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Institute for eGovernment

The setting up of a new body that would address the needs and requirements of the e-government in Dubai is a welcome step.

The Dubai e-government will accordingly devise the general strategy, provide leadership and guide and supervise the progress of the e-module at all government levels.

Dubai eGovernment has deployed an Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) solution, to help manage maintenance and procurement of Dubai Municipality's Public Transport Department.

The EAM, which is integrated with Dubai's Government Resource Planning (GRP) system will monitor all processes relating to periodic and corrective maintenance, equipment and spare parts for the Municipality's fleet of 2,000 light and heavy vehicles. The EAM runs from data in a central database that helps in monitoring the extent of damages, estimating repair costs, optimizing preventive maintenance plans, upgrading asset management and planning and distributing available resources.

The ceremony was organized as part of the Environmental and Health Education Office's activities on the occasion of the World Environment Day, which falls on June 5.

The “Tempus IC” system allows cabin crew to gather vital information about a passenger’s health quickly and efficiently. The data covers a wide range of the passenger’s ‘vital signs’ including blood pressure and an electrocardiogram. It also allows the crew to take photo imagery.

The ADNET MoU signed at a ceremony held on the Musanada premises in Abu Dhabi marked the soft launch of ADNET and the completion of the implementation of the network infrastructure and the establishment of a 24x7 Network Operations Centre (NOC).

The operator has been working on the supply of mobile-based applications with the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Economy and the Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC).

The one-stop link to all government departments was launched last Wednesday and hundreds of people have already logged on.

Of those, one in four is a resident, 11 per cent live abroad, nine per cent are UAE nationals and a further four per cent are visitors to Dubai. Angel Jwala, 24, who came to the UAE from India a month ago to find a job, said the website is must for those who need to interact with government departments.

Thousands of organizations worldwide were nominated for the "Special Achievement in GIS" award. ADSIC was recognized for setting precedents throughout the GIS community and making an extraordinary contribution to the global society.

Some 56 e-services are now provided to residential and business customers, as well as a directory of services carrying information about 263 services. The site, www.dm.gov.ae, was launched in October 2001.

Rehab Lootah, Director of the Development of Government Services, said the e-citizen programme is open to both UAE nationals and expatriates living in Dubai.

More than 1,055 people, 80 per cent of whom are expatriates of various nationalities, have applied to obtain the membership of the e-citizen programme launched recently by Dubai Government.

"It is imperative to seek the maximum benefit from modern technology solutions to support the achievements and successes of the banking sector in the region, which capitalised on the robust economic and social growth, to avoid the repercussions resulting from the current financial turmoil that is sweeping across all the sectors of the global economy," said Khalid Al Bustani, executive director for Budget Affairs and International Relations at the Ministry of Finance.

“As of October 17, the UAE federal e-government is to be officially launched at the GITEX exhibition, spanning 50 federal entities and seven local governments,” Salem Al Shair, Director-General, General Information Authority, told Khaleej Times.

The portal is part of the federal e-Government programme and another success in the e-Transformation process in the UAE. It combines all government services offered to individuals and businesses.

Held in the Ministry of Public Works’ headquarters, the meeting was attended by Dr. Emir Mavani, the federal e-government programme director at MoFI, and Ahmed Bin Ghannam, e-government programme manager in Etisalat’s business unit, eCompany, which is the technical partner of federal e-government for all the ICT needs of the project.