Geo-Enabled Government & Society in the Kingdom of Bahrain

Dr. Mohammed Al Amer President, Central Informatics Organization (CIO)

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About Kingdom of Bahrain

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Official Name: Kingdom Of BahrainLocation: Small Island country situated near the

western shores of the Arabian Gulf. Saudi Arabia lies to its west and is connected by King Fahd Causeway

Capital: ManamaSize : 759 Sq. KmPopulation: 1, 234,571

(as of 2010 National Census)Subdivisions: Bahrain is divided into 5

Governorates:1) Muharraq 4) Central

2) Capital 5) Southern

3) Northern

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Agenda

About CIOThe Geospatial BeginningRole of CIO in Geo-Enabling Government & SocietyBahrain Spatial Data Infrastructure (BSDI)BSDI – Paradigm ShiftSupporting Bahrain Economic Vision 2030 Case References Way Forward

About CIO

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Citizen

DECISION SUPPORT PROJECTS

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About CIOThe Geospatial BeginningRole of CIO in Geo-Enabling Government & SocietyBahrain Spatial Data Infrastructure (BSDI)BSDI – Paradigm ShiftSupporting Bahrain Economic Vision 2030Case ReferencesWay Forward

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The Geospatial Beginning

Dates back to early 80’sMore than 42 government cells were individually using spatial informationAgencies slowly started to migrate from tracing paper to digital mapsLack of integration and disparate electronization efforts

‘GIS Directorate, CIO Established in 2003’

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Agenda

About CIOThe Geospatial BeginningRole of CIO in Geo-Enabling Government & SocietyBahrain Spatial Data Infrastructure (BSDI)BSDI – Paradigm ShiftSupporting Bahrain Economic Vision 2030 Case ReferencesWay Forward

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Role of CIO in Geo-Enabling Government & Society

Technical Support

Training Consulting Services Solutions

Providing Geospatial

Data to Public and Private

Sectors On-line &

Off-line Users:

BSDI Ministries Citizens

Hands-on Training on BSDI Portal

GIS Fundamentals

GIS Advanced

GIS Applications GIS Projects,

Infrastructure Implementation

GIS Tools Hardware

GIS Applications Development for More Than 15 Govt Organisations

Hard & Digital Copies of Geospatial Maps, Building Polygons, Addresses, POI’s

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(1) Geospatial Information (GI)

Administrative Boundaries

Building Polygons

Addresses

Street Centerlines

Point of Interests

Vegetation

Satellite Images

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SolutionsMinistry of

Social Development Ministry of Education

Ministry of Health

Ministry of Housing

Ministry of Labor

Ministry of Industry &Commerce

Ministry of Information

Ministry of Islamic Affairs

General Organization for Youth & Sport (GOYS)

The Royal Charity Organization Bahrain Internet

Exchange (BIX)National Way-leave

System

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Intranet Applications – Provided through Govt. Data Network (GDN)

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About CIOThe Geospatial BeginningRole of GIS Directorate, CIO in Geo-Enabling Government & SocietyBahrain Spatial Data Infrastructure (BSDI)BSDI – Paradigm ShiftSupporting Bahrain Economic Vision 2030 Case References Way Forward

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FutureGOV awards 2010, Singapore

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Post Implementation Achievements:

Development of BSDI Portal in 2005

Data Exchange Policy (established)

Data Standards (established)

Curtailing Data Duplication

Enterprise Licensing of Satellite

Image (procured)

Capacity Building

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Bahrain Spatial Data Infrastructure – cont’d

Geospatial Excellence Award on SDI, Map World, Hyderabad, India 2009

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About CIOThe Geospatial BeginningRole of GIS Directorate, CIO in Geo-Enabling Government & SocietyBahrain Spatial Data Infrastructure (BSDI)BSDI – Paradigm ShiftSupporting Bahrain Economic Vision 2030 Case References Way Forward

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BSDI – Paradigm Shift

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Simple Spatial Data Infrastructure

• Facilitate Access & Share Geospatial Data

• Technical Standards• Institutional Policies• Access Network• Infrastructure

Framework

Spatially Enabled Govt. & Society

• Service Oriented Apps

• Linked Services Across Organization, Entities & Discipline

• More Effective Cross-Organization & Inter-Agency Decision- Making In Priority Areas

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About CIOThe Geospatial BeginningRole of CIO in Geo-Enabling Government & SocietyBahrain Spatial Data Infrastructure (BSDI)BSDI – Paradigm ShiftSupporting Bahrain Economic Vision 2030 Case ReferencesWay Forward

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Supporting Bahrain Economic Vision 2030

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By developing Web GIS Applications for Government Ministries via Local Intranet

The Government Sector to Become more Productive and Accountable for Delivering Quality Services via Learner Organization

To Develop World-class Infrastructure links Bahrain to Geospatial Sustainability

Bahrain’s Residents Enjoy a Safe Attractive Living Environment Characterized by Benefits from Useful Data Realized by the Economy and Society by Large

By implementing the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)

By providing vital Geospatial Information Such as Maps, Points of Interest (POI) and Addresses via the Net

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About CIOThe Geospatial BeginningRole of CIO in Geo-Enabling Government & SocietyBahrain Spatial Data Infrastructure (BSDI)BSDI – Paradigm ShiftSupporting Bahrain Economic Vision 2030 Case References Way Forward

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Geospatial Application for e-Health, Map Middle East, Abu Dhabi – UAE,

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e-Health GIS Application GIS application developed and deployed for the

Ministry of Health (MoH) to support neo broad spectrum spatial Governance using Geospatial layers

GIS Application composed of reusable modules that can be utilized for development of e-Health and e-Medicine with:

• Quick search tools – Health Facilities, Doctors, Patients, Ambulance, Blood Donors

• Analysis tools

• Decision-making tools via statistical information

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(1 Award winning, 2009)

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Bahrain Locator – Geo-Enabling Society

Bahrain Locator effectively used by Govt Organization, Private Sectors, Citizens & Residents to search for:

1. Administrative Units2. Addresses3. Roads4. Point of Interest like Restaurants, Schools, Govt Offices, Landmarks, Shopping Malls

etc.

Solution Functions:Map NavigationUtilizing Geospatial data effectivelyLocation Finder Interactive mapsPersonalized searches

(2 Awards winning, 2011)

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E-WayLeave Clearance Operations System“Evolution Towards Utilities Stakeholders Modernization”

(2 Awards winning, 2012)

A web based solution to create, search, comment, track, edit, print and approve WayLeaves

tremendous improvement to the WayLeave Approval Cycle by considerably decreasing the approval time and increasing the approval confidence

Strong integration with the ‘Bahrain Spatial Data Infrastructure (BSDI)’ Portal to access central GIS data repository

Best Electronic Project for e-Government sector, 2012, Bahrain International eGOv Forum, 2012

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About CIOThe Geospatial BeginningRole of CIO in Geo-Enabling Government & SocietyBahrain Spatial Data Infrastructure (BSDI)BSDI – Paradigm ShiftSupporting Bahrain Economic Vision 2030 Case References Way Forward

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Way Forward

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Legal Framework

• Facilitating better Integration, Management & Security

Infrastructure Framework

• Enforcing international standards thus ensuring the interoperability & integratability of geo-information products & services

Capacity Building• Taking a Leading Role in creating a

Geo-Literate Society for sustainable Economic Development

Cloud Computing • Implementing Cloud Computing & Real Time GIS

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Thank you

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