by Abdulrahman Alhajr Kuwait Towers, Kuwait, 2017. Source: Frans Sellies, Flickr. The pervasive trend of digital transformation is impacting nations worldwide, including Kuwait. According to the available data , 99.54% of Kuwait’s population were active users of the Internet in 2019. The local government keeps abreast of this phenomenon and wants to perform the transformation into a smart government to function online more actively. The nation established the Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA) and the Central Agency for Information Technology (CAIT) to help it achieve the new vision of a Smart City by 2035. However, researchers indicate that 70% of all digital transformation initiatives fail, which results in losses of $900 billion. In addition to that, a significant obstacle to this process can emerge if citizens have limited access to information. In Kuwait, Law No. 12 of the Right to Access Information (2020) was issued to regulate this phenomenon and fight corruption in the government system. This legislation piece specifies what information should be published on entities’ websites and what data should be kept confidential. In other words, the government should find a balance between making information accessible to everyone and establishing specific procedures to prevent the […]
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Invest The Invisible Impact
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Invest The Invisible Impact
