KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN eGOVERNMENT STRATEGY 2016 The Government will enhance its people’s skills and cascade down organisational change through entities by developing a formal eGov change program. Stakeholders accept and are in line with the eGov programme objectives and plans ACTIVE PARTICIPATION UNDERSTANDING START FINISH SUCCESSFUL CHANGE BUY-IN Stakeholders actively contribute to and participate towards successful implementation efforts Stakeholders have a proper understanding of the eGov programme and its objectives eGov Change Management Journey figure 9 Three eGov toolkits will be developed to support and assist government entities in their eGov related projects, with the aim of ensuring project delivery consistency. eGov projects will be governed through business-IT planning committees and formal eGov performance management will be adhered to. A comprehensive eGov Return on Investment (ReGI) model will capture the tangible and intangible eGov costs and benefits pertaining to all stakeholders. On the technology front, the Kingdom of Bahrain will focus on ensuring that proper IT strategic planning is conducted across the Government. Adoption of common technology will be key in driving efficiency and standardisation. The Government will follow a more collaborative and performance-based culture, leveraging a number of government-wide systems. Security and back up will be implemented to reduce disruption of services. Also, several “Next Generation” technologies will be considered for deployment (e.g. Internet of Things, Mashups). Smart Phone Application Smart Phone Total Sales Q1 2009: 40,971k, Q2 2010: 61,649k sales (150% Growth) Open Data Programme Kingdom Public Data Sets Location Based Technology & Mashups SDI Public Data Interfaces (APis) Cloud Computing Public Cloud Location Internet of Things Showcased Next Generation Technology Solutions figure 10 Private Cloud Hybrid Cloud Green IT Kingdom of Bahrain Green IT Strategy 16 Clients Going Green through IT Greening IT Green IT Governance