e-government services

The amount of information being shared and sent electronically between government agencies, businesses and citizens is rapidly growing each day. Much of this information is private or confidential. To address the need for a safe and reliable network, the Supreme Council of Information and Communication Technology (ictQATAR) is creating a secure Government Network. The Government Network initiative, being implemented by ictQATAR’s i-Gov program, will allow for Qatar’s government agencies to be directly linked together over a secure communications platform, allowing for improved data sharing and enhanced security for e-services.

Qatar's people, institutions, and government have made steady progress in adopting ICT into daily life, according to Qatar's ICT Landscape 2009, the first country-wide, survey-based ICT study released on May 17th, 2009.

This first report provides a good understanding of where Qatar stands today compared to developing and developed countries in terms of ICT adoption by all sectors of the society, including residents, government, and the business community. It also looks at the education, health, and tourism sectors, as well as the ICT job market.

I got some prvate messages, so I thought to reply in public.
This is regarding the METRASH services provided by Governtm of Qatar. One of the better e-government services -unnoticed by the expatriates.
By registering ( it is FREE ) you will be getting periodic alerts, in yoiur mobile.

1, I got my traffic offence in my mobile, after 4 days.
I was trying to monitor MOI website regularly to see
that. By registering in this service, you need not
take time to visit MOI website

2. The flight my son was travelling, arrived before time.
And we had not reached the Airport to receive him.But
we got SMS on my husbands mobile that "Mr X in your
sponsorship arrived"..... see !!!

( It also helps men, who wanted to send the wives at