Gulf Air, the Kingdom of Bahrain’s national carrier, and the Information & eGovernment Authority (IGA) recently conducted a knowledge sharing session at the airline’s Muharraq headquarters to raise awareness and facilitate understanding of the protection of state information and documents, in line with the State Secrets law.
Gulf Air A/Chief Executive Officer Maher Salman Al Musallam spoke of the session: "It is of critical importance that Gulf Air’s management team and the airline’s entire workforce, have the capabilities and knowledge to collect, classify and maintain information securely and responsibly - protecting and securing the airline’s information in all its forms to ensure there is no misuse. Such knowledge sharing sessions help us work together to secure all Gulf Air information and ensure the airline’s compliance with information handling requirements."
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The Ministry of Education (MoE)'s Assistant Undersecretary for Planning and Data, Nawal Ebrahim Al Khater, said the ministry has completed the modernisation and updating of its website in cooperation between the Data Management Systems Directorate and the Informatics and E-Government Authority to monitor and block any hacking attempts.
The move comes as part of the ministry's digital educational empowerment scheme.
Deputy Premier and Chairman of the Supreme Committee for Information and Communication Technology HH Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa received at the Gudaibiya Palace today the CEO of the Informatics and e-Government Authority Mohammed Ali Al-Qaed.
The deputy premier congratulated Al-Qaed on the issuance of a royal decree appointing him as CEO of the Informatics and e-Government Authority, and wished him every success.
Read more: BH: Deputy premier receives Informatics, e-Government Authority CEO
Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments and the Supreme Judicial Council announced the implementation of an advanced online system for Execution Directorates’ procedures as well as a set of new e-services, in cooperation with the Informatics & e-Government Authority.
Held last Thursday, the announcement was in the presence of the Minister of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments Shaikh Khalid bin Ali AlKhalifa; Head of Supreme Judicial Council and President of the Cassation Court Chancellor Salem bin Mohammed AlKuwari; along with Informatics & eGovernment Authority CEO Mr. Mohammed Ali AlQaed.
Read more: BH: Justice Ministry launches online execution procedures system, e-services
A National Broadband Network (NBN) to be available on an open access basis, at fair and reasonable prices, is a new government initiative to help transform Bahrain into a knowledge society, Transportation and Telecommunications Minister Kamal Ahmed has said.
The NBN will involve the laying of fibre optic cable to all homes, schools and businesses, providing a country-wide high-speed broadband network within the next three to five years, he said on the sidelines of the sixth edition of the MEET ICT conference and BITEX exhibition.