Addressing The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), being held here today, Toure praised the work being done in Kuwait by the Central Apparatus for Information Technology (CAIT) in promoting the merits of telecommunications and IT services among the populace.
In a press statement, the KU Spokesperson Faisal Maqseed said the KU official Twitter account, is run Electronic Publishing Section, won the best interactive platform of the category of official institutions and agencies' websites in Kuwait.
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"The number of visitors of the gate topped nine million last year," he told KUNA at the conclusion of the 13th meeting of the executive committee of the GCC e-government.
"The two-day meeting outlined the tasks of the two ad-hoc committees on e-government and information filtering belonging to the ministerial committee of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries," he pointed out.
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Director General of the Central Agency for Information Technology Center Abdul Latif Al-Suraya told KUNA on Tuesday said this amount of paid money also covered various paper work for individuals and institutions.
Number of government services, provided online, has increased to more than 800, in addition to 200 others, available on smart phones, Al-Suraya added.
Al-Asousi was speaking at an awards ceremony hosted by PACI to give thanks to the application’s developers, researchers, partners and allies. The Kuwait Finder application has received numerous awards, such as the 3rd GCC e-government award in Dubai, for its unique characteristics that include, efficiency, easy usage and the availability of geographical information.
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