The federal government “has urged its ministries and departments to publish more open data on their websites to enhance e-readiness and help promote the concept of open government, one of the pillars of a knowledge-based economy,” according to the article, noting that publishing open data is one of criteria in the United Nations’ e-government survey.

Emirates e-government has allocated a special section on the UAE federal government portal (government.ae) for open data from all federal government entities, according to the article, further noting, “Dubai is the first emirate to implement e-government by bringing all services online.”

“Ahmad Bin Humaidan, director general of Dubai E-government, told Gulf News that although most of the required data are available on the websites of the government bodies, the government plans to publish more data to add to the existing online information and services through a centralised portal to increase awareness and access,” the report said.