promote the development of e-government and e-services in the region and will be held under the theme “Top 100 eGovernment and eServices projects.”

Now in its 14th edition, the forum is widely recognized as the premier event addressing information, issues and concerns regarding e-government in the GCC and is well attended by representatives of government organizations and the ICT sector.

Speaking about the forum, Ali Al Kamali Managing Director Datamatix Group said, “Over the past few years, GCC nations have begun to recognize the important role that e-government can play in economic development and have set about developing e-government readiness strategies and investing in the necessary technological infrastructure. As a result, e-government readiness in this region has steadily and significantly improved, but more e-government awareness initiatives aimed at educating the general public and government employees about e-services and making sure that they are accessible to all are needed to ensure that the benefits of e-government are fully realized and are an essential factor in achieving all of our development goals.” He went on to say “Another important issue is security, which remains as a top concern when extending and developing new e-services – particularly ones that involve financial and other transactions which transmit highly confidential information. And these are just a couple of the many important topics that will be up for discussion in this forum.”

The forum, which showcased e-government developments in the Middle East region and introduced the latest technology, innovations, solutions and practices in the field, featured key-note sessions led by Mr. Salem Khamis Al-Shair, Director – Dubai eGovernment, who delivered the first key note, Success & Failure of GCC eGovernment and eBusiness 2007-2008.

Followed by Sheikh Aimen Al Hosni, Director General, Ministry of Civil Service, Sultanate of Oman. He highlighted the “Challenges & Success facing the success of eGovernment and eServices projects”.

A panel discussion followed to deliberate the important issues regarding developing and applying the eGovernment projects and Measuring the Success & Failure of GCC eGovernment Projects.

Then Mr. Antoine Hraoui Board Member & CEO of Ever ME, presented through his presentation “Why Does the Success of GCC eGovernment Depend on Business Process Reengineering (BPR)”.

On the other hand the presentation of Mr. Nader Alyani discussed the “The future trends of mServices in the Middle East” and pressed on why the success of the GCC eGovernment services could depend on mServices and what the mServices standards, strategies and actions are.
Finally Mr. Stephen Chng, Regional Business Development Director, CrimsonLogic Pte. Ltd. was showcasing a “Successful Global eGovernment BPR Case Study”.

For Further information and/or media inquiries, please contact:

Mr. Ferdie Umali
Datamatix Group
Tel: +971 4 332 6688
Fax: +971 4 332 8223
E-Mail: ferdie@datamatixgroup.com
URL: www.datamatixgroup.com

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