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The e-Government steering committee has approved the master policy plan of 2005 for the vital e-Government project, said Dr Mohammed Khalfan bin Kharbash, UAE Minister of State for Finance and Industry. Dr Kharbash said: "The steering committee members also reviewed progress reports of ongoing projects, and discussed the e-Government Policies, Standards, and Processes (PSP) project. The committee has approximately approved Dh16.4 million as an investment for implementing policy for the current year. We call on parties involved in this project to speed up the process to meet the deadlines set for the various phases of this landmark project. We aim at establishing an e-environment to help us finalise and achieve a world-class UAE e-Government with cutting edge ITC technology. This objective complements our drive to achieve a highly efficient government, and enhances our efforts to provide the corporate sector and individuals, UAE nationals and residents, with up to date solutions for any anticipated problem."

The committee, deliberated on various issues such as engaging the private sector in implementing the master policy as well as the issue of security over transactions. The master plan of 2005 revealed a number of expected delivery items for the projects that were already approved by the steering committee. The steering committee was also briefed about the progress made on different ongoing e-Government projects. These comprise of e-Projects, e-Expat, the Human Resources Management Information System (HRMIS), and Financial Management Information System (FMIS).

The members of the steering committee were also updated about the FMIS, a project that strengthens auditing and financial scrutiny and is regarded as one of the main pillars supporting performance-based budgeting. For the next three months, the FMIS project team will complete all documentation and training requirements for the implementation of the system.

Dr Mohammed Emir Mavani, e-Government project director, Ministry of Finance and Industry, said: "The PSP aims to develop necessary standards and policies covering all areas of e-Government. The project also aims to establish a process of ongoing maintenance and update of the recommended policies and standards, and will serve as a benchmark for new government services that will enter the realm of e-services in the future.

Autor: Sandhya D'Mello

Quelle: Khaleej Times, 17.02.2005