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Emerging e-Health technologies and their applications for revamping healthcare delivery will be a focal point at the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) annual forum ITU Telecom World 2012, taking place in Dubai 14-18 October.

In concert with fellow UN agency the World Health Organisation (WHO), US telco Verizon, global management consultancy McKinsey, and the government of Uganda, ITU will hold a series of sessions focused on the ambitious goal of global delivery of e-Health solutions.

The Global e-Government Forum (GeGF) 2013, a conference for global e-government leaders and a global event designed to spread the so-called “administrative Hallyu (or the Korean wave)” to the rest of the world, has kicked off with a fanfare at KINTEX, Ilsan, with 300 guests from abroad (including 25 high-ranking, ministerial-level government officials from 50 nations) and approximately 700 domestic participants in attendance.

Mehr Bürgernähe, weniger Administration und eine höhere Effizienz im Finanz- und Organisationsmanagement: Für die mehr als 3.000 Verwaltungsspitzen aus Bund, Ländern und Gemeinden, die sich ab morgen in der Bundeshauptstadt über aktuelle Projekte und Lösungsansätze zur Modernisierung öffentlicher Verwaltungen informieren, stehen diese Themen im Vordergrund.

Al Qaed stated that they've already succeeded in exceeding the set objectives and the number of registered delegates has so far reached 700 people, 550 of them are from outside the Kingdom of Bahrain, representing 97 countries.

Entitled 'Meeting Citizen Demands and Transforming Public Sector Service', the two-day forum set to launch on the 10th of September in the Westin Abu Dhabi Golf Resort and Spa, is organized by Abu Dhabi University's Knowledge Group (ADUKG); and aims to tackle the challenges that face governments in delivering the latest trends in e-services to a technology savvy and demanding public.

The Forum focused on reviewing Dubai Government's Information Security Regulation (ISR), which was recently approved by the ISC in Arabic and English.

Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum today unveiled an initiative whereby government services will be delivered via mobile phones and other advanced technology tools as part of his vision to provide services to clients where ever they are and at any time.

Sheikh Mohammed made his remarks as he launched the ''Smart Government'' initiative, an advanced step of e-government, during a meeting organised for more than 1000 officials. The meeting followed Sheikh Mohammed's instructions given during a recent Government Summit to improve public services.

The event - under the theme Technology Trends and Government Competitiveness, and done in association with IT research and advisory firm Gartner - was held to educate government units on present and upcoming trends in the fields of location-based technology and social media, their relevance to electronic government and how to deal with challenges that may arise with these.

AICT2013 is co-organized by Azerbaijan`s Ministry of Communication and Information Technologies, Education Ministry , Qafqaz University, Baku State University, Lomonosov Moscow State University Baku branch, Institute of Information Technology, and Azerbaijan Technical University.

Speaking at the event, rector of the Baku State University, Academician Abel Maharramov said 2013 was declared the Year of Information Communication Technologies in Azerbaijan.

The conference was held to discuss the global practice in developing and using the e-government, modern forms of cooperation between public organizations in the field of e-governance, using the information and communication technologies in the field of customs and other areas of the economy, as well as examining the current situation on innovative methods of governance and exchanging the experience in this area.

The event will also comprise His Highness's inauguration of Bahrain IT Expo 2013 along with the honoring of eGovernment Excellence Award 2013 winners.

The eGovernment Authority (eGA) signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Information and Communication Technology Conference for the Middle East and North Africa 2009 (MENA ICT 09).

The conference, from November 17 to 19, will be held for the second time after the success of the first conference in Beirut last year.

MEET ICT 2013 will run from December 10 to 12 at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre under the patronage of Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed, Minister of Transportation.

Al Qaed was speaking as he patronised here today the opening of the Arab e-Content Forum entitled "Prospects and creating new opportunity for development and investment".

E-Government CEO, Mohammed Ali Al-Qaed said: We in the Authority believe in the significance of leadership role played by IT and telecommunications technologies in the current knowledge-based economic transformation in the Kingdom. We are keen on engaging all the partners in boosting technologies and capacity building as one of the success factors towards accomplishing the E-Government Strategy2013.

The conference, organized for the fourth consecutive year, in cooperation with Worksmart and Bahrain Technology Companies Society (BTECH), will turn the spotlight on the Kingdom’s regional role as a key player in building ICT capabilities through hosting a prestigious gathering of international experts. Such professionals will add their experience by displaying their skills in the ICT field in order to attract audience from Bahrain and the region.

Deputy Premier and Supreme Committee for Information and Communication Technology chairman Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa will open the event.

He will also honour winners of the eGovernment Excellence Award.

Held from 12 - 13 November 2012, the event encompassed the participation of IT leaders and experts, along with a number of distinguished speakers in the field of 'smart technology'.