Geneva, June 1 (BNA) Minister of Transport and Communications Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed participated in the World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2022.
The Kingdom of Bahrain, represented by the Ministry of Transport and Communications, won the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Award 2021, held within the framework of the United Nations and the International Telecommunication Union.
The ministry participated in the Nawras electronic system for issuing aircraft permits, the winning project in the electronic environment category.
The ministry’s participation comes within its strategy that reflects the vision of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa in moving towards the digital economy and in implementation of the economic vision led by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. Minister.
“We are proud of this global achievement, which adds to Bahrain’s records in the field of communications and information technology and confirms its leading position in this field,” the minister said.
“The Nawras system won the World Summit on the Information Society Award in the electronic environment category for linking the system and its excellence in supporting the implementation of the summit’s outputs, especially the summit’s work lines, supporting the achievement of the sustainable development goals, as the system transformed the work environment for flight permits and scheduling into a fully electronic environment.”
The Information and eGovernment Authority was honored for the Digital Policies Project and the Ministry of Labor and Social Development for the Digital Employment Project for reaching the final stages within the distinguished projects for the year 2022.
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