The total number of services provided by eGovernment will increase from the current 28 to 167 by the end of 2009, said Deputy Prime Minister and chairman of the Supreme Committee for Information and Communication Technology Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa.
The initiative called 'e-government towards a better life' was launched yesterday by Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, the Deputy Prime Minister and the Chairman of the Supreme Committee for Information and Communication Technology (SCICT) who highlighted the salient features of the three year e-government strategy.
The ceremony will be held under the patronage of Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, who is also the chairman of the Supreme Committee for Information and Communications Technology.
The e-government initiative, which was developed by the Bahraini Central Informatics Organization over the past two years, will be launched at a grand ceremony that will be attended by the Kingdom's President of Shura Council, members of the Parliament, ministers and governors.
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They can also check drug prices, entries in the doctors and dentists directory and apply for Health Ministry jobs.
It follows the launch of a new website by the Health Ministry yesterday.