The UAE will introduce its impressive achievements and progress in terms of e-government to the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), which will be held in Geneva from May 14-18.
The report shows that the UAE Government has made a great advancement in the field of eParticipation, another main factor in determining eReadiness. The UAE has advanced from rank 86 in 2010 to rank six in the 2012 Report. eParticipation is particularly important as a tool of communication between the government and the public.
This giant progress was reflected in the overall rank of the UAE in the eGovernment development index. The UAE has advanced from rank 49 in 2010 to rank 28 in 2012. Over this short period, Emirates eGovernment has succeeded in regaining the leading position of the UAE in the field of eReadiness in the region and the world.
The biennial survey is the most comprehensive reference for eGovernment programmes in the world. The 2012 edition of the report focuses on the role of eGovernment in sustainable development.
The UAE has leaped to rank seven on online service index in the United Nations eGovernment Survey 2012, up from rank 99 in the 2010 version of the biennial report. This noteworthy advancement is a rare achievement for a country since the UN started releasing the e-Government Surveys in 2003. Organisers ITU, UNESCO, UNCTAD and UNDP say the WSIS Forum 2012 will provide structured opportunities to network, learn and to participate in multi-stakeholder discussions and consultations on WSIS implementation.
Ambassador Obaid Salem Al Za’abi, Permanent Representative of the UAE to the United Nations in Geneva, will lead the UAE delegation to the WSIS 2012 which comprises representatives from the Sharjah Department of Information and eGovernment, Emirates eGovernment, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), UAE representative at ITU, Emirates Identity Authority and Ankabut, the UAE Advanced Network for Research and Education.
The UAE, being the strategic partner of the event, will engage in the opening session where Al Za’abi will address the international audience on the UAE’s projects and initiatives related to achieving the WSIS goals.
WSIS is a unique two-phase United Nations (UN) summit that was initiated in order to create an evolving multi-stakeholder platform aimed at addressing the issues raised by information and communication technologies (ICTs) through a structured and inclusive approach at the national, regional and international levels.
The goal of WSIS is to achieve a common vision, desire and commitment to build a people-centric, inclusive and development-oriented Information Society where everyone can create, access, utilise and share information.
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Quelle/Source: The Gulf Today, 15.05.2012
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