Volume # 03 | March, 2014

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UAE's goal is smart govt and happy people: Mohammed

Shaikh Mohammed addressing the concluding session of the Government Summit in Dubai on Wednesday. — KT photo by Shihab

mGovernment to incorporate 100 services as nation braces for hi-tech future, says Vice-President.

Not content with eGovernment, the UAE on Wednesday launched the mGovernment strategy for seamless service as His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid
Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, exuded hope and confidence in a smart future.

'Our main goal is to build hope, build life, build the future and make people happy,” Shaikh Mohammed told an audience of ministers, delegates and senior
government employees on the concluding day of the Government Summit.

Shaikh Mohammed said that one of the ministers from GCC countries asked him why he says making people happy and not satisfied.

“I answered ‘Satisfaction represents a short period of time but happiness lasts more or is semi permanent, this is similar to victory, because the victory is
temporary but excellence is eternal’.”

“The UAE is proud to have the biggest and most active team in the world. The students of the UAE are the ones who build our country and the staff are its
leaders.”

Earlier, Mohammed Abdullah Al Gergawi, UAE Minister of Cabinet Affairs, announced the new mobile strategy at a Press conference with Hamad Obaid Al
Mansouri, Director-General of mGovernment, and Hessa Buhumaid, Executive Director for Government Services Sector at the Prime Minister’s Office at the
Ministry of Cabinet Affairs.

“Governments must be in synergy with the demands and expectations of the people in developing its services comprehensively, meeting the pace of smart device
developments globally,” Gergawi said.

“The UAE’s goal is to ensure the happiness of the people by enhancing access to government services. Delivering mGovernment services seamlessly requires
new tools, new thinking and a new level of creativity, which we are implementing.”

The plan is to first establish an environment for mGovernment to flourish; provide access capability and capacity of government entities; establish shared
resources across government entities at a national level; and ultimately, achieving citizen happiness.

mGovernment services are expected 24 hours a day, seven days a week over two years. By May 2015, the government aims to have UAE citizens connecting with
the key government services through smart phone devices for services such as payments and identification purposes.

Out of the thousands of government services already available online, the UAE has identified the top 100 services based on customer demand, and will focus on
refining them into mGovernment Services by May 2015.
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