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The Office of Personnel Management by early March will release a request for proposals for online training services for its E-Learning e-government project.

The multiple award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract will feature nine service categories and have one base year with four one-year options. E-Learning is one of five Quicksilver projects OPM is managing.

Dubai eGovernment and the UAE University have signed a deal to boost mutual co-operation.

UAE University vice-chancellor Dr Hadef bin Jouan Al Dhahiri said the memorandum of understanding would enable the university to achieve its goal of strengthening its focus on IT education by providing on-the-job training to the students.

The Dubai Police is set to launch today the experimental phase of 'electronic fingerprinting' in a run up to its use at various police stations in the next two years, a senior officer said yesterday.

The launch comes at the instruction of General Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and UAE Minister of Defence, in his capacity as Head of Dubai Police and Public Security.

Dubai eGovernment and the UAE University have laid the foundation for a long-term collaboration by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that spells out mutual cooperation in different areas, including research and benchmarking, content for e-learning, hands-on training of Dubai eGovernment systems and participation in seminars and training courses.

The UAE e-Government Steering Committee has given the green light for the implementation of five e-government projects as part of a transition plan to put into action priority projects.

UAE Minister of State for Finance and Industry Dr Mohamed Khalfan bin Kharbash said the projects, covering vital aspects relevant to federal government processes, would be initiated in another six months. Set up last April, the committee submitted the transition plan for approval last month.