RIYADH, – The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia enjoys a global stature in digital government transformation in line with the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030, as the Kingdome is making distinctive and purposeful efforts in this field, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Al-Budaiwi said.
The remarks came during his meeting with the Governor of the Digital Government Authority in the Kingdom Ahmad Al-Suwaiyan, Tuesday, at the GCC General Secretariat headquarters in Riyadh, according to a Secretariat General statement.
During the meeting, several issues were discussed including the Digital Government Award for GCC countries which will be presented during the fifth Digital Government Forum hosted by Saudi Arabia next December, the statement said.
Meanwhile, aspects of cooperation between the GCC Secretariat General and the Digital Government Authority in the field of digitalization were also discussed, in addition to the strategic plans and initiatives aimed at boosting digital prosperity and addressing challenges to achieving growth and progress.
The meeting also tackled the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s experience in this sector.
Al-Budaiwi praised during the meeting the prominent role played by the Digital Government Authority in disseminating digital knowledge and experience exchange, which affirmed the aspirations and ambitions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the future by stressing the importance of digital government transformation across all its ministries and institutions, and its energetic pursuit of achieving the desired goals in this field.
Source: Kuwait News Agency