"The plan entails providing several new e-services at different public agencies next year as we are currently in the process of upgrading the necessary infrastructure," MoICT Spokesperson Haitham Qaisi said on the sidelines of the CIO Summit on Monday, where IT managers of various public agencies and officials convened to look into obstacles hindering the provision of new e-services.
A lack of funds affected the ministry's ability to provide the necessary infrastructure essential to implement new e-services, Qaisi added.
The government currently provides more than 80 electronic services at different public agencies, the ministry said in a statement e-mailed to The Jordan Times.
The government also provides about 40 mobile-enabled services at 24 public agencies, according to the statement, which added that the National Call Centre currently connects about 22 public agencies.
At the summit, MoICT Secretary General Nader Dhneibat said the e-services programme seeks to enhance government performance and streamline its services.
He also voiced appreciation of the Korea International Cooperation Agency for supporting the summit.
The government formally inaugurated the e-government programme in 2006 with the intention of streamlining bureaucracy and enhancing access to the Internet in rural areas.
Internet penetration in the Kingdom reached 63 per cent by the end of September, according to recent figures by the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission.
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Autor(en)/Author(s): Mohammad Ghazal
Quelle/Source: Zawya, 11.12.2012
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