Details of sections of the portal were revealed at a forum, attended by more all government ministries, and organized in Abu Dhabi by MOFI in tandem with Etisalat represented by E-Company. Dr. Mohamed Emir Mavani, Director, Group Public Sector Reform at the Ministry of Finance and Industry, said: 'The e-Portal is an essential element of the e-Government project and reflects the determination of the UAE government to develop its systems and procedures to take performance to a higher level.'
He said this electronic gateway brings closer the day when the UAE could realistically be described as a knowledge-based society. The e-Portal project will lead to a radical overhaul of government services as it sets new targets for communicating with customers and end users and develops a knowledge base that draws on all federal ministries and authorities.
Maha Al Aidarous, MOFI's Deputy Director, Information Systems Department, said that the e-Portal aims at providing a single point of access to government information and services. ' The portal also means a unified infrastructural gateway, and a user-friendly and secure government tool,' she added.
Al Aidarous noted that the importance of a unified government website cannot be overstated. It is expected to make a big contribution to delivering a standard and consistent look and feel to all government information and services.
The e-Portal is expected to be beneficial to the operation of government and to its customers. It will allow federal government to get rapid feedback, speed up processes in general and take away much of the burden of administrative work.
Earlier this year, the Ministry of Finance and Industry signed a major agreement with Emirates Telecommunication Corporation (Etisalat) to put in place the technical framework that would form the basis for a comprehensive system of e-government. Etisalat has since been the Ministry's technical partner in creating the electronic network that links all federal ministries and bodies and has delivered a range of cutting edge e-services.
Ahmed bin Ghanam, from Etisalat's E-Company, who participated in the workshop said: ' Etisalat's participation in this project through E-Company is indicative of the overall role we play in the e-Government project. We do have the technical capabilities to make the e-Portal project a success and we are looking forward to work closely with all ministries and authorities during the implementation phase.'
Autor: Anne-Birte Stensgaard
Quelle: AME Info/a>, 18.09.2004
