The rankings were based on the three key indicators, government's aptitude to employ e-government as a tool to inform, interact, transact and network, telecom infrastructure and human capital index which took into consideration literacy rate and the overall school enrolment ratio.
The survey entitled "World Public Sector Report 2003: e-Government at the Crossroads" ranked countries in terms of e-government readiness as reflected in "the generic capacity or aptitude of the public sector to use Information and Communication Technology for encapsulating public services and deploying to the public high-quality information and effective communication tools that support human development."
The multiple award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract will feature nine service categories and have one base year with four one-year options. E-Learning is one of five Quicksilver projects OPM is managing.
Weiterlesen: UN rep't gives UAE top rating in Middle East & Africa for e-gov't readiness
UAE University vice-chancellor Dr Hadef bin Jouan Al Dhahiri said the memorandum of understanding would enable the university to achieve its goal of strengthening its focus on IT education by providing on-the-job training to the students.