MUSCAT -- Case studies from Denmark, UK, Saudi Arabia and UAE were presented on the third day of the 12th GCC e-Government Forum being held in Dubai from May 20-24, 2006. Organized by Datamatix, this forum serves as an ideal platform for knowledge sharing and interaction, enabling e-Government professionals with a better perspective on e-Government projects, their implementation and management.
The case study presentations in the forum focus on the latest developments and initiatives and emphasise on where global e-Government projects are heading to and how a planned approach can ensure their success. It highlights how different nations are preparing their communities, business and managements with the use of the latest technology that has been effectively put together by their e-Government projects.
Dr Niels Pagh Rasmussen, Division Head, National IT and Telecom Agency, Denmark presented a case study on 'Building service-oriented e-Government architecture' which listed Danish initiatives leading the effort towards a service-oriented e-Government architecture. Alison Macdonald, Director, Digital Archiving Consultancy, UK presented a case study on UK Government Sector Records Management with useful elements at the strategic, technical and operational levels.
The three important legislations Data Preservation Act, Freedom of Information Act and Environmental Information Directive made by the UK government for implementing e-Government services, had created a better impact on government transactions, Macdonald said. Dr Ehab Moustafa, Managing Partner, HAYKALAH Strategy Advisory & Business Innovation Consulting, in his paper on 'Globalisation and Governance', pointed out that in the evolving complex and globalising world, the old monolithic command-and-control state had been supplanted by arrangements that rely more on networks than hierarchy.
Ray Castelli, Senior Vice-President, Global Solutions and Services, Quadrem presented a paper on 'Improving Government Efficiency: An Examination of e-Procurement Services'. He spoke about what e-Procurement systems are, how regional governments are implementing these systems, and how other countries are exploiting e-Procurement systems.
Dr Hellmuth Broda, European Chief Technology Officer, Sun Microsystems Inc, Strategic Insight Office spoke on the 'National Master Plan for developing e-Government Project across the GCC'. Faisal al Mousa, General Director, Saudi EDI, presented a G2G & G2B Case Study on the Saudi Electronic Data Interchange (SaudiEDI). The final session of the day was addressed by Issam Mohamed Ali, Senior Solutions Manager, ITQAN AL Bawardi who presented a case study on the solution developed for UAE's National Consultative Council.
Speaking about the forum, Ali al Kamali, Managing Director of Datamatix said: "The third day of the forum featured many interesting case studies from the GCC and abroad. They provided participants with a unique insight into successful e-Government implementations around the world.
The best e-Governments around the world stress the value of citizen centric services for success." The forum is being sponsored and supported by leading organisations like Cisco Systems, Computer Associates, Dubai e-Government, Tejari, Sun Microsystems, HP Invent, DTK Computer, Itqan and Konica Minolta. Oman Daily Observer is the media sponsor.
By Staff Reporter
© Oman Daily Observer 2006
