[This article was published in the November 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
This egov article discusses in details the status of e-governance in UAE and the benefits that the people have accrued from the e-Governance initiatives of UAE.
[This article was published in the August 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Events Diary
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.
South Africa has recorded leadership in some key areas of ICT development according to a recent report produced by IBM, through its Institute of Business Value, and the Economist Intelligence Unit. These key areas include legal environment, consumer and business adoption of ICT, as well as government policy and vision around this strategic industry to the country
[This article was published in the April 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Development News
The United Nations (UN) has released survey of e-Government readiness around the world. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) were the highest ranked countries in the Middle East. The UAE moved up to 32nd spot from 42nd in 2005.
After introducing a biometric card in the country, the UAE Government is bringing e-Voting and e-Elections to move one step towards e-Governance.
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.
The 2008 United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) UN eGovernment survey has ranked the UAE in 5th position in terms of transactional services. The survey has also ranked UAE 32th among 192 UN members states in the 2008 eGovernment Readiness Index.
CrimsonLogic has been awarded a major project to develop and operate a revolutionary e-Justice programme for the Ministry of Justice of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).This major project entails developing an ambitious e-Justice programme in the UAE.
