The event was also attended by a number of senior officials from the Bahrain government and the Kingdom's business community.
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The event, under the patronage of Commerce and Industry Minister Dr Hassan Fakhro, saw 26 local websites in various categories being honoured.
"The actual issue will begin by the end of 2005 and will include all personal information including bank records and fingerprints," said a spokesperson at the Central Informatics Organisation (CIO).
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The kingdom stands second only to Israel in West Asia, ahead of Cyprus and Turkey.
The UN Global E-Government Readiness Report 2004 was prepared by its Economics and Social Affairs Department.
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Major achievements have been realised in the past 20 months since Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa ordered the implementation of an e-government strategy, said Central Informatics Organisation (CIO) acting president Shaikh Ahmed bin Ateyatalla Al Khalifa.