BD 6 million Government Procurement Requests Discussed at 62nd Governance Committee Meeting
29 May 2023
The ICT Governance Committee Meeting held its 62nd meeting chaired by Mr. Mohamed Ali Al Qaed, Chief Executive of the Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA). During the meeting, which was held virtually, the committee discussed number of projects and purchase requests submitted by the government entities with estimated cost of BD 6 million.
At the beginning of the meeting, Mr. Al-Qaed welcomed the committee members and thanked them for their efforts. The committee reviewed a number of topics on the agenda, including the project of developing official websites and webpages for Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority, which focuses on reinforcing Bahrain's online presence as a tourism destination. The project also includes the development of a mobile app to provide a better user experience and wider audience.
The committee also discussed the data warehouse project of the National Bureau for Revenue, which relies on modern technologies and big data to perform deep analysis on revenue data, as well as supporting decision-making, provide proactive corrective actions and analytical insights.
They also discussed the Revamp of Expatriate Management System (EMS) project, which focuses on improving system integration with other government systems, as well as automating and improving many business processes, in addition to improving the user interface and experience. The EMS is one of the main systems at the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) that which provides essential services for employers at the labor market, such as applying for new work permits, permit renewals, change of expatriate profession, and other transactions related to employers.
During the meeting, the committee also discussed Bahrain Polytechnic project related to equipping Computer Laboratories with a range of high-performance modern computers that are in-line with the latest standards and to compatible with the requirements of the specialized studies in the fields of artificial intelligence, big data and electronic game development as part of the Polytechnic's preparations for the upcoming academic year.
They also discussed Ministry of Works’ Road Information Modeling project (BIM), as part of ministry's plans and continuous efforts to increase work efficiency aiming at improving roads’ planning, design, construction, and maintenance.
The committee concluded the meeting by discussing a set of projects and purchase requests related to information technology systems and services in a number of government entities to ensure the business continuity. Implementation progress of previous meetings' was discussed during the previous meeting and its related decisions.
The meeting was chaired by Mr. Mohammed Ali Al-Qaed, Chief Executive of iGA, and in attendance of Dr. Zakareya Ahmed Al Khaja, Committee Vice Chairman and Deputy CE for eTransformation at iGA, Nawal Al-Khater, Undersecretary for Policies, Strategies, and Performance at Ministry of Education, Dr. Khalid Ahmed Al Almutawah, Deputy CE for Operations and Governance at iGA, Mr. Abdullah Ahmed Dhaif, Director of the Financial Systems Development at the Ministry of Finance and National Economy, Dr. Hessa Jassim Al Junaid, University of Bahrain Dean of the College of Information Technology. The meeting was also attended by Dr. Ali Al-Soufi, IT Consultant as well as the support team of the ICT Governance Committee.
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