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Monday, 1.07.2024
eGovernment Forschung seit 2001 | eGovernment Research since 2001
Kuwait's e-government website is ranked 50th on a global scale according a UN report listing the top sites on a global scale, said an official from the Kuwaiti Central Agency for Information Technology (CAIT) here Wednesday.

CAIT's Bashayer Al-Awwad told KUNA on sideline of a conference on human development that the event, sponsored by the agency, Kuwait's Civil Service Commission (CSC), and Microsoft, would focus on the role of IT in shaping skills of leaders and managers in government institutions.

Read more: Kuwait''s E-gov''t site ranks 50th on UN list - CAIT

The official “e-gate” website with cooperation of Ministry of Interior have provided a service for voters to inquire about their information through registration number.

The service is put by Ministry of Interior, to offer the voter’s information, regarding the name and place of constituency headquarters, said head of the e-government in Central Agency for Information Technology (CAIT), Dr Ittihad Al-Bahar.

The service simplifies the voter’s usage of gathering information through entering their ID number or ministry of interior reference number, she added.

Read more: KW: E-gate provides service for voters

The Arabian Conference on Information and Communications Security (ACICS) was launched yesterday at the Al-Raya Ballroom under the auspices of the Prime Minister HH Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah. The two-day conference is due to include exhibitions presented by the participating institutions.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the conference, Minister of Information and Communication and Chairman of the Central Agency for Information Technology Salem Al-Othaina announced, "This conference is being held at the time when information and communications security has changed from a technical issue of IT to a national security issue that is addressed with the greatest importance by political leaders. The United States and European Union have established special departments for information and communications security and for countering electronic crimes and terror. Many states envisage having such departments in the future.

Read more: Kuwait hosts cyber security conference

The official "e-gate" website can serve as a one stop solution for all citizens, residents, business people, and governmental bodies to seek more than 453 e-governmental services around the clock.

The e-gate is supervised by the state's Central Agency for Information Technology. It allows visitors access to all information, services, and laws in the State of Kuwait.

It provides services under three categories; services directed at citizens and residents, at businessmen, and other visitors of the page. It gives access to e-services from 39 governmental bodies.

Read more: Kuwait''s e-gate provides 453 governmental services 24/7

Every day, I receive e-mails from readers who complain about the awful waiting period at government offices. People waste several days trying to complete paper work, obtain residence permit renewal or attest official documents. I don't think dealing with bureaucratic sluggishness in any part of the world is a cake walk.

It is boring, and there are times when you could lose temper thanks to the large number of documents they seek and the wasted time spent waiting to attest a single document. I can understand the frustration that residents experience. Unfortunately most official bodies have formulated rules regulations taking a myriad aspects into consideration, except for people's time, effort and patience.

Read more: KW: Dreaming of an e-governance system

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