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Top UN Rating For Bahrain In Arab World On E-Government

February 24, 2005. Baharin tops the Arab world in e-government readiness, a UN report has revealed. The kingdom stands second only to Israel in West Asia, ahead of Cyprus and Turkey. The UN Global E-Government Readiness Report 2004 was prepared by its Economics and Social Affairs Department. The report is titled Towards Access for Opportunity. "We are proud to stand first in the Arab world in e-government readiness, following an independent survey carried out by the UN," said Central Informatics Organisation (CIO) acting president Shaikh Ahmed bin Ateyatulla Al Khalifa. Among the e-government projects which gave an edge to Bahrain over other countries are His Majesty King Hamad's Future Schools Project and the Smart Card project initiated by His Majesty, said Shaikh Ahmed. "Other successful projects surveyed in Bahrain include the Government Data Network, which connects all government departments through a single network, and the e-voting project," said Shaikh Ahmed. The UN team carried out a survey on e-government readiness among all the member countries. The survey in Bahrain was sponsored and supervised by the UN last year and was conducted in association with the CIO. Among the world nations, Bahrain's ranking is 48. The ranking of other GCC countries: UAE 60, Qatar 80, Saudi Arabia 90, Kuwait 100 and Oman 127. The ranking of some of the other countries in West Asia: Israel 23, Cyprus 49, Turkey 57, Jordan 68, Lebanon 74, Iraq 103 and Yemen 154.
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Kingdom Leads Arab World In UN Human Development Report

July 14, 2004 . Top position maintained for 12th year running Bahrain has proved itself the regional leader for the 12th year running by topping the United Nations Development Program's (UNDP) Human Development Report for 2004. The report, which will be launched globally on July 15 was presented yesterday to the Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa by the UN Resident Coordinator and UN Information Center Director Khaled Alloush. Bahrain has been ranked first among Arab nations and 40th globally in the report. Out of the 15 times that this annual report has been brought out, Bahrain has topped the regional index 12 times. Welcoming the news of Bahrain 's first rank among Arab countries, Minister of State and Chairman of the Tender Board, Dr Abdulhussain Ali Mirza, said Bahrain had proven its worth in the past by achieving top ranking status in the UNDP's Human Development but the la test success in the 2004 report was an indication that the Kingdom had what it takes to maintain the high standards of achievement.
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First welcome Bahraini Patriot, nice to see new members joining :). I read those articles and it's great news. With the new reforms comin up that should be implemented within the next 10 years, Bahrain if all goes to plan will top most of those lists again.
Interesting news, surprising that UAE is ranked 60th, I would have thought it would have been lower. Also interesting, there's a Bahraini Spirit and Patriot :).
maree_sulphur said:
Interesting news, surprising that UAE is ranked 60th, I would have thought it would have been lower. Also interesting, there's a Bahraini Spirit and Patriot :).
Iam alos wondering because couple of days ago. Dubai ranked the 18th in the world.
smussuw said:
Iam alos wondering because couple of days ago. Dubai ranked the 18th in the world.
Well i believe Dubia is ahead of the rest of the UAE, and in many ways ahead of Bahrain...But the statistics were made to rate countries and not individual cities, which is why Bahrain is the leader...
I can't tell u how many times i've read the phrase "Second only to Dubai" vis-á-vis Bahrain, in different articles, whether about technology, investment, or openess of the economy etc.
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Bahraini Patriot said:
Well i believe Dubia is ahead of the rest of the UAE, and in many ways ahead of Bahrain...But the statistics were made to rate countries and not individual cities, which is why Bahrain is the leader...
I can't tell u how many times i've read the phrase "Second only to Dubai" vis-á-vis Bahrain, in different articles, whether about technology, investment, or openess of the economy etc.
That might be true.
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