Kuwait making much headway in IT - KUNA's chief editor

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, April 24 (KUNA) -- KUNA's Deputy Director-General for the Editorial Sector and Editor-in-Chief Saad Al-Ali on Monday said information technology (IT) is a pillar of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda, adding that Kuwait has a long path in the field.
Al-Ali made the statement to KUNA on the sidelines of the three-day first Arab forum on e-government themed the "Road to sustainable development," that started in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh Sunday.
He called for enhancing technological knowledge and services, saying that the Arab World is "lagging behind" in terms of e-government, and application of digital administration.
Still paperwork and traditional administration are dominant in the majority of the Arab government offices, he said.
It is high time youth were focused on, offering them the opportunity to establish a modern administration system that copes with the advanced IT, Al-Ali noted.
According to Al-Ali, employing IT in the modern systems of administration will be a change of the "culture of the Arab World." This forum is a Kuwait message of support to Egypt, he said, referring to the deep-rooted bilateral ties. (end) ms.asm.msa