DOHA: Government departments and entities are expected to launch 1,000 e-Services by 2016-end, a senior government official said yesterday.
Speaking at Qatar Digital Government Forum, Engineer Abdulrahman Ali Al Malki, Deputy Chairperson, e-Government Steering Committee, and Deputy Manager, Information Technology Department, Ministry of Interior, said 711 e-Services are planned by this year-end and about 1,000 by 2016-end, based on current plans submitted by the entities to the committee.
Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani opened the forum organised by the committee.
He said Qatar Digital Government 2020 Strategy was launched last year to realise transparency and increase administrative efficiency, along with e-Services provided for the public and private sectors and individuals. He underlined that the success of the strategy needs concerted efforts from all agencies involved through which Qatar can succeed in overcoming challenges and obstacles.
Al Malki said e-Services launched since the committee was set up in the fourth quarter of 2013, had reached 265. He said the number of e-Services provided by government entities had increased such as Customs Clearance Single Window (Al Nadeeb), Metrash 2, and mobile services provided by the Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning.
According to Al Malki, more than 70 government entities have been linked to the government network and the number of entities that have joined Government Contact Centre has doubled to 18. These entities provide some 35 e-Services through the centre. The Government Data Centre is currently joined by 12 government entities. The number of entities implementing Qatar’s Government Resource Planning Programme (Mawared) also reached 39.
Minister of Information and Communications Technology and Chairperson of the committee H E Dr Hessa Sultan Al Jaber also attended the forum which reviewed progress in implementation of the strategy.
The eight committee member entities, Strategy Management Office members, several government entities and ICT senior staff were also present. The forum featured presentations and panel discussions on progress over the last year, efforts by government entities and challenges faced.
The Peninsula
