Requirement Six
Digital Transformation in the Labor and Social Development Sectors
Section One: Services provided by the Ministry of Labor and Social
Development
1. The Ministry of Labor and Social Development reported that in the years
2020 and 2021, its application of new digital technologies witnessed great
development and use, especially with the worsening of the Covid-19
pandemic crisis. The direct consequences of the pandemic were the
restrictions imposed on the movement of people, the limitations on the
number of customers visiting government departments, and the increased
demand for online services. Therefore, the Ministry undertook to provide
its services immediately through the external portal and electronic services
in the easiest and simplest way by establishing a sound and secure
infrastructure to ensure continuity of the Ministry’s services.
2. In its response, the Ministry reviewed the services that were provided
electronically to the public and the systems that were developed during the
years 2020 and 2021. Such services and systems were in line with the
directives of upper management, in terms of improving the quality of
services provided to all citizens and, in particular, persons with disabilities,
while achieving customer satisfaction.
3. The number of services provided by the Ministry of Labor and Social
Development to the various segments of society has reached (165)
services, of which (136) services meet the conditions of electronic
transformation. The rest of the services are of a tangible nature and cannot
be applied electronically, such as a number of of the services provided by
hospices for the elderly, rehabilitation centers, and care for people with
disabilities. The services of the Ministry are provided through (12)
departments specialized in citizen’s services.
4. The number of services provided through the developed systems
amounted to approximately (82) services, of which (79) services were
developed internally, and (3) services were developed in cooperation with
the Information and e-Government Authority. Noting that some of the
systems that manage these services are old and need to be replaced. The
Ministry has broken down such into modern systems and old ones.
5. Regarding the modern systems developed during the years 2020-2021,
the Ministry, through the Information Systems Department, has developed
systems and introduced new systems in order to improve the services
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