The UAE ranks 24th in the world and 1st among Arab countries in its use of information and communication technologies (ICT) to enhance competitiveness and development, according to The Global Information Technology Report 2010-2011
[This article was published in the April 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The Ministry of Communication Technologies of the Republic of Tunisia intends to issue, through an open international tender, a license for
Oman has signed a memorandum of understanding for establishing a digital certification system. The Information Technology Authority (ITA) of Oman signed the MoU with Tunis-based National Digital Certification Agency (Agence Nationale de Certification Electronique – ANCE) to establish the digital certification system.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in Oman aimed at promoting collaboration on Information communication Technology (ICT) matters; specifically focussed on the use of ICT in government and various economic clusters but not limited to only education, justice and law and trade and customs. This MoU has been signed between Information Technology Authority (ITA) and Infocommunications Development Authority (IDA), Singapore.
Bahrain has added many of ICT tools in becoming an infotech hub in the region. The country is ranked 45th on the global Information and Communications Technology readiness index.
“We were predominantly a wire line company when we initially started, now we have successfully diversified ourselves into the wireless space. We are also actively thinking in terms of joint ventures.” tells R.K. Upadhyay, Chairman and Managing Director, Telecommunication Consultants India Limited (TCIL) (A Government of India Enterprise), to egov magazine
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) has released its 2008 e-Government Survey, which shows that all GCC member states have significantly improved in e-Government Readiness since the 2005 survey.
Oman has become the first country in the Middle East to adopt e-admissions for students, who are wiling for higher education courses.
Soon, citizens of Bahrain will use smart cards in Bahrain International Airport to travel UAE, Oman and Qatar.
