MANAMA: Strategic procurement requests valued at approximately BD2.8 million were discussed at the 47th Information and Communication Technology Governance Committee (ICTGC) meeting.

Held virtually, the meeting discussed a number of projects, most notably requests by the Education Ministry to prepare public schools for the 2021-2022 school year, including providing computers and portable devices to faculty, management and school labs, as well as supporting IT equipment such as printers, scanners and projectors.

These projects, including the ministry’s requirement for new school buildings, are part of the Digital Empowerment in Education programme.

The committee reviewed the National Bureau for Revenue’s (NBR) data analysis project, which aims to develop a system for preparing financial reports related to revenue using advanced technologies and Business Intelligence (BI) programmes.

The committee members were thanked for their continuous efforts and co-operation.

Finance and National Economy Ministry assistant under-secretary for resources and information Noora Al Assam was welcomed to the committee as the representative of the ministry.

The committee praised the contributions of her predecessor, outgoing member Ebrahim Abul.

The members also reviewed implemented decisions from previous meetings.

The meeting was chaired by ICTGC vice chairman, Information and eGovernment Authority (iGA) acting chief executive, and deputy chief executive of electronic transformation Dr Zakareya AlKhajah.

Also in attendance were Education Ministry under-secretary for policies, strategies and performance Nawal Al Khater; University of Bahrain College of IT Dean Dr Lamya Al Jasmi; Health Ministry assistant under-secretary for public health Dr Mariam Al Hajeri; Economic Development Board corporate services director Maha Mufeez; iGA director of governance and enterprise architecture Dr Khalid Almutawah; representative of the Office of the Prime Minister Ali Jassim Humood; and Information Technology Project Management consultant Ali AlSoufi.

The event was also attended by the committee’s supporting team.

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