Other members of the delegation were Fathi Mahfouz, Programmer and System Analyst; Jihad Attar, Programmer and System Analyst and Omar Bitar, Head of Operations and Networks Section, Ministry of Finance, Jordan. The Jordanian officials were introduced to back-end systems that drive Dubai eGovernment and briefed on the goals and achievements of the company. Dubai eGovernment officials such as Mahmood Al Bastaki, Business Process Re-engineering Consultant; Rehab Lootah, e-services Provisioning Manager and Marwan Ali Al-Naqi, Community Outreach Officer, explained the vision, mission, initiatives like ePay, e4all, eEmployee, eLearning, mDubai and AskDubai and also highlighted the marketing initiatives and the focused community outreach programs.
“Driven by the vision of HH General Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and UAE Defence Minister, Dubai eGovernment has been able to make dramatic progress within a short period, outpacing some developed countries,” said Al Bastaki. “Over 20 government departments now offer integrated online services through the portal www.dubai.ae. More than 1,400 services are available online today, and the number will increase further as we near the goal of offering 90% of our services through electronic channels within the next three years.”
The delegation also visited the e-Gate project of Dubai Naturalisation and Residency Department, Dubai Municipality, Dubai Police, Dubai Internet City, Dubai Media City and the Department of Justice.
Autor: Masarat Daud
Quelle: CPILive, 30.09.2004
