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PC penetration in the Arab world is poised to record a rapid increase within the next few years, with many of the countries crossing penetration levels of 20 per cent. This augurs well for the various e-governance projects launched by the different governments in the Arab countries, according to Salem Al Shair, Director eServices, Dubai eGovernment. Al Shair was delivering the keynote address at the recently held "Regional Workshop on e-Government" organized by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in association with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Yemen, at Technology City, Sana'a. The workshop was under the auspices of the Prime Minister of Yemen, H.E. Abdelkader BaJamal, who is also the Chairman of the ICT Executive Committee.

The Dubai eGovernment has announced that it will provide patronage to the two day summit on Palm, PDAs, Pocket PCs, Tablet PCs and handheld computing devices to be held on December 9 and 10, 2003 at the Emirates Towers Hotel, Dubai.

PC penetration in the Arab world is poised to record a rapid increase within the next few years, with many of the countries crossing penetration levels of 20 per cent.

Salem Al Shair, Director eServices, Dubai eGovernment. This augurs well for the various e-governance projects launched by the different governments in the Arab countries, according to Salem Al Shair, Director eServices, Dubai eGovernment.

Thousands of customers who have to visit Dubai Municipality every day can now spare themselves a journey thanks to a new online payment facility.

It allows bills and invoices to be paid on the Internet using a Visa or MasterCard credit card or with an e-Dirham smart card. It makes use of a secure Electronic Payment Gateway provided by Dubai e-Government.