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Dubai Municipality has launched a new set of online services as part of the fourth phase of its e-Government initiative, which is now undergoing a comprehensive review.

The new e-Services include the Online Advertisement Permits Service, the Clearance for Importation of Dangerous Goods and the DM e-Tendering Management System.

This was announced in a press conference on Wednesday, 25th May by Qassim Sultan, Director General of Dubai Municipality, and Hussein Nasser Lootah, Assistant Director General of the Municipality for Planning and Building Affairs and Head of the e-Government Committee.

Weiterlesen: UAE: Dubai Municipality launches new e-Services

A call to focus on enhancing public engagement and foster a knowledge-based society through the implementation of effective e-Government strategies has been the central theme of discussion during the first sessions of the DSG E-Government conference entitled 'From E-Government to I-Government: How Information Government will Revolutionize the Public Sector', which started today at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel.

The conference, organized by the leading Dubai School of Government in partnership with renowned Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, has united an elite audience of Arab and international academics, policy makers, and senior government officials to discuss the need for a paradigm shift in e-Government strategies.

Weiterlesen: UAE: DSG E-Government Conference participants call for better information flows

Dubai Municipality is focusing on increasing online services for the public.

"Currently, we offer 245 e-services as part of the municipality's e-Government service which started in October 2001," said engineer Hussain Nasser Lootah, Chairman of Dubai Municipality (DM) e-Government Steering Committee.

Weiterlesen: UAE: Dubai Municipality pledges more e-services for public

Computer Associate’s (CA) vice president of technology services in the Arab countries, Bjarne Rasmussen, will present CA’s strategy on securing and managing e-government infrastructure, themed “Successful Planning for Mission Critical e-Government Applications”, at the GCC’s e-government forum.

The forum aims to address the main challenges facing e-governments across this region, and highlight the ideal solutions to overcome these challenges. According to Rasmussen, “In the GCC, CA solutions are supporting government departments with their national information technology plans, including e-government initiatives, as they strive to ease the life of the community and businesses, and realign IT to support department goals - all while helping ensure national security.”

Weiterlesen: UAE: E-government forum presents planning for mission critical applications