NoufExpo signs agreement with Arab Administrative Development Organization
To organize the 1st Arab E-Government Forum
KUWAIT: NoufExpo Company for organizing exhibitions and conferences, represented by its General Manager Yousef Khalid Al-Marzouk has signed an agreement for organizing the 1st Arab E-Government Forum with the Arab Administrative Development Organization represented by the ARADO General Manager and the Forum’s General Supervisor, Dr Nasser Al-Hatlan Al-Kahtani.
The 1st Arab E-Government Forum will be held under the slogan “The Road to Sustainable Modernity” next August in Sharm Al Sheikh in cooperation with the Arab League.
The agreement is the first regional expansion of NoufExpo Company for organizing exhibitions in the Arab World, thus moving into organizing exhibitions in the Arab World after its success in organizing the E-Gov Forum in Kuwait in the last 3 years, by bringing together various government agencies and local and international private section companies, especially those working the technology sector, for the purpose of exchanging experiences, latest technologies and future solutions in order to enhance the efficiency of governmental administration.
The expansion of NoufExpo
The General Manager of NoufExpo Yousef Khalid Al-Marzouk said that organizing the next forum in Sharm Al Sheikh stems from its distinction as a venue of international-conference tourism and a safe place to organize a forum embracing regional governments and major international corporations. Moreover, organizing the forum outside Kuwait confirms the beginning of implementing NoufExpo’s strategy of regional expansion after its success in achieving its local strategic goals.
Marzouk added: “We look forward to making this forum an Arab Platform to enhance the opportunities of learning about the latest world technologies, inventions and solutions to help regional governments provide their peoples with smart and innovative services. Marzouk stressed that the Forum is an open invitation to Arab Governments and Arab private sector to benefit from the E-Gov experience in the region and the best ways of solving the problems and challenges they face and how to overcome them with the best low-cost practices and the highest returns for the governments and the peoples.
Marzouk explained that the choice of the forum’s topic “The Road to Sustainable Modernity” stemmed from the importance of stressing that to transport modern technology it is not enough to make new roads but most importantly to put in place systems that help the long-term sustainability of technology. The Forum will also be concerned with discussing information security which is the main guarantee of the success of the E-Gov programs as well as being a vital element in national security.
The Arab Development Organization
In a statement, the General Manager of the Arab Administrative Development Organization and the Forum General Supervisor, Dr Nasser AlHatlan Al-Kahtani said that the organization, being one of the special organizations of the Arab League responsible for Administrative development in the Arab Region, is happy with the signing of the agreement with NoufExpo as a distinguished group in the field of managing administrative development conferences. He added: “The Forum seeks to promote the new concepts of electronic and smart government. The Forum aims at attracting a large attendance and participation by concerned agencies where several important information issues will be discussed among the attendees. This partnership will be an addition to us all, in the Arab Organization and in NoufExpo, where we will exchange the benefit from our experiences in administrative development and organizing of Arab forums.”
Kahtani went on to say: “There are several challenges confronting the governments in the region in providing the best services of their citizens and to outside users of their services. Today, the world has gone beyond the stage of e-gov to the stage of smart-gov which enables users of its services to receive fast, efficient and high quality service as well as help enhance transparency in governmental administrations and reduce the cost of corruption.”
He added: “These issues will be the main concern of the 1st Arab E-Gov Forum in Sharm Al-Sheikh, with all modern concepts being discussed. It is an opportunity for interaction among attendees from the public and private sectors and for discussing the challenges and opportunities facing the governments in the region.
Kahtani pointed out that the organization was established in 1961 as a special Arab League organization responsible for administrative development in the Arab region. The organization’s mandate as set in its establishment agreement is to contribute to the achievement of administrative development in the Arab countries in order to serve the comprehensive development issues. In the course of achieving this, the organizations directs its efforts and offer its services and programs to the member Arab governments numbering 22. The organization’s services extend to governmental organizations, business organizations, the private sector and the administrative leaderships at the supervision, medial and executive levels.