Manama: the UN eGovernment Survey 2014 has ranked Bahrain 7th on the online services Index with 93% as it was rated at the forefront of five geographic regions achieving rank number 18 worldwide in eGovernment Readiness Index and 1st on the Arab and Middle East countries with its general index outcome.
This was disclosed during the launching ceremony of the Arabic version of UNDESA eGovernment Survey 2014 on Saturday at Diplomat Radisson Blu Hotel in Manama.
Vincenzo Aquaro, Chief of eGovernment Branch DPADM Department of Economic and Social Affairs United Nations praised the achievement of Bahrain in 2014 survey on international and GCC levels, where he mentioned that Bahrain was the only Arab country to be ranked among the top 20 countries worldwide in the online services, and the only Arab country to be ranked among the top 10 countries worldwide in the Web Measurement Index since 2010.
The United Nations E-Government Survey is produced every two years, and provides a detailed description of the Countries’ comparative experiences, conducted by international experts and professionals.
The United Nations E-Government Survey is the product of a huge effort made by the task group to assess the e-government development status of the 193 United Nations Member States and over one thousand government websites, along with an overview of valuable experiences in this field.