Saudi Arabia’s Digital Experience Maturity Index Improves by 80.6%

Najez Center of the Saudi Ministry of Justice (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Najez Center of the Saudi Ministry of Justice (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Saudi Arabia’s Digital Experience Maturity Index Improves by 80.6%

Najez Center of the Saudi Ministry of Justice (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Najez Center of the Saudi Ministry of Justice (Asharq Al-Awsat)

The general Digital Experience Maturity Index has achieved a rate of 80.68%, compared to 77.26% in the previous cycle.

This increase is the result of the development of government platforms and their role in improving the quality of life, facilitating business, and enhancing competitiveness.

The digital government platforms in the Kingdom are witnessing a rapid growth, with the aim to enhance competitiveness and facilitate the entry of companies and institutions into the local market, in line with Saudi Arabia’s goals to encourage investment through smooth and high-quality services.

On Wednesday, the Digital Government Authority (DGA) announced the results of the Digital Experience Maturity Index for the year 2023, with the participation of more than 134,000 beneficiaries, which focused on measuring the maturity of 24 platforms on four main perspectives: beneficiary satisfaction, user experience, complaints handling, and technologies and tools.

The Ehsan platform topped the list of the digital platforms with a rate of 89.4 percent, followed by Absher (89.2 percent).

The Governor of the Digital Government Authority, Eng. Ahmed Alsuwaiyan, shed light on the importance of the indicator in raising the satisfaction of beneficiaries, enhancing their digital experience, and improving interaction, in accordance with the strategic directions and goals of Vision 2030.

He emphasized the development of digital government platforms in the Kingdom and their role in improving the quality of life, facilitating business, enhancing competitiveness, and achieving efficient government work, which contributed to the country’s progress in international indicators.

In March, the Digital Government Authority announced the start of the second index cycle, which included an evaluation of 24 digital platforms, compared to 12 platforms in the previous cycle in 2022.

The authority issues this indicator annually to open channels of communication with beneficiaries of digital government services, thus contributing to raising the level of maturity of the platforms, improving the quality of services provided, and achieving the strategic objectives of the digital government.

Saudi Arabia established the Saudi Center for Economic Business in 2019 with the aim of facilitating procedures for starting, conducting and terminating business and providing all related services in accordance with international best practices.

The center was able to provide more than 1.2 million services to the business sector through branches spread throughout the Kingdom, in addition to the electronic “business” platform, with the number of beneficiaries exceeding one million.



Maersk Continues Beirut Port Calls Despite Business Disruption

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP)
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP)
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Maersk Continues Beirut Port Calls Despite Business Disruption

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP)
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP)

Container shipping company Maersk said on Wednesday it continued to serve its customers in Lebanon with two weekly callings in Beirut despite the deteriorating security situation in the country.

"While Maersk's business in the country is impacted, we currently remain in a position to serve our customers," a Maersk spokesperson said in an email.

The company said all staff in both Lebanon and Israel were safe and accounted for.

Maersk's office in Lebanon is located in Beirut and employs 21 people.