The eGovernment Authority of Bahrain (eGA) began the transition process to the new upgraded infrastructure of the National Portal (www.bahrain.bh) on Saturday. The new infrastructure improves the efficiency of the National Portal by increasing its capacity tenfold, and offers a unified and comprehensive platform to smoothly access government eServices at any time.
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"Bahrain is ahead of other countries in the region in terms of having a mechanism as well as an open, fair and objective evaluation of e-content," he told the GDN.
The eGovernment Authority of Bahrain (eGA) signed an agreement with Affno, a leading provider of e-Government solutions and Third Wave International, Affno's Middle East partner, to manage and execute the mobile portal in Bahrain.
The agreement was signed by eGA chief executive Mohammed Al Qaed and Third Wave International managing director Stefan Moraes.
The agreement was signed by Mohammed Al Qaed, CEO of the eGA and Stefan Moraes, Managing Director of Third Wave International, which recently established its regional headquarters in Bahrain after seeing the potential for the information and communications technology (ICT) sector in the Kingdom and the emphasis placed on developing this field in its policies and overall strategies, in accordance with the Bahrain 2030 Vision.
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The Unit Maintenance Requests, on www.bahrain.bh, is designed to facilitate access of Bahrain citizens, who are beneficiaries of housing schemes, to register maintenance requests.
The initiative comes as part of the 'Bahrain Vision 2030', which aims to build a better quality of life for all Bahrainis, said officials.