It will link all government ministries and help speed up services to citizens via the Internet.
Central Informatics Organisation president Shaikh Ahmed bin Attiyatalla Al Khalifa said the e-government gate is the by-product of long years of hard work and non-stop planning to prepare crucial infrastructure.
It is a comprehensive framework and an integral system that enables government administrations to provide their services electronically.
The website is also equipped with a central payment system under the supervision of the Finance Ministry. He added that an information office was created to respond to citizens' inquiries on electronic services, noting that a number of essential governmental services have been provided for citizens while work is well under way to provide more services soon such as electricity and water bill payment.
Quelle/Source: Gulf Daily News, 18.06.2006
