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Oman to host first GCC e-Government conference

Global Arab Network - - Mohamed Tamer

Saturday, 05 December 2009 13:29

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Oman will host the first GCC e-governance conference due to begin at Al Bustan Palace Hotel on December 21 and continue for three days.
The conference will see the participation of officials and specialists concerned with information and communication technology from GCC states and international organisations. The aim is to monitor the achievements of other parties in this field, while at the same time pondering on the progress achieved in member states in the field of digital economy.

The conference will allow IT-related departments in GCC states to exchange expertise and hold a meeting to address the challenges of implementing e-governance, giving priority to educational, health and social security services.
The conference calls for innovative proposals on e-governance, including the preparedness of networks in GCC states to implement the project and to train employees of the government sector in utilising information and communication technology (ICT), as well as the contribution of the ICT sector to the gross domestic product, government-private sector partnership and the development of social awareness about digital technology.

An official in the Omani Ministry of National economy told local press that Oman was chosen to host this event following the meeting of the heads of institutes and bodies of communications and information technology, held in Bahrain in 2008.

A number of recommendations were agreed on in the conference including the holding of a GCC conference to discuss the challenges facing the e-Government process, besides exchanging expertise and ideas and cooping with the latest developments in the communications and information technology field.

The significance of this conference comes from the large attendance of leading Executive directors in the GCC e-governmental institutions, and officials in leading institutions in the field of communications and information technology, and a number of academics from various educational institutions.

An exhibition will be organized on the sidelines of the conference, besides running for the first time a competition for the prize of e-Government excellence award. (Omannet)

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