Injazat Data Systems highlights eService strategies at 13th GCC eGovernment Forum

"The new developments in technology are challenging eGovernment strategies to focus on innovation and creativity, as an excellent infrastructure of online services builds an eSociety and improves governance. As efforts are being made to narrow the digital divide, government decision makers must be prepared to introduce an increasing variety of initiatives, such as outsourcing, to achieve maximum e-readiness," noted Ibrahim Lari, Chief Executive Officer, Injazat Data Systems.

The Forum, which is focused on how citizens and businesses benefit from the impact of eGovernment services, is being organised by Datamatix, a leading organiser of conferences related to the IT, business, management and economic sectors. The event will highlight the ICT strategies suited to the region, and provide a platform where the three key stakeholders in eGovernment implementation, namely the government, private and NGO sectors, can share and discuss their successes, failures and opportunities.

Speaking today (Tuesday, May 29, 2007) at the event, Mr Zuhair Lardhi, Client Delivery Executive at Injazat, discussed effective technology strategies that make eService projects more successful and joined a panel of speakers that addressed an audience of IT decision makers, government officials, architects, technologies, senior executives, academics and business leaders.

"It was an honour to join such a distinguished line-up of speakers at this valuable event, which represents the perfect platform to assemble international experts, key government representatives and academics to discuss the future and direction of eGovernment initiatives. By commenting on Injazat's experience in providing flexible IT outsourcing services for many of the region's leading companies, strategies were demonstrated to improve the effectiveness of eService projects in the government sector," Lardhi commented.

The five day event is predicted to enhance the eGovernment services of the GCC region by reflecting on evolving strategies being adopted to develop an information society. The objective of the Forum is to showcase eGovernment developments in the Middle East and learn from successful practices via global case studies.

Established in early 2005, Injazat Data Systems is an Abu Dhabi-based joint venture between Mubadala Development Company, a wholly owned investment vehicle of the government of the emirate of Abu Dhabi; and Electronic Data Systems (EDS), a global IT and business process services giant.

In only two years, Injazat Data Systems has signed contracts worth more than AED 1.3 billion and has grown into a 450-strong team of professionals of which 35 percent are UAE Nationals, providing high-quality, IT-managed services to a growing number of organizations in the private and public sectors.

Established in the 1st Quarter of 2005, Injazat Data Systems is an Information Technology and Business Services company that offers a wide range of outsourcing services. It is focused on providing IT outsourcing services to the oil & gas, utilities, financial services, government, transportation, telecom and healthcare sectors. Injazat is a joint venture of Mubadala Development Company and Electronic Data Systems (EDS).

Injazat aims to become the premier information technology and business process outsourcing services provider in the region. Growth is driven through Mubadala's knowledge of the Middle East business environment plus the delivery capabilities of EDS - creating a local company with the experience of a global player.

Mubadala Development is a Public Joint Stock company, established and wholly owned by the Government of the Emirate Abu Dhabi. Its mission is to invest in commercially-viable, strategic, industrial and commercial partnerships.

EDS provides a broad portfolio of business and technology solutions to help its clients worldwide improve their business performance. EDS' core portfolio comprises Information Technology, applications and business process services, as well as Information Technology transformation services. EDS supports the world's leading companies and governments in 60 countries.