e-Government in Saudi Arabia
The e-Government in Saudi Arabia was established as per Royal Decree No. 7/B/33181 dated 7 September 2003. The e-Government was created by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. In 2005, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology created the e-Government Program Yesser with the ministry of finance and the Communications and Information Technology Commission. The portal offers around 2500 services for people of Saudi Arabia. The main goal of the service is to facilitate the transactions of citizens, residents and visitors by providing a quick and sufficient assistance. Moreover, Yesser contributes to encouraging governmental agencies in achieving a sustainable progress by improving efficiency and capacity.
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Saudi Arabia's e-Government, officially launched in 2003 and developed through a program called Yesser, is a digital platform that provides around 2,500 online services to help citizens, residents, and visitors complete government transactions quickly and easily. The system matters because it aims to improve how government agencies operate while making it simpler for people to access the services they need.
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Logo of the Digital Government Authority of Saudi Arabia The e-Government in Saudi Arabia was established as per Royal Decree No. 7/B/33181 dated 7 September 2003. The e-Government was created by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. In 2005, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology created the e-Government Program Yesser with the ministry of finance and the Communications and Information Technology Commission. The portal offers around 2500 services for people of Saudi Arabia. The main goal of the service is to facilitate the transactions of citizens, residents and visitors by providing a quick and sufficient assistance. Moreover, Yesser contributes to encouraging governmental agencies in achieving a sustainable progress by improving efficiency and capacity.
In an assessment undertaken by the United Nations e-Government Survey, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was ranked the 30th among 40 other cities.