NCS launches Hukoomi - the one-stop portal for Qatar
ConvergenceAsia staff
06/03/2008

NCS Group, an information technology and communications engineering service provider in the Asia Pacific and Middle East regions, has successfully launch Hukoomi – the new one-stop portal for the Government of Qatar.

Commissioned by ictQATAR, the Supreme Council of Information and Communication Technology of the State of Qatar, Hukoomi was officially launched on 5 February 2008.

The new portal marks a milestone in the Qatar Government’s commitment to deliver world class government services to the people who visit, live and work in Qatar.

To ensure the successful implementation of the new portal, NCS worked closely with ictQATAR on two key areas – the Portal Content and Infrastructure, which cover consultation and development work on the information and technology architecture, content development and customisation elements for the portal.

At the official launch of Hukoomi, Yousef Al-Naama, i-Gov Program Manager of ictQATAR said, “Hukoomi is a significant initiative under the Qatar Government’s modernisation efforts towards an integrated government-wide plan and involving every ministry.”

Currently, the portal links and hosts 48 government entities, providing the necessary information and online services. It is designed and built with the users in mind, providing a one-stop experience for citizens, residents, visitors and businesses, giving them easy and convenient access to government information and services at any time of the day. More services and information will be rolled out through the portal over the next few years.

Hukoomi is also designed to benefit ictQATAR with a more robust and manageable portal, with better Information and its supporting IT infrastructure and Integrated Content Management tool.

The portal content boasts a structured and streamlined approach with content tracking system while the portal’s IT components are designed for future needs with allowances for the infrastructure to integrate current and future e-services for Government to Government and Government to Enterprise services.
The launch of Hukoomi marks an innovative deployment of e-Government services, set to bring the Qatar Government’s services up a notch and enhance the relationship between the Qatar Government and the people it serves.

With Hukoomi in place, Qatar’s various government agencies will be able to develop and roll out a new range of e-services, information and updates in a shorter timeframe, reducing service delivery costs to the Government and enhancing service delivery standards to the enterprises and users.

“NCS will continue to work closely with ictQATAR and the other government agencies to deliver new and higher standards of ICT excellence. The innovative use of Information Technology will bring significant benefits of e-Government services to the Qatar government and the people it serves,” said Lum Hon Fye, Chief of Global Business, NCS Group.

Hukoomi is at www.gov.qa.

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