Under that MoU, the e-Government Program will provide MOMRA with consultant and infrastructure services to implement the comprehensive municipal information system called "Baladi".
Read more: SA: Ministers of MOMRA and MCIT sign an MoU to support a comprehensive municipal eSystem
Members of the steering committee who attended the celebration included HE Dr. Ibrahim Assaf minister of finance, HE Eng. Mohamed Jamil Mulla minister of communications & information technology, HE Eng. Abdul Aziz Darab governor of the communications and information technology commission. Prominent figures who played significant roles in Yesser's journey including KACST president Dr. Ibrahim Suweil, vice minister of education Dr. Khaled Al-Sibti and ex-governor of communications and information technology Dr. Abdul Rahman Al-Ja'fari attended the celebration.
Read more: SA: Yesser celebrates completion of e-Government phase 1 and commencement of phase 2
E-health solutions are meant to increase efficiency in healthcare services in terms of time, cost, resources, reliability, and ease of communication, Mehmet Bilginsoy, CEO, CompuGroup Medical, Middle East, told the Saudi Gazette.
However, they have also some disadvantages, he noted, such as the need for continuous development to keep pace with the evolution of the medical field and the risk of failure for hospitals that rely fully on e-solutions in certain extreme conditions such as power failures.
Read more: SA: Kingdom region’s leader in healthcare services
“We have new design plans for Makkah, Jeddah and Taif,” Makkah governor Prince Khaled Al-Faisal told a meeting on smart city applications earlier this week.
“It’s our opportunity to take the initiative now. All we need is good management and a strong will to start the project.”
The two prizes have been awarded for both Ministry of Education relating to its significant system "NOUR", and the Human Resources Development Fund with reference to its Program "HAFIZ".
Prince Faisal Bin Abdullah Al-Saud, Minister of Education, and Eng. Adel Bin Mohamed Fakih, Minster of Labour, dedicated the two awards to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz, and his Crown Prince Naif Bin Abdulaziz, for their constant efforts in supporting all government Agencies to achieve development and offer simple e-Services for beneficiaries including individuals, business sector and all government agencies.
Read more: Saudi Arabia reaps two UN world-class awards in IT and e-Services