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Social Media - The Future of Government to Citizen Communications:Region is not far Behind
Dr. Saeed Al Dhaheri
Advisor to the Minister,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs - UAE
Kingdom e-Government Summit Riyadh 25 - 26 Sep. 2012
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View points
Drivers
e-participation: why is it important, what tools are there, and ranking of
GCC governments
Social Media in GCC Governments: numbers, potential use, status,
channels, and examples
conclusion
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Drivers
Open Government:
participation and engagements
Transparency
Innovation
Improve service delivery and usage
e-participation is essential for Open Government
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Why e-participation is important
Enhance trust between government and people through engagement and transparency
e-participation is a criterion in the UN e-gov survey
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Country Rank
UAE 6
Bahrain 8
Qatar 9
Saudi Arabia 9
Oman 16
Kuwait 25
Extent of e-participation
UN e-gov Survey 2012
GCC Governments e-participation ranking
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How to e-participate
Forums
Blogs
chat
Customer Satisfaction Surveys
Polls
Feedback forms
Main stream Social Media Platofrom (Facebook, Twitter, youtube, LinkedIn,,etc)
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Potential of Social Media in Government
Improve reach, accessibility and
targeting
Meet expectations and enhance
reputation
Improve cost-effectiveness
Accelerate response
Support deeper relationships
Social Media is an opportunity for Governments
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Social Media population in the GCC
Facebook Twitter PR%
5.5 M 3.2 M 19
3.29 M 263,070 40
992,200 370,987 34
567,680 59,835 29
482,680 16
352,520 29
Saudi Arabia
U.A.E
Kuwait
Qatar
Oman
Bahrain
Arab Social Media Report 2012
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Status of GCC Governments adoption of Social Media
More than 75% gov orgs are using SM
More institutionalized, but still developing
Mostly one way communication
Many in the trial phase
Few with Social media strategy and policies
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Bahrain gov portal:
Kuwait gov portal:
Oman gov portal:
Qatar gov portal:
Saudi Arabia gov portal:
UAE gov portal:
GCC Governments portals and Social Media
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GCC Governments and Social Media: Twitter examples
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GCC Governments and Social Media: UAE examples
Professional and Personal Use
– UAE Leadership is driving SM in Gov
– Interacting with people
– Receiving ideas and suggestions
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GCC Governments and Social Media: UAE example
Official Government-to-citizen communication
Facebook and Twitter channels
Communicate news, announcements
Listen to citizens and receive feedback
create awareness about e-services
Other uses
Crowed sourcing and idea contest
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GCC Governments and Social Media: UAE MoFA example
–Official Government-to-citizen communication
Twitter channel
Communicate news, announcements and alerts
Listen to citizens and provide assistance in
emergency situations
Creating awareness about MoFA e-services
Broadcasting events – Ambassadors Forum
Crisis updates
Polls and Forum
– Professional and Personal use
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GCC governments and Social Media: UAE example
Emirates e-government
guidelines for social media usage
in government entities document
Workshops with government
organization to help develop
strategies and policies
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GCC Governments Plans to adopt Social Media: examples
2nd e-government Action Plan for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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GCC Governments Plans to adopt Social Media: examples
Qatar Supreme Council of ICT
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SM will play an important role for government engagements with its citizens
and people
Governments should assess their capabilities and develop SM strategies
and policies and monitor performance for an effective engagement
Develop capabilities and use the right SM platform for the right audience
Governments must be prepared to respond
Conclusion
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Thank you