The Ministry of Technology and Communications participated in the 22nd virtual meeting of the GCC E-Government Executive Committee, and the 28th virtual meeting of the GCC Committee for Undersecretaries of Post and Telecommunications.

Dr. Salem bin Sultan Al-Ruzaiqi, Chief Executive at the Ministry, headed the Sultanate’s delegation in the two meetings, in the presence of several officials from the Ministry and the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA).

The meeting of the GCC E-Government Executive Committee reviewed the report of the Secretariat General on the future plans of the committee according to the GCC technical initiatives to address the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, in addition to the two initiatives of the KSA Crown Prince regarding the protection of children in the cyber world and the empowerment of women in cybersecurity. The committee also reviewed the report of the secretariat on the implemented initiatives within the GCC Guiding Strategy.

The meeting also included a review of the achievements of e-government programs in the United Nations report, in addition to the GCC technical initiatives to address the Coronavirus pandemic (Coved-19).

The 28th virtual meeting of the GCC Committee for Undersecretaries of Post and Telecommunications discussed items in the areas of communications, information technology and post, including the unified draft law system regulating the activities of private companies and institutions working in the field of international express mail and parcels, and the importance of updating it in accordance with the current variables. The meeting also discussed the restructuring of the GCC committees and work teams working in the field of post.ONA