Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Bahrain ranked first, third, sixth, 12th and 24th respectively in the government procurement of advanced technology products in the World Economic Forum's 2012-2013 'World Competitiveness Report,' according to the Gulf Daily News, our sister publication.
Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Bahrain ranked first, third, sixth, 12th and 24th respectively in the government procurement of advanced technology products in the World Economic Forum's 2012-2013 'World Competitiveness Report.'
Also, the UAE ranked 19 amongst 148 economies in the report for its Global Competitiveness Index, of which e-readiness was key, maintaining its position from 2012-2013; Saudi Arabia was 20, Qatar 13, Bahrain 43 and Kuwait 36.
Across the region, e-government has taken off in a big way in recent years, with the GCC eGov Committee highlighting initiatives such as the UAE's "Government Portal' and Dubai's "Smart Government", The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's "Yesser", Qatar's "Hukoomi", Oman's "Omanuna", Kuwait's "Kuwait Government Portal", and Bahrain's "eGovernment Portal",.
Across the region, e-government has taken off in a big way in recent years, with the GCC eGov Committee highlighting initiatives such as the UAE's "Government Portal' and Dubai's "Smart Government", The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's "Yesser", Qatar's "Hukoomi", Oman's "Omanuna", Kuwait's "Kuwait Government Portal", and Bahrain's "eGovernment Portal".
Abu Dhabi played host to more than 150 high-level Government and infocomm industry delegates from around the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations at the 2nd edition of the GCC e-Participation & e-Governance Forum from 9-11 September 2013.
Held at Dusit Thani Hotel in Abu Dhabi, the event brought together experts and practitioners responsible for driving e-Government development in the region to discuss experiences, challenges and opportunities in developing successful e-Government strategies and solutions.