This came in a statement by Al-Suraie to KUNA following a ceremony held Saturday evening by Tatweej and the e-government authority shield contest organization in its fourth session under the auspices and in presence of Hussain Lootah, Director General of Dubai Municipality.
Al-Suraie, also head of Kuwait's governmental bodies' officials' delegation, noted that Kuwait's Central Agency for Information Technology's accomplishment and that of the websites of the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Environment Public Authority, and Public Institution for Social Security are unquestionable proof that the governmental bodies are keen on improving their services and websites.
This regional recognition emphasizes that Kuwaiti governmental agencies are keen on exerting extra effort to utilize technology for the development of the ministries and governmental institutions, he added.
He stressed that Kuwait's political leadership has been supporting the central agency which seeks to encourage and help all governmental bodies to use technology information, noting that the agency is constantly holding meetings with the governmental agencies' officials on following the international technical standards and procedures.
Responding to a question on whether there will be a shift from e-government to smart government, Al-Suraie said that the preparations have started by launching e-services on smart devices, and that "the application is available on Android and on the Appstore." "About 160 services are available now on smart devices, and the programs are downloadable through Kuwait Gate," he added.
The event started with speeches by President of Tatweej Academy Mr. Beyar McKerzel, Dr. Haidar Fraihat, Director of ICT Division, ESCWA at the UN, and Deputy Director for Information and e-Government at Telecom Regulatory Authority in the UAE, Salem Al-Suwaidi.
The fourth session of Tatweej Academy for Excellence Awards in the Arab Region and the e-government authority shield contest organization were especially set to honor governmental leaderships and ministries of great achievements and initiatives in this field.
Appreciation prizes were awarded to the winners of e-Government Shield contest with the participation of official leaderships and diplomatic bodies from the Arab region.
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Autor(en)/Author(s): Hani Al-Awad
Quelle/Source: Kuwait News Agency, 30.06.2013
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