ICTGC meeting discusses government entities procurement requests worth BD1.3 m

ICTGC meeting discusses government entities procurement requests worth BD1.3 m

Strategic projects and procurement requests by government entities valued at approximately BD1.3 million were discussed at the 40th Information and Communication Technology Governance Committee (ICTGC) meeting, which was held online, under the chairman by Information and e-Government Authority (iGA) Chief Executive, Mohammed Ali Al Qaed. Al Qaed expressed his aspirations for the New Year to carry with it more achievements that benefit the country and the citizens, wishing the committee further successes during the exceptional circumstances that the Kingdom and the whole world are experiencing. The committee agreed on choosing Dr. Zakaria Ahmed Al-Khaja, Deputy Chief Executive, iGA, as Deputy Chairperson of the committee, wishing him continued success. The committee reviewed procurement requests, including an initiative to modernize the television archives at the Ministry of Information Affairs and upgrade its media archiving system through modern management and classification technologies. Artificial Intelligence will be used to improve search, retrieval, and backup copying of media material in line with International Telecommunications Union (ITU) standards. The meeting also discussed the Births & Deaths certificate archival system at the iGA, which will calls for replacing paper archives with a categorized archiving system that enables easy and quick search. The project will enhance the