Government
Egyptian delegation headed by Minister of Communications and Information Technology visits DSGs stand at Gitex 2015
An Egyptian official delegation headed by H.E. Yasser El-Kady, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, visited the Dubai Smart Government unified stand, on the sidelines of the 35th edition of Gitex Technology Week. The delegation visited the stand to be familiar with DSGs achievements in the field of transformation into smart government, exchange expertise and discuss means of future co-operation.
The delegation, which was received by H.E. Ahmad Bin Humaidan, DSG Director General, and some DSG senior officials, was briefed on DSGs strategy to be in the lead in transformation into smart government for the 21st century and the enablers provided by DSG to offer the necessary support for government entities to ease their task in transforming into smart government easily and smoothly.
Later, the delegation members made an inspection visit to DSGs 3800 square metre stand, where they were given demonstration on DSGs services and the latest smart apps, innovative services and channels provided by DSG to make it easy for the general public to access government services easily and smoothly round the clock.
The delegation members were also briefed on Dubai Now, a first of its kind hub for smart government services, which enables customers to access most used services and transactions, provided by so far 22 government entities participating in the hub. In addition, they were briefed on the MyID service for single log-in to Dubai Governments services, and the Customer Experience lab, which is a significant stage in the evolution of DSG towards catering to the customers needs and personal interests with the aim of easing the lives of individuals, businesses and visitors in Dubai and offering them more satisfaction and happiness when interacting with government entities.
El-Kady praised the innovative services and latest smart apps that are characterizing Dubai city, which is taking confident steps to become the smartest city in the world in implementation of the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, for Dubai to become a knowledge-based, integrated, innovative smart city for the 21st century. He expressed his admiration of the extremely efficient and seamless services, which are regarded as a genuine reference and source for all countries of the region in their bid to transform into smart government.