Abu Dhabi: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Sunday issued a resolution incorporating the General Information Authority (GIA) into the UAE's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) to improve online government services and enhance e-Government infrastructure.
The resolution assigned the telecom regulatory body to supervise the e-Government project, suggest a strategic plan and policies related to the UAE Federal e-Government, and suggest legislation and the organisational framework and regulations related to online services.
The TRA is also tasked to set policies and principles regulating to government information technology, manage e-government initiatives and programmes, and follow up on their implementation.
Employees of the GIA will be transferred to the TRA where their job descriptions and salaries will remain unchanged. The rights and duties of the GIA will be transferred to the TRA, as will the GIA's budget.
