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28 March 2024

UAE’s eGovernment 2012–2014 plan unveiled

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Emirates eGovernment unveiled the major initiatives and projects it will launch in the year 2012 at a press conference held on March 26 in the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority Building in Al Mamzar.   

The initiatives and projects are part of the Federal eGovernment Strategy 2012-2014 which chart out the course of action for Emirates eGovernment over the years 2012 to 2014.

The UAE Cabinet headed by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, approved the Strategy in February this year.

Sheikh Mohammed emphasised that the shift to eServices would further boost the UAE's socio-economic level and directed all ministries and federal institutions to provide comprehensive eServices to the public within two years.

Salem Khamis Al Shair Al Suwaidi, Deputy Director General for Information sector and eGovernment, TRA said: “By implementing these initiatives, we aim to contribute towards achieving the UAE Vision 2021 which drives the UAE to be one of the best countries in the world and the UAE Government Strategy 2011-2013 that aims at putting citizens first and developing an accountable and innovative government.”

Al Suwaidi said: “The ultimate objective of Emirates eGovernment is to provide the government services through innovative channels in a time and cost effective manner as envisioned by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed who had noted that the next phase of transition would involve the government delivering its services and information through different channels such as the Internet, fixed and mobile phones and kiosks besides the traditional service centres.”

Al Suwaidi announced the initiatives which include: the interactive and collaborative electronic encyclopaedia of the UAE (UAEPedia), the UAE eGovernment Award, the computing cloud of the UAE government and the Open Government Programme.

Successful implementation of the Federal eGovernment Strategy 2012-2014 will help in improving the UAE’s global competitiveness and enhancing the UAE’s eTransformation as displayed in the recently released biennial UN eGovernment Survey 2012.  

The UAE achieved 28th rank overall according to the survey as against 49th rank in the 2010 Survey. The UAE scored 7th rank on online service index as against 99th rank in the 2010 Survey and 6th rank on eParticipation index as against 86th rank in the 2010 Survey.