"The government started preparing for leveraging the e-services in early 1990s," he said, noting that the government gateway offers up to 743 e-services for applicants and visitors of the website.
Sheikh Salman made the press remarks following the third session of the conference.
Weiterlesen: E-legislation to speed up law-making - Kuwait Info. Min.
Speaking at a joint news conference with the general coordinator of the conference, MP Yaqoub Al-Sanea, the minister said: "The political leadership attaches much attention to the two-day conference, while legislative, executive and judicial bodies count on it to attain a quantum leap towards the e-government project." He voiced much happiness both legislative and executive authorities will meet together during the conference to be held under the aegis of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.
Weiterlesen: Kuwait Information Minister stresses attention to e-legislation conference
In a keynote speech at the 2nd Arab Conference on Information and Communications, Al-Utheina, who doubles as acting minister of social affairs and labor, said political, social and economic changes worldwide show that information security turns from just a technological matter into a national security issue.
It noted that the electronic and field census of the country's population, buildings and institutions for 2011 has played an important role in the change of Kuwait's rank.
In cooperation with Ministry of Telecommunications, the CSO has updated all data related to information and telecommunication sector in Kuwait and was sent to all relevant international organizations.
Weiterlesen: Kuwait makes progress in Global ICT Competitiveness report -- CSO
The move comes at the behest of Minister of Electricity and Water and Minister of State for Municipal Affairs Abdulaziz Al-Ibrahim, Assistant Director General of Kuwait Municipality for Control and Inspection Ghassan Al-Thaqeb said in news remarks.