From E-Government to Good Governance and from Good Governance to Development... The Arab world in the global E-Government readiness report 2005 Arab E-government

Since the Ministry of Commerce for Bahrain is the gateway to incoming business for the country it has established an "e-Service gateway" addressing the private sector.

The portal is not just a government site offering comprehensive e-services to the business community, but also an information service that delivers business news and reports, polls and newsletters. It promotes interaction between business communities and thus makes the site the key portal for business in Bahrain.

The Secretariat of Federal Revenues is a central agency subordinated directly to the Finance Ministry of Brazil.

Its function is to enhance voluntary compliance of tax-related obligations, collect funds for the State, and undergo law enforcement actions to prevent tax evasion and promote fiscal justice.

The IRS website is the electronic vehicle to implement these objectives. SRF is using the internet as an instrument of integration between tax authorities and taxpayers since 1997.

90% of all taxpayers use the Receitanet services for generating and submitting their tax returns. The system effectively cuts organisational effort and saves time for users.

In the past, official procedures in Chile with state bureaucracy were complicated and long winded. Easy Procedures is now setting new standards in facilitating and optimising the relations of citizens and public institutions.

The inclusive e-Government service provides all relevant information, procedural forms and online procedures at one central Website thus saving time and resources of people and institutions.

The Easy Procedure service is dedicated to all Chileans, including citizens living abroad.

The Qatar e-Government Project provides comprehensive online services to its citizens, residents and business sector as well as potential tourists to Qatar.

The mission of Qatar Online Services is providing government transactions, information and knowledge anytime anywhere on a single government-wide portal.

Its practical services range from Visit Visa Services, Driving License and Traffic Violations, Water & Electricity bill payments to Islamic tax payments.

The Romanian e-Government Gateway is the central access point to on-line public information and e-services of the national government.

It facilitates electronic transactions between citizens, businesses and public administration through value added services like single user authentication for various departments. As central part of the Romanian government strategy for transparency and efficiency the e-Government initiative reduces bureaucracy and reinforces the commitment to an accountable public sector.