Administrative Development Minister Karim Pakradouni said Tuesday that the many IT projects in the public sector, financed by various funds and grants, illustrate the government’s desire to close the digital divide and move quickly toward e-government. “Cooperation and coordination are essential to harmonize and unite the projects into a single coherent system,” said Pakradouni during the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Standards and Guidelines forum at UNESCO Palace in Beirut. A dossier on e-government strategy will be sent to the government next month for approval, he said.
Move aims to utilize information and communications technology to improve services and accessibility.
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