A new directive in Tunisia to facilitate publishing of government data
The Tunisian government has issued a new directive to regulate public access to government information and documents. The directive (Arabic only), signed by the Tunisian Prime Minister Mr. Hamadi Jebali and directed to government officials Read more →
Tagged Brasil, Hamadi Jebali, Open Data, Open Gov, Open Government Partnership, OpenGovTN, Tunisia
UAE eGovernment leader to hold live Twitter session with the public
Government agencies in United Arab Emirates (UAE) are known for their use of internet and social media platform to promote citizen participation and engagement in government decision making and service delivery process. This is why Read more →
Tagged AskSalem, eGovernment, eParticipation, Leadership, Salem Al Shair, Twitter, UAE
In Lebanon: The LIRA’s stock is plummeting
By: Racha Mourtada
There have been a slew of acronyms setting the Twittersphere abuzz with protests lately. First there was SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act), then PIPA (Protect IP Act), and now LIRA, the Lebanese Internet Regulation Act. This latest in the attempts to navigate the fine line between regulating digital content, and constraining people’s abilities to express themselves freely Read more →
Tagged Annahar, Arab world, Citizen participation, internet freedom, Joseph Choufani, Lebanon, Najib Mikati, PIPA, SOPA, Walid Daouk
Breaking: UN eGovernment Survey 2012 is out: UAE Tops Arab World and ranked 28th globally
The United Nations Public Administration Network (UNPAN) has just revealed the United Nations eGovernment Survey 2012 in New York. ِAccording to the eGovernment Development Index – a major component of the report – United Arab Emirates is now ranked 28th globally and tops all Arab countries. Read more →
Tagged Arab States, Citizen participation, Open Data, Open Gov, social media, UAE, UN eGovernment Survey
Building up the open data community in United Arab Emirates
Earlier this month during the visit of Mr. Richard Kerby - the Senior Inter-Regional eGovernment Advisor at the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) to the UAE, Emirates eGovernment organized an exciting workshop on Open Government Data for representatives of federal and local government entities across the UAE.
Tagged Citizen participation, Data.gov, Dubai, eGovernment, Jumeirah, Open Data, open government, Open Government Partnership, UAE, UAE Vision 2021, UN
Announcement: iBadawi.com goes to a new level
Thanks to you, the readers and followers of @iBadawi, I feel excited and delighted to announce that the blog has entered a new phase. You might have noticed the new design of the blog, but there is much more to the blog than is apparent.
Tagged Arab world, content, design, iBadawi
Abu Dhabi Innovation Forum
Guest post by AmalAlMutawa (@amalA)
I had the pleasure of attending the Abu Dhabi Innovation Forum in January, 2012. The Forum consisted of many intellectual minds with great discussions with a snap shot of it in this post. The main highlights of the forum was to think big and different while utilizing the skills & knowledge you have.
Tagged Abu Dhabi, AlHilal Bank, Aramco, Borouge, CrowdFlower, Ericsson, IDeaScale, Innovation, Innovation 360, SamaSource, Saudi, South Korea, Sparked, Tesco Homeplus Virtual Subway, UAE
Forthcoming Soon: United Nations e-Government Survey 2012
The 2012 version of the United Nations (UN) eGovernment Survey series is about to go out in the coming few days. Over the past few years, this report has gained a growing reputation as the most comprehensive reference for the state of eGovernment programs around the globe.For the UN, the report is a an important tool to promote eGovernment as an enabler for public sector advancement and to the global move towards achieving (or getting closer to) the Millennium Development Goals (MDG). In addition to its assessment of the current status of the eGovernment in each of the covered countries (192 UN member states in 2010), the report offers a review of the rising eGovernment trends and features some of the most important issues and success stories from around the world. The key theme of the 2010 edition was “ Leveraging e-government at a time of financial and economic crisis”.
Tagged Arab States, Bahrain, eGovernment, eParticipation, eService, Somalia, UN eGovernment Survey
Emirates eGovernment’s 12 Major Milestones in 2011
In various levels, 2011 was both important and busy year for the eGovernment in UAE. Emirates eGovernment – the entity managing the program – took more strategic steps towards promoting open government and citizen participation practices by launching the open government data sub-portal and launching a government-wide social media usage guidelines. On the organizational side, the General Information Authority (the entity used to handle the eGovernmetn program) was merged with Telecom Regulatory Authority.
Tagged Dubai, eGovernment, Emirates eGovernment, Open Data, Open Gov, social media, TRA, UAE
From Cloud Computing 2011 to Open Data 2012: Research in Progress
My research activities for 2011 are just wrapping up in an exciting way, I’ve just published a paper on cloud computing and started working on another one on Open Government Data.
The first one covers the shift towards cloud computing by UAE eGovernment, it describes the local context in which this shift is being made and the driving opportunities. In addition, it presents the first wave of deployed cloud services, the possible challenges in managing and marketing them and conclude with recommended solutions.
Tagged ACM, Bahrain, Cloud Computing, Estonia, GCC, ICEGOV, Open Data, Research, Saudi, Spain, UAE
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