Hassan Al -Sitry
The Parliamentary Legislative and Legal Affairs Committee approved the proposal for a desire to open service ministries in the morning and evening periods.
The proposal comes in response to the needs of citizens, and to reduce the pressures of work in the morning period by providing freedom of choice in following up the conduct of their transactions during the appropriate periods for them according to their own circumstances.
For his part, the Civil Service Service explained that the applications in force in the civil service granted a degree of flexibility to government agencies wishing to replace their private work tables; And that is by providing its requests for the efforts that he studies; In line with the general policies of the state, and the needs of government agencies themselves, and stressed that the application of the proposal in a comprehensive form on all service sides; It may lead to the increase in financial burdens, in light of the esteemed government’s directions to reduce expenditures and rationalize the ons, in addition to the consequences of its implications for the efforts made in converting the services provided to the public electronically.
He noted the association of the provision of many services of government agencies in the public and citizens on the morning and evening periods; For the purpose of facilitating services for citizens, and reducing the congestion of auditors during the morning period; This is based on a request submitted by the governmental authority itself, and it is studied by the agency; To change the working hours and hours according to the needs of the entity and budgets observed; In line with the regulations approved in the civil service for the days and times of work.
He pointed to the strategy of the national development of the Kingdom of Bahrain, which seeks to achieve the economic vision of the Kingdom 2030, and its priorities “strengthening the performance and efficiency of the government”; And that is by updating government services through the continuous improvement of its strategic plans, their internal operations, their use of technology, and work to develop the performance of all government agencies at the lowest possible costs, by converting many of their services into electronic services, which are accessed through the national portal, electronic gates of the same authorities, and mobile phone applications; And others; To ensure facilitating procedures for auditors, and providing time and effort without the need for personal attendance, in addition to achieving the priority of “government service of quality and competitive” among the priorities that the government program (2023-2026) seeks, specifically in the “axis of government performance and digital transformation” that the initiative to continue developing systems, adopting modern technologies, and artificial intelligence; In order to contribute to the use of digital development, and improve the quality and efficiency of government services, which is what the relevant government agencies are working to implement.
