An online poll of 40,000 young people in over 150 countries reveals that many young people feel their current education is not preparing them with the skills they need to get jobs.

One third (31 per cent) of the young people responding via the UNICEF engagement platform U-Report say that the skills and training programmes offered to them did not match their career aspirations. More than a third of respondents (39 per cent) go on to say that the"...

The government of Bahrain saw its first flight take place as part of a clinically-managed programme to safely repatriate citizens from Iran following the suspension of air travel between the two countries.

Given the high rate of registered Covid-19 cases in Iran, the government’s ‘International Covid-19 Repatriation Programme’ (ICRP) is operating under vigorous containment protocols, and takes place outside normal procedures to"...

National Computer Corporation UAE (NCC UAE) took part in the opening of the Security Innovation Lab in Dubai Police. The opening ceremony, which took place on February 27, was attended by HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed al Maktoum, His Excellency Major General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, Commander-in-Chief of the Dubai Police and Oleg Fomin, Consul General of the Russian Federation in Dubai and Northern Emirates.

NCC UAE acted as a strategic partner"...

Manama, Mar. 7 (BNA): King Hamad University Hospital (KHUH) has launched a host of eServices via the ‘Sehati’ health services app provided by the Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA).

The hospital’s services include uploads of medical reports as they become available, medical appointment reservations and medicine delivery.

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The ninth edition of the International Government Communication Forum (IGCF 2020) opened here yesterday, Wednesday, with the participation of 64 global influencers, government leaders and communication experts brainstorming about the ways of bolstering government communication in order to bring about positive social change and deliver sustainable development goals. Speaking on the occasion, HH Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohamed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, stressed that delivering ‘communication"...

In line with its continuous efforts to support decision-making process in the Arab countries, the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) has released a study on “the government spending multipliers under oil price swings”. The study aimed at assessing the impact of government spending on the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the Arab countries, with a special distinction between two cases of spending multipliers in periods of oil price increases compared to periods of oil price decreases.

The"...

Manama, Feb. 12 (BNA): The Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA) unveiled major achievements in implementing its 2019 eGovernment Strategy, most notably the reengineering of 40 eServices, which allowed for an 88% reduction in the costs of providing the government services, and a 74% reduction in processing times.

iGA"...

In implementation of an order by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Premier, to distribute 5000 housing units, in line with the royal directives, Housing Minister Bassim bin Yaqoob Al Hamar announced the distribution of Salman Town’s units in Northern Governorate.

The minister said that Salman Town project is one of the major projects being carried out in line with"...