BizBahrain Magazine Sep-Oct 2019_compressed

Government
Forsati for
Government
Forsati for Government
Project was launched by
Information and eGovernment
Authority (iGA) in collaboration
with Microsoft and ICT
training provider ThinkSmart,
aims to upskill Bahraini
government employees to
meet the challenges posed by
the global digital economy,
leading to eTransformation of
Government Services.
iGA, Microsoft and
Thinksmart will work
together in this initiative
to improve Bahraini
Government Employees overall
competitiveness with respect
to the latest skills needed
for the eTransformation of
the Government Services.
Microsoft will work to provide
courses, certifications
and technical guidance
to thousands of Bahraini
government employees.
Training paths will
include Microsoft basic tools,
professional IT, cloud training,
digital transformation,
BlockChain and exposure
to technologies that have
emerged as part of the Fourth
Industrial Revolution.
Each path will be
customized to align with the
job role of the participant
like: Data science, Artificial
intelligence and BlockChain.
This will enhance the skills
of government employees as
they are the main and most
important source which the
development of the entities
is built on, that comes in line
with Bahrain Vision 2030. The
collaboration with Microsoft
in the IT field empowers and
enriches the training program,
while providing the program
by ThinkSmart comes as
a support to the IT privet
companies to be the operator
of this field in the Kingdom,”
mentioned iGA’s Acting
Director, Government Systems
Support & Maintenance
Hesham Ebrahim AlHashemi.
Such a key project for
the Bahraini government
employees, will enable them
to upgrade their skills with
the latest job role-based
certifications. This has come
at the very right moment
when the iGA is leading the
digital transformation in the
country and all the Bahraini
government employees should
become part of this vision.
ThinkSmart will manage
the programme, and train IT
employees from all Ministries
in Bahrain. The Registration
for the project has already
started and all the Bahraini
government employees are
urged to come forward and
register for the program and
start their trainings from
October.
NPRA new
online booking
service
A
new service initiated by
the Nationality, Passports
and Residence Affairs
(NPRA) to book appointments
online started from August
25, provides services for
nationality, passports and
residence requirements.
The innovative Skiplino
application can be downloaded
for free via smart devices and
enables users to book, rebook
or cancel appointments.
Applicants still have the option
to report directly personally to
the NPRA headquarters and
asses the advanced quality of
services.
The new service was first
launched early this year at
Muharraq Security Complex,
which enabled applicants
to finalise their transactions
easily and smoothly.
iGA completes
the transfer of
Births & Deaths
registration center
The Information &
eGovernment Authority
(iGA) completed the transfer
of the Births & Deaths
Registration Center to its new
premises at iGA’s main branch
in Isa Town.
The services opened to
the public from September 1.
The new facility is ready to
provide services to nationals
and residence from 7.30am
to 1pm from Sunday to
Thursday. August 29 was
the last working day for the
department at its former
premises at the Ministry of
Health.
iGA also reminds
the public that personal
attendance by relatives
is required for certificate
issuances in certain cases. For
births, attendance is required
for the issuance of birth
certificates for individuals
born prior to 1994, and also for
certificate printing requests
for citizens born abroad.
Attendance is also needed for
certificate printing requests
for citizens or residents
who passed away within
Bahrain or abroad. And finally,
personal attendance is needed
for death or birth certificate
issuances in cases where they
are requested by Bahraini
court orders or rulings.
Deaths must be reported
within 72 hours from the date
of death, extendable to 60 days
in cases where the deaths
occurred outside the Kingdom.
The law specifies that new
births must be notified within
15 days of the date if they are
within the Kingdom and 60
days if abroad.
In cases where the births
occurred outside the Kingdom
of Bahrain, the relative
must bring an original birth
certificate attested by the
country in which the birth
took place, along with copies
of the father’s and mother’s
passports or identity cards, a
copy of the marriage contract
(Bahraini) and a copy of the
passport or identity card of
the applicant.
Hospitals in Bahrain
report births and issue
personal numbers so that
guardians can complete the
birth certificate and identity
card issuance process
electronically through the
national portal bahrain.bh.
If, in one of the above cases,
personal attendance applies,
the applicant must bring
copies of the passport or
identity card of the newborn,
father and mother, and a copy
of the lost birth certificate (if
any), along with a copy of the
marriage contract.
In cases of deaths outside
the Kingdom, relatives
of the deceased up to the
third degree must bring the
original and a copy of the
death certificate issued by
the country in which the
death occurred, along with the
original passport or identity
card of the deceased, and the
original passport or identity
card of the applicant.
In cases of deaths within
Bahrain, relatives of the
deceased up to the third
degree must bring medical
notification of the cause of
death from the hospital or the
Public Security Directorate at
the Ministry of Interior, along
with the original passport or
identity card of the deceased,
in addition to the original
identity card of the applicant.
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