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iGA CE urged for greater cooperation to activate the GCC-level Digital Twinning Program, which aims to showcase the successful GCC achievements regionally and globally in digital transformation. He also noted Bahrain’s experience in launching the pilot digital twinning program in December 2024 as a step toward regional collaboration, capacity building, and shared expertise.

This came during Al Qaed’s participation in the panel “Digital Governments in GCC Countries” as part of the MENA eGovernment Workshops 2025, held in Doha, Qatar, on during 23–24, in cooperation with the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), in attendance of leading experts, officials, and decision-makers in digital government and transformation.

During the panel, Al Qaed showcased Bahrain’s key digital initiatives that have improved the Kingdom’s rank in the UN eGovernment report to be 18th globally. He highlighted the national efforts and projects that supported this achievement, including the recently launched MyGov App, eKey 2.0 App, adoption of AI into government services, and the strategic direction of government apps merger.

iGA CE also highlighted Bahrain’s experience in adopting cloud computing in the public sector, noting its added value in accelerating digital transformation and government service delivery. In addition to the Kingdom’s efforts in building a robust and reliable infrastructure, developing policies and legislation, and launching intensive training programs to upskill government skills in cloud technologies.

With regards to the future of GCC digital governments, Al Qaed stressed the importance of leveraging advanced single sign-on and authentication systems in GCC countries to have integrated authentication across GCC countries. This integration may facilitates secure authentication and expand shared services across the Gulf for GCC citizens, while maintaining data privacy and security. 

Al Qaed further emphasized the need to continue the improvement of UN indicators methodologies in collaboration with the UN and member states, ensuring their alignment with the region’s digital transformation status. iGA CE proposed the improvement of the Human Capital Index (HCI) through assessing digital learning  strategies, national education plans, and recognizing the countries efforts in upskilling their national workforce with internationally accredited professional certificates, being a critical element for advancing national digital transformation across all performance indicators.

He concluded his intervention in the panel by affirming the importance of such international forums and workshops in advancing global digital transformation, expressing his appreciation to the Qatar Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and UN DESA for organizing the workshop and supporting initiatives that empower digital governments.
On the sidelines of the workshop, the Chief Executive of the Information & eGovernment Authority, Mr. Mohammed Ali Al Qaed conducted a one-to-one meeting with with Ms. Arpine Korekyan, Head of Public Administration at the Digital Government Branch, Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government of the UNDESA. 

During the meeting, Al Qaed discussed with Ms. Korekyan mutual topics, including the cooperation with the UN in the fields of digital transformation and eGovernment, as well as a review of the Kingdom of Bahrain’s experience in its Digital Twinning Program with the Republic of Tunisia and the Comoros Islands.

They also explored ways to expand the digital twinning initiative to include a greater number of countries, in addition to discussing the possibility of activating and implementing certain proposals to enhance future UN reports. At the conclusion of the meeting, both parties affirmed the importance of such engagements in exchanging expertise and supporting the development of United Nations member states.


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