@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10055,
	  title     = {Electronic Government in the GCC Countries},
	  author    = {A.M. Al-Khouri and  J. Bal},
	  country	= {},
	  institution	= {},
	  abstract     = {The study investigated the practices of organisations in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries with regards to G2C egovernment maturity. It reveals that e-government G2C initiatives in the surveyed countries in particular, and arguably around the world in general, are progressing slowly because of the lack of a trusted and secure medium to authenticate the identities of online users. The authors conclude that national ID schemes will play a major role in helping governments reap the benefits of e-government if the three advanced technologies of smart card, biometrics and public key infrastructure (PKI) are utilised to provide a reliable and trusted authentication medium for e-government services.
},
	    journal   = {International Journal of Computer and Information Engineering},
	  volume    = {2},
	  number    = {5},
	  year      = {2008},
	  pages     = {1614 - 1629},
	  ee        = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10055},
	  url   	= {https://publications.waset.org/vol/17},
	  bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/},
	  issn  	= {eISSN: 1307-6892},
	  publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology},
	  index 	= {Open Science Index 17, 2008},
	}