Bahrain to launch mGovernment services as an expansion of their e-Government outreach

The Comprehensive National Telecommunications Centre is going to role out e-Government services that will bve available to the residents of the country through their mobile devices and a dedicated government hotline number. revelaled the Chief Executive Officer, Mohammed Ali Al Qued of Bahrain e-Government Authority.

TENDERS FOR BOTH PROJECTS, WHICH ARE DUE TO BE COMPLETED WITHIN 6 TO 9 MONTHS, HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED AND PREPARATIONS ARE UNDERWAY TO END THE TENDER OFFERS PERIOD WITHIN A FIXED DEADLINE, HE SAID. THE PUBLIC WILL BE ABLE TO FINALIZE ALL THEIR E-GOVERNMENT SERVICES PROCEDURES VIA THEIR MOBILE PHONES OR THROUGH THE HOTLINE BESIDES THE E-GOVERNMENT GATE WEBSITE, AL QAED NOTED POINTING OUT THAT PROVISION OF THE E-GOVERNMENT SERVICES THROUGH VARIOUS CHANNELS WAS PART OF THE E- GOVERNMENT NATIONAL STRATEGY BEING IMPLEMENTED BY THE EGOVERNMENT AUTHORITY. THIS CAME DURING A DISCUSSION SESSION HELD AT DUBAI WORLD TRADE CENTRE ON THE SIDELINES OF GITEX DUBAI 2008 WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF VARIOUS E-GOVERNMENT EXPERTS.