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The Saudi government will need the latest security solutions to protect sensitive data on its e-government platforms, a leading computer executive said here yesterday.

Dong Wu, vice president of Huawei Enterprise Middle East, was speaking during the fourth annual Kingdom e-government summit held in Riyadh on Monday and Tuesday.

The company showcased its latest security solutions during the summit, which focused on confidentiality, integrity and availability to address challenges that governments face when building e-government platforms.

Weiterlesen: SA: Security for e-govt services stressed

Saudi Arabia’s journey to achieving virtualization and e-Governance is making progress, and according to the latest UN e-Readiness Ranking the country has advanced significantly to 41st position worldwide out of 192 member countries.

This is largely due to leadership and support from the very top. It includes the establishment of the Saudi e-Government Program (Yesser), the creation of a national portal called Saudi (www.saudi.gov.sa), and a National Contact Center (Amer) which provides relevant support for services offered by government agencies. Leadership took centerstage on day two of the 4th Annual Kingdom e-Government Summit, organized by French deal facilitation group naseba and supported by Yesser.

Weiterlesen: Strong leadership critical for KSA’s e-Government transformation

Ali Bin Saleh Al-Soma, director general of the e-government program (Yesser), has said that the biggest mistake an e-services provider can make is to allow technological capabilities alone to determine the design and usability of their online services. Al-Soma was speaking at the Fourth Annual Kingdom e-Government Summit here yesterday.

“Enterprise architecture and virtualization are the main focus of our second national action plan. These will play a key role and assist government authorities in e-transformation,” he said.

Weiterlesen: SA: E-services lead the Kingdom toward sustainable future

The biggest mistake an e-services provider can make is to allow technological capabilities alone to determine the design and usability of their online services. This is a mistake Saudi Arabia won’t be committing for the development and implementation of the next phase of e-Government services as they are putting their people first in an attempt to understand and measure the services their citizens are willing to use.

Yesser, the country’s e-Government program is prioritizing end user experience, and to expedite implementation they are supporting the 4th Annual Kingdom e-Government Summit, organised by French deal facilitation group naseba.

Weiterlesen: SA: Citizens first priority for e-Government services