Manama: A delegation from the Kingdom of Bahrain led by eGovernment Authority’s Vice CEO Dr Zakareya Ahmed AlKhaja, to participate in the 2014 UN Global eGovernment Forum which takes place in Kazakhstan starting from the 6th to the 8th of October, under the patronage of Kazakhstan Prime Minister and United Nations Deputy Secretary-General under the slogan: “Smart Governance for Sustainable Development: New Opportunities for Partnerships in the Networked Society”.
The ultimate goal of the Forum is to exchange knowledge and expertise as well as enhance the government’s capacity in promoting smart governance, through the discussion of best policies, strategies and practices in smart governance, and developed societies, providing valuable insights on the new eGovernment trends as well as utilizing new approaches adopted in the 2014 United Nations eGovernment Survey, with a core focus on experiences taken from various countries across the globe in eGovernance, in order to foster cooperation between the developed and developing countries to achieve the delivery of better public services.
The first day of the forum includes a plenary session with selected presentations of eGovernment’s Survey Award winners, the 2014 UN eGovernment Survey Award Ceremony, and four workshops that continue onto the second day with a ministerial roundtable and closing ceremony. The third day includes field tours and transfer of expertise.
Dr. AlKhaja will address Bahrain’s expertise in eGovernance, and its competitiveness that has helped Bahrain to reach global milestone achievements as Bahrain ranks the 18th place worldwide as per this year’s United Nations eGovernment Survey.
Dr Al-Khaja will also shed lights on the Bahrain eGovernment Strategy and highlights its national projects, with a core focus on the citizens ‘needs and engagement in setting policies and using multiple delivery channels of public services.
Abdullah Habib, Head of the Enterprise Architecture Governance at eGovernment Authority, will deliver a presentation on the evaluation of eservices in which he addresses the delivery of integrated services that are aligned with the public needs through various channels, in addition to Bahrain’s eGovernment success stories in terms of multiple delivery channels of public services, along with the current trends towards the integration and circulation of services.
Habib will present a wide range of projects carried out by the eGovernment highlighting its positive impacts on the public.
During the first day, the UN will award countries that have set high standards for egovernment development and ranked in advanced levels in the UN eGovernment Survey 2014.
Over 50 leading figures are expected to attend this forum from all over the world as representatives of various governments and international organizations such as the United Nations, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), etc.