dubai egovernment outlines plans to enhance move towards knowledge based digital economy
Director of eServices, Salem Al Shair delivers keynote address at 'The Middle East
Next Generation Mobility Summit'
Dubai eGovernment has today (Tuesday, November 13, 2007) reiterated its commitment
to contribute to the creation of a robust knowledge-based digital economy in Dubai
through the provision of high quality eServices using innovative channels, at the
'The Middle East Next Generation Mobility Summit' being held at the Jumeirah Beach
Hotel, Dubai under the auspices of his excellency Sheikh Nahayan Bin Mabarak Al
Nahayan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research. The two-day Summit
concluding on November 14th, is being endorsed by Dubai eGovernment.
Delivering the keynote address at the Summit, Salem Al Shair, eServices Director,
Dubai eGovernment, said, "Dubai Government was among the earliest regional
governments to respond to the rapid developments taking place in the information and
communication technologies domain, with a major emphasis on electronic governance.
Today, citizens, residents and visitors in Dubai and the UAE are able to efficiently
manage their business and conduct transactions while on the move, benefiting from
the advanced ICT infrastructure that provides content and applications that can be
accessed on the web, mobiles and PDAs."
"Dubai eGovernment's strategy has always complemented the vision of H.H. Sheikh
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, to ease the lives of people and businesses
interacting with the government and contribute in establishing Dubai as a leading
economic hub. We are committed to providing the ideal setting ahead of the creation
of a digital economy in Dubai, by delivering high quality eServices and maximising
its adoption across the emirate," added Al Shair.
According to the latest report by the Arab Advisors Group, the UAE is the most
connected country in the Arab world. The UAE, with a score of 261.4 per cent in
Total Country Connectivity Measure (TCCM), leads the table of 21 Arab countries.
Salem Al Shair also pointed out that while the UAE's population is 4.43 million, the
number of mobile phone subscriptions is 5.52 million, making the UAE second to
Singapore in terms of number of mobile phone subscriptions per capita.
Dubai eGovernment has facilitated the provision of several government services via
mobile phones, through its mDubai service and its mobile portal www.mobile.dubai.ae.
mDubai allows SMS communication between customers and government departments through
the Push and Pull services, while the mobile portal facilitates users to access
various government services including traffic fine enquiries, prayer times and
mobile quotes from Dubai Financial Market, while on the move.
The Middle East Next Generation Mobility Summit is being attended by over 250
participants, and will see discussions on various topics related to the telecom
sector, such as, 'enterprise mobility', 'broadband', 'RFID' and 'emerging trends in
the industry'.
