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MoF and NBAD launch 2nd Generation e-Dirham system Posted on 18/02/2010 HE Younis Haji Al Khoori, Director General of the Ministry of Finance (MoF), and HE Saif Al Shehhi, General Manager, Domestic Banking, National Bank of Abu Dhabi, launched the 2nd generation e-Dirham cards (Blue Card) with a live demonstration of the system conducted at MoF headquarters at Abu Dhabi today. The new e-Dirham cards are expected to raise public service standards, enhance efficiency, innovation and professionalism of Government services. National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) is the ...  >>MORE

Dubai e-Government gets Dh1.5bn in e-payments Posted on 04/02/2010 Dubai eGovernment has reported a significant increase in the adoption of electronic services in 2009 compared with the previous year. About Dh1.5 billion was collected from 1.4 million transactions that were processed in 2009 using Dubai eGovernment's electronic payment gateway, a secure platform for online payments. This represents an increase of Dh500 million over the previous year in which Dubai eGovernment collected Dh1bn from a million transactions. The feat was achieved despite the ...  >>MORE

Abu Dhabi to double online revenues by end of the year Posted on 25/05/2009 Abu Dhabi is looking at doubling its online revenues to more than Dh40 million by the end of this year as the UAE capital embarks on a more aggressive marketing campaign, a senior government official said. The Abu Dhabi Government aims that 35 per cent of its commercial transactions would be made via online by 2012. Currently, only nine per cent of the transactions are done via e-services. "Last year, we had 9,000 transactions representing six per cent of the total commercial transactions. ...  >>MORE

Mohammed issues law for Dubai e-government Posted on 12/03/2009 H. H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, has issued, in his capacity as Ruler of Dubai, law no 7 of 2009 establishing the Dubai e-government. The new entity will devise the general strategy of the e-government, provide leadership, guide and supervision of the migration process into the e-module at governmental levels, and design framework, policies and benchmarks for IT management and security. Mandate of the e-government also includes ...  >>MORE

Visiting Singaporean team shares eGovernance experience with Dubai eGovernment Posted on 02/02/2009 Dubai eGovernment has recently announced that a senior Singapore government delegation representing Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), the statutory board under the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA), visited Dubai to involve in mutually beneficial discussions about eGovernance. The visiting delegation - led by Shaik Umar, Center Director (M.E.), IDA Singapore met with senior Dubai eGovernment officials and shared Singapore's electronic governance ...  >>MORE

UAE to present its e-parliament model to World e-Parliament Conference Posted on 26/11/2008 As winner of the best parliament in using modern technology in the Arab World, the UAE Federal National Council (FNC) will present its paperless parliament model to the World e-Parliament Conference 2008 which started yesterday at the European Parliament in Brussels. Dr. Mohammed Salim Al Mazrouie, FNC Secretary General, said :'We are using modern technology in the parliamentary work at a broader scale as possible and employ all available opportunities towards that end ...we have in the UAE ...  >>MORE

Ministry adopts Google tech Posted on 20/10/2008 The UAE Ministry of Foreign Trade has announced that it has integrated all applications from Google to support its e-mail, scheduling and business document management activities. The ministry thus becomes the first governmental institution in the Gulf to formally adopt Google services in its daily operations. The decision to include Google capabilities in the ministry's system was reached after a thorough study of potential service providers that explored the following areas: e-security, use ...  >>MORE

Dubai eGovernment launches 'mPay' as online adoption of government services continues Posted on 19/10/2008 Dubai eGovernment has announced that it has recently launched "mPay," a mobile payment service designed to provide an efficient and comfortable means of paying government fees in Dubai. The new payment scheme has been part of an ongoing programme to increase online adoption of government services and help improve performance and customer satisfaction within all government departments. Utilising the highly secure Dubai eGovernment ePay system, which is compliant with "Verified by Visa" and ...  >>MORE

Dubai eGovernment signs agreement with Zayed University Posted on 17/09/2008 Dubai eGovernment has signed an agreement with Zayed University to collaborate in providing gainful career development opportunities for university students in the field of information technology. The newly sealed partnership is part of Dubai eGovernment's programme to help consolidate the UAE's position as the top performer among Middle East countries in the information and communication technology (ICT) readiness index. In the Global Information Technology Report (GITR), a joint study ...  >>MORE

Dubai eGovernment eyes Dh1bn revenue this year Posted on 04/09/2008 Dubai's integrated electronic payment system (ePay) has collected Dh602 million so far this year and is expected to record revenues of Dh1bn by the end of 2008. E-pay, created to facilitate and secure electronic payments, acts as a payment gateway between Dubai residents and the government. Revenues collected go directly to various government departments without a need for physical interaction. Speaking to Emirates Business, Salem Al Shair, eServices Director of Dubai eGovernment, the agency ...  >>MORE

Call for e-link among government bodies Posted on 23/07/2008 The mandate of the Abu Dhabi Systems and Information Committee (ADSIC) is to provide an electronic link between the various local government bodies and the federal government and to facilitate procedures for all customers. This was stated by experts who attended the electronic government forum yesterday that highlighted the latest developments and plans of Abu Dhabi Government to facilitate its services to customers. ADSIC is currently leading more than 75 e-government projects. These include ...  >>MORE

UAE bags Middle East eGovernment and eServices Excellence Awards Posted on 29/05/2008 United Arab Emirates won two awards at the13th Middle East eGovernment and eServices Excellence Awards ceremony, which was held at Burj Al Arab in Dubai on Tuesday evening. Igor Ivanov, Former Foreign Minister - Russian Federation was awarded the 2008 Global Visionary Award. The award was given in recognition of his global leadership, vision, and contributions towards building a better world for all mankind. Organised by the Middle East Excellence Awards Institute, the awards recognized ...  >>MORE

Mohammed bin Zayed attends launching of eCouncil Posted on 12/05/2008 HH General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and Chairman of the Executive Council, and members of the Executive Council witnessed yesterday the inauguration of General Secretariat's website: http://www.gsec.abudhabi.ae. The ceremony was also attended by HH Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chief of the Abu Dhabi crown Prince's Court '&' ...  >>MORE

Abu Dhabi ranks high in e-Maturity Posted on 03/04/2008 In late 2007, the Abu Dhabi Government undertook its first research project to measure the Emirate's capability to apply and benefit from Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), clearly demonstrating its commitment to developing both e-Maturity and e-Government. The resultant report, The Annual Abu Dhabi e-Maturity Assessment, sheds light on a variety of correlated topics ranging from ICT utilization in business, health and education to e-Government infrastructure and services ...  >>MORE

UAE ranks 32nd in UNDESA e-government readiness index Posted on 24/02/2008 The UAE was ranked 32nd in e-government readiness index among the 192 member states in the fourth-edition of the eGovernment survey conducted by United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA). The country, which came 42nd in 2005, has outperformed other Gulf countries. The report ranks Bahrain 42nd, followed by Qatar at 53, Kuwait at 57, Saudi Arabia at 70 and Oman at 84. The survey also ranked the UAE fifth in terms of transaction services, just behind developed countries ...  >>MORE

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