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'Bahrain is a small country and we do not have mass production, but we are talking of savings of 90 to 95 per cent on overhead costs,' Mohammed al-Qaed told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa this week.

With the current situation at hand & in line with its commitment to protect its employees and the public, the Information eGovernment Authority (iGA) urges the public to complete their ID Card transactions through the National Portal, bahrain.bh.

The National Portal offers more than 10 Identity card services in both English and Arabic, including ID renewals issuance of replacement cards; issuance of cards for domestic workers, children under 4 years old and others under applicants’ custodies; enquiries about application statuses; and a range of other services that spare users from physically visiting the ID Card Centers.

The engine is connected with a unified database, linked to all government websites available on the internet, supported with new features, adopted with the latest standards in accordance with the best international practices.

Jobs4Bahrainis is a joint venture between Gulf Connexions, Bahrain's leading recruitment company and Al Hilal Group, a top publishing organisation in the region.

Against strict evaluation criteria, the website won the accolade for, among other reasons, its support for steps to integrate IT into the information society in Bahrain; its commitment to reducing the ‘digital divide’ and content gap between technology-empowered and technology-excluded communities and groups; and bridging society through multimedia.

The Business Licensing Integrated System (BLIS), which is cited as LG CNS's first export of its e-government system to the Middle East, has opened to the public. Under the circumstances that President Park Geun-hye is actively seeking to expand exports of e-government systems to the Middle East, there is increasing anticipation that BLIS will be a bridgehead for exports of ICT to the Middle East.

BLIS is a system of online corporate registration and business licensing in Bahrain, and the central government of the country set out to establish the system as one of its national strategy projects in order to achieve its Economic Development Vision 2030.

The Bahrain International e-Government Forum 2011 is organised by the eGovernment Authority under the patronage of Deputy Prime Minister and Supreme Committee for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) chairman Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa.

It will continue at the Gulf Hotel's Gulf Convention Centre tomorrow and Wednesday.

The recognition is for countries that have sought to revamp eGovernment portals and IT projects and link government entities in a manner that enhances their online presence as a unified entity.

Cutting-edge training programmes are thriving in Arab states, fuelled by collaboration between government, business and academic institutions.

It’s crunch time: A reskilling revolution is crucial if we don’t want workers to be left behind by automation.

The World Economic Forum predicts 1 billion jobs – a third of all jobs worldwide – will be transformed by technology by 2030. Inevitably, traditional sectors will be displaced as demand shifts to emerging tech including data analysis, generative AI and software development.

The signing also coincided with the official opening of the Microsoft Bahrain office, Jean-Philippe Courtois, Chief Executive Officer, Microsoft Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) said.

Where Bahrain is now ranked thirteenth globally, third in Asia, and the first at the Arab, Gulf and Middle East level. More than 10 countries requested to benefit from the experience of the Kingdom of Bahrain in the egovernment field , in order to help them develop government programs and achieve higher positions in the next United Nations report.

Taking into consideration the sizeable population of foreign workers in the country, the national contact center will provide 150 services in three languages other than Arabic: English, Malayalam and Tagalog.

The announcement came Monday during the e-governmental portal excellence award ceremony.

The first-of-its-kind centre will be run by the Bahrain e-Government Authority. It aims to improve public access to government departments by providing a range of services under one roof — including information on office locations, document requirements, government procedures, laws and visa regulations, among other things, a statement highlighted last week.

A National Broadband Network (NBN) to be available on an open access basis, at fair and reasonable prices, is a new government initiative to help transform Bahrain into a knowledge society, Transportation and Telecommunications Minister Kamal Ahmed has said.

The NBN will involve the laying of fibre optic cable to all homes, schools and businesses, providing a country-wide high-speed broadband network within the next three to five years, he said on the sidelines of the sixth edition of the MEET ICT conference and BITEX exhibition.

Silah Gulf is an addition to the other service delivery channels including the national portal (bahrain.bh), the mobile gateway and the eServices centres.

Silah Gulf is one of the leading initiatives for the Bahrain government towards contributing to the national economy to develop employment opportunities for Bahrainis.

The drive is in line with the directives of His Majesty King Hamad to provide assistance to Bahraini families affected by the pandemic and alleviate their financial burdens during this exceptional situation.

A new online service allowing people affected by Covid-19 to register through national platform Bahrain.bh has been launched.

The Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) held a workshop for all employment agencies informing them about the new system and powers granted to the offices.

Under the new system, employers can go to a recruitment agency approved by the LMRA, choose the worker and submit the application electronically.

A system to monitor municipal violations and provide a comprehensive database of the offences was launched yesterday.

Through a single electronic portal and electronic devices, it will also help check the status of existing violations and the whereabouts of inspectors.

Bahrainis can now apply for passport renewals and enquire about their passport application status online at www.bahrain.bh, said a report in the Gulf Daily News (GDN), our sister publication.

Al Wefaq Political Society that won 16 out of 40 seats in 2006 election announced last week its rejection of e-voting out of fear of manipulation of results. The announcement was made in response to an articles in a local newspaper about the possibility of introducing the e-voting in the next election after it was cancelled in 2006 because of rejection by people.