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UN launches Arabic version of Bahrain eGov Survey

MANAMA, October 11, 2014

The United Nations Department of Economics and Social Affairs (Undesa) has released the Arabic version of the UN eGovernment Survey 2014 from Bahrain which was translated from English by the eGovernment Authority.

The Survey was originally released in English language in June. It is the only report in the world that assesses the egovernment development status of the 193 United Nations Member States and effectively evaluates the great strides taken in Online Service Index (OSI), Telecommunications Infrastructure Index, Human Capital Index (HCI) and eParticipation Index (EPI),with a focus on addressing  emerging trends and  challenges .

The inauguration ceremony was attended by Bahrain’s eGovernment Authority CEO Mohammed Ali Al Qaed, United Nations chief of eGovernment Branch (Department of Economic and Social Affairs) Vincenzo Aquaro and Senior Inter-Regional Advisor on eGovernment at the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Richard Kerby along with senior officers from eGA and media representatives.

Welcoming the UN guests, Al Qaed praised the role played by the United Nations in developing the concept of eGovernment and its true applications across the globe.

Al Qaed thanked UN for selecting Bahrain as a platform for launching the Arabic version of the survey with greater emphasis on eGovernment and its pivotal role in boosting development and bolstering competitiveness.

"This version goes in line with the role played by Bahrain in enhancing the Arabic econtent as per the directives and the unlimited support of our wise leadership," he added.

“This is more evident that countries from all over the world have capitalized on observing  data and findings on the eGovernment from the survey,  which have made an effective contribution to the improved delivery of public services and capacity-building by utilizing  state-of-the-art technologies and enhancing the capacities of public institutions, which has made possible to promote all tertiary sectors in line with the adoption of an innovative approach in public administration and improve the quality of public service delivery” said Al Qaed.

He pointed out that the announcement of the Undesa on the launch of the Arabic version of the global survey from Manama reaffirms the UN’s confidence in Bahrain’s development process and performance in eGovernment.

"This launch is a part of a rich history of co-operation with the UN started when Bahrain was elected as member of the United Nations Global Alliance for ICT and Development Forum (UN GAID) during the fifth GAID Global Forum held in December 2010 on the basis of its successful experience in areas covering ICT and  eservices," he added.

Vincenzo Aquaro thanked the Government of Bahrain, represented by eGovernment Authority for translating the 2014 UN eGovernment Survey into Arabic.

He praised the achievement of Bahrain in this year’s survey on international and GCC levels, where he mentioned that Bahrain was the only Arab country to be ranked among the top 20 countries worldwide in the online services, and the only Arab country to be ranked among the top 10 countries worldwide in the Web Measurement Index since 2010, he added.-TradeArabia News Service




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