Jordan Times
Wednesday, August 9, 2006
Minister of Information
and Communications Technology announces implementation of e-government program
Minister of Information and Communications Technology Omar Kurdi on Tuesday
announced a strategy to implement and update the e-government program, at a cost
of around JD40 million. During a press conference, the minister explained that
different government services were examined, and established that there were
3,000 overlapping services, Kurdi said. Each institution was asked to list three
to five services deemed most important to be included in the e-program, Kurdi
added, explaining that 115 services will be provided online during the coming
phase.