The initiative, named the Enterprise Architecture Project (EAP), is considered to be the first of kind in the region and will make governmental procedures quicker and more streamlined.
The new project was unveiled to an audience of senior government IT heads by eGA CEO Mohammed Al Qaed at an introductory seminar at the Movenpick Hotel. In his speech, Al Qaed called the EAP as one of the eGovernment's most important strategic projects.
Al Qaed said: 'Our work in the eGA revolves around establishing the necessary infrastructure in order to achieve a fully integrated and effective eGovernment platform.'
'As such, the eGA was committed from the outset to overseeing the execution of the EAP, with the guidance of the Supreme Committee for ICT (SCICT) headed by HE Sheikh Mohammad bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, Deputy Prime Minister, and making the project a reality, and to become the first country in the region to accomplish this pioneering initiative,' he added.
'This project will unify the standards and procedures among all government entities in all matters related to ICT under one umbrella,' Al Qaed explained, 'and this in turn will lead to full ICT infrastructure integration in government.'
He went on to say that the project will increase the quality and efficiency of eServices and link it to other communication channels such as the eGA National Portal and national telecommunications networks. In addition, it will create a vision shared by all in how to enhance government performance through improved administrative procedures between various ministries and make all future ICT projects more cost-effective. Not only that, but it will also simplify and reduce the time needed for lengthy procedures and help in moving away from unnecessary bureaucracy.
The IT departments in each ministry will be closely involved in the highly complex project which will not only upgrade and standardize the data, applications, processes, network, IT infrastructure and service delivery methodology used throughout the various government departments, but will also involve the transfer of skills to all those involved, including the end users.
According to Al Qaed, the upgrade is part of the overall government strategy to bring Bahrain firmly into the modern information age. 'The government is 100% behind the eGA mandate to boost government eService delivery by using the very latest in ICT, enabling us to reduce the time to roll out new eServices and enhance the level of eServices in general,' he said.
Due to its scale and complexity, the project will be conducted over two phases. Phase One will consist of data gathering to understand the current IT architecture, while Phase Two involves re-engineering that architecture to create comprehensive IT solutions in the following areas: application architecture, security and privacy architecture, data architecture, process architecture, and technology architecture.
The short-term and long-term solutions that come out in the end will be the roadmap by which all future ICT initiatives in government entities will be set, thus reducing time and effort, conserving resources, and bring forth a flexible and scalable IT system for the future, in line with the leadership's Bahrain Vision 2030 initiative.
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Autor(en)/Author(s): Siba Sami Ammari
Quelle/Source: AME Info, 19.01.2009
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