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Wednesday, 3.07.2024
eGovernment Forschung seit 2001 | eGovernment Research since 2001
All applications for new work permits or renewals will now be processed within 48 working hours, as part of the government’s efforts of making Bahrain an e-government country.

Similarly, labour and occupational labour complaints will also be processed within 48 hours, Assistant Under-Secretary at the Ministry of Labour, Shaikh Abdulrahman bin Abdulla Al Khalifa has said.

Read more: Bahrain to process work permits within 48 hours

Waiting time for some public services has been slashed from hours to minutes thanks to the new electronic government network.

People will be able use the Internet by the end of the year to renew their driving licences, register their vehicles, pay traffic fines, renew their Central Population Register (CPR) cards or register as unemployed.

It is all part of the expansion of e-government to speed up public services, says Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and Central Informatics Organisation (CIO) president Shaikh Ahmed bin Ateyatalla Al Khalifa.

Read more: Bahrain: Public services on the fast track

Bahrain is keen to strengthen its information technology (IT) ties with global IT leader India, a Bahraini minister said yesterday.

India, whose highly trained team of experts work in the global IT industry, is an ideal partner for Bahrain in promoting its e-government initiatives, said the newly-appointed Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and president of the Central Informatics Organisation (CIO), Shaikh Ahmed bin Ateyatalla Al Khalifa.

Read more: Bahrain 'eager for IT ties with India'

People in Bahrain will be able to renew their driving licences, register their cars or pay traffic fines via the Internet by the end of the year.

They will also be able to register as unemployed or renew their Central Population Register (CPR) cards online.

The five new electronic services will be the first phase of the expansion of e-government, to speed up public services, says Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and Central Informatics Organisation president Shaikh Ahmed bin Ateyatalla Al Khalifa.

Read more: Bahrain: Driving licences via the Internet soon

An expert yesterday called for more quality Internet content in languages other than English during a visit to Bahrain.

United Nations (UN) World Summit Awards (WSA) board chairman and International Centre for New Media (ICNM) honorary president Peter Bruck said more should be done to bridge the digital divide.

"Today, 90 per cent of the content on the Internet is in English, but English is not the mother tongue of most of the people on this planet," he said.

Read more: Bahrain: Call to bridge digital divide

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