Syria’s Ministry of Local Administration and Environment signed a memorandum of understanding on June 18 with Saudi company GO Telecom – Ejad Tech to build a digital transformation strategy and smart city solutions.
The ministry said the step aims to build a broad framework for cooperation and integration in digital transformation strategies, network infrastructure, information security, and technical knowledge transfer to develop Syria’s local administration and environment sector.
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People set their eyes on the big screen to understand the details of the presentation … “Publication, interaction, dealings, transformation” were some of the plan stages meant to change the government of the Syrian regime’s conventional state to a new era of services, as disclosed by a government employee with the rank of “digital conversion manager“.
The shown details are those of a plan drafted 11 years ago, which is, in reality, a spot of mere ink on paper, at a time where internet technologies have become the most apparent global alternative to paper-based government transactions in many countries around the world.
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The meeting approved a temporary launch of e-government initiative services including data on governmental services that could be provided and the communication interface standards.
Proposals for electronic payment system, smart cards, road navigation systems and distance learning project were also on the table.
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The remarks came during a workshop held at the Cabinet's Headquarters on the scientific tools for the project of modernizing administration in Syria based on applying the techniques and systems of business intelligence, in addition to means of supporting decision on various levels.
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The accelerated governmental measures taken by Syria indicate to the great attention paid by the Government to the information security and communications in light of the rapidly expanding use of automation in various sectors.
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