Digital Media in UAE's Public Sector: Current Trends and Missing Opporunities

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May 23, 2013 Ibrahim Ahmed Elbadawi ( @iBadawi ) eGovernment and Digital Media Consultant Digital Media in UAE’s Public Sector Trends of Usage and Missing OpportuniGes

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May    23,  2013  

Ibrahim  Ahmed  Elbadawi  (  @iBadawi  )    eGovernment  and  Digital  Media  Consultant  

Digital  Media  in  UAE’s  Public  Sector Trends  of  Usage  and  Missing  OpportuniGes  

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Source: Albayan.ae

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Current  Trends  

Do you officially use social media to interact with citizens about service design and deliver?

Yes

No

62%

38%

Source: TheGovernmentSummit.ae

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62%

Source: TheGovernmentSummit.ae

Do you support using social media in the design and delivery

of public services?

Emiratis Expats

Yes, Strongly Agree

Yes, but I’ve concerns

No, but I see benefits

No, Strongly Disagree

No Opinion

55%

20%

8%

13%

3%

53%

17%

11%

16%

4%

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Current  Trends  

62%

Source: TheGovernmentSummit.ae

Expats

No, Strongly Disagree

No Opinion

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Current  Trends  

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62%

Source: TheGovernmentSummit.ae

Expats

No, Strongly Disagree

No Opinion

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Missing  OpportuniGes  

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Missing  OpportuniGes  

Govt.  Core  Business

Media  &  PR

Social  Media

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Source: TheGovernmentSummit.ae

Key  OpportuniGes Key  Threats

ü Reducing Cost

ü Improving Quality

ü Offering Citizen-Oriented

Services

ü Sharing Inaccurate

Information

ü Reputation Issues

Missing  OpportuniGes  

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The  Way  Forward  

Key  enablers ü Leadership  support  ü High  ci8zen  readiness  ü Innova8on-­‐driven  public  sector

Key  steps ü Social  media  as  a  philosophy  not  a  “tool”  ü Ac8onable  social  media  strategy  ü Business  and  cultural  changes  

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Ibrahim  Ahmed  Elbadawi  eGovernment  and  Digital  Media  Consultant    Contacts:  @iBadawi  [email protected]    

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