Acknowledgements

The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) would like to thank the following national coordinators from member States for their efforts in coordinating, collecting data, communicating with national institutions to fill out the various forms of the Government Electronic and Mobile Services Maturity Index (GEMS) and making valuable observations: Mr. Laraj Zerrouki (Ministry of Post and Telecommunications, Algeria), Ms. Fatima Musaiger (Information and eGovernment Authority, Bahrain), Mr. Abbas Abdul Kadhim (Ministry of Planning, Iraq), Ms. Sura Al-Khatib (Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship, Jordan), Mr. Abdul Karim Al-Fowzan (Central Agency for Information Technology, Kuwait), Mr. Mohamed Salem Al-Qambari (General Information Authority, Libya), Mr. Mohamed Ould Bob (Ministry of Digital Transformation and Modernization of the Administration, Mauritania), Ms. Asma Afifi and Ms. Salma Khales (Agency of Digital Development, Morocco), Ms. Sumaya Al-Kindi and Ms. Omaima Al-Khanbashi (Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology, Oman), Mr. Fadi Morjana (Ministry of Telecommunications and Digital Economy, the State of Palestine), Ms. Haya Al-Ansari and Ms. Noor Al-Kuwari (Ministry of Information and Communications Technology, Qatar), Mr. Majid Abdulla Al-Haidar (Digital Government Authority, Saudi Arabia), Mr. Zakaria Ismail and Mr. Mohamed Shafi (Ministry of Communications and Technology, Somalia), Ms. Maysoon Yassin (Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, the Syrian Arab Republic), Mr. Riad Ouslati (eGovernment Unit – Government Presidency, Tunisia), Mr. Ahmad Al-Aleeli and Mr. Abdel-Rahman Nazir (Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority, the United Arab Emirates), and Mr. Raed Saeed (Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology, Yemen).

Sustainable Development Goals:

Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Partnerships for the Goals