Monday, June 26, 2006

Dubai To Hold Islamic E-Government Summit

Dubai To Hold Islamic E-Government Summit
By Azaraimy HH

Bandar Seri Begawan - Government officials, information technology decision-makers, architects, technologists, senior executives, business leaders, academics and researchers from 57 Islamic countries are expected to converge in Dubai for the Islamic Countries eGovernment Summit from November 20-22.

The summit has been scheduled to be held at Dusit Dubai Hotel in Dubai, UAE.

The event will see representatives from around the world assess challenges surrounding e-government projects and brainstorm for effective solutions to counter these issues.

The summit also aims at providing a deeper insight into a unified standard that can drive e-government innovations within the framework of governance in Islamic countries.

On the first day of the event, agendas expected to be addressed include inter-ministerial barriers to e-government success in Islamic countries, the direction of e-government projects, e-government challenges for social and municipal/ local governmental organisations, preparation of a national e-government masterplan for Islamic countries, and financial implications of e-government for Islamic countries.

On day two, topics that will be highlighted include obstacles faced while implementing e-government standards, priorities and actions for e-government projects in Islamic countries, challenges in building an e-citizen and e-transaction culture in Islamic countries, the role of telecommunication in the success of the next generation of e-government services, and strategic importance of mobile government solutions.

On the final day, among the issues that will be discussed are the assessment of technology for e-government projects, ways to build successful e-government portals and content solutions, and the use of e-procurement in increasing transparency and efficiency in Islamic organisations. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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