Bahrain attends GCC e-Government Executive Committee meeting

Bahrain attends GCC e-Government Executive Committee meeting

Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA) Chief Executive Mohammed Ali Al Qaed chaired the 23rd GCC e-Government Executive Committee virtual meeting. Senior executives and director generals of other GCC e-governments attended the meeting, where the Kingdom's Cloud-First policy and its success in combating the coronavirus pandemic were highlighted. Al Qaed welcomed the attendees and conveyed the Interior Minister's wishes for the committee's success and for further cooperation between the GCC countries. He congratulated Saudi Arabia's Digital Government Authority Governor Ahmed Alsuwaiyan, and Oman's Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology Undersecretary Dr. Ali bin Amer Al-Shaidani on their appointments, wishing them the best and thanking the outgoing members for their efforts which have had a lasting impact on achieving the objectives of the committee. Al Qaed praised the role that advanced technologies have had in supporting GCC governments in combating the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, affirming that GCC governments' commitment to adopt modern technologies have allowed life to continue despite the pandemic, in addition to accelerating the pace of digital transformation in all sectors, which resulted in the launch of several high-quality eServices, while also strengthening cooperation between member states and allowing for further exchange of experience. The committee discussed