Office of Administrative Development Holds Consultations to Support Electronic Signature and Cloud Services

The Office of the Minister of State for Administrative Development, in cooperation with Macmillan Keck and its team of experts, held a series of consultative meetings and a training session on November 3 and 4 to support electronic signature and develop data storage and processing services in public administrations, and enhance institutional capacities. These activities fall under the preparatory grant funded by the World Bank for the Accelerating Digital Transformation Project in Lebanon (LDAP), aiming to establish the necessary foundations for safer, more integrated, and responsive digital public services that meet citizens' needs.

In the field of electronic signature, a roundtable brought together stakeholders to discuss the foundations, opportunities, and requirements needed to adopt trusted electronic signatures in Lebanon. The discussions included reviewing the new decree and exploring ways to support the preparation of the necessary implementing texts for its execution.

Regarding the development of data storage and processing services using cloud technologies in the public sector, a consultative meeting was dedicated to stakeholders to discuss initial results and hypotheses, identify priorities, opportunities, and gaps. The meeting also addressed the challenges and requirements needed to formulate practical recommendations to help establish a clear government policy for adopting these services in public administrations. On the front of enhancing institutional capacities, a training session was held for members of the COLIBAC board of directors, aimed at strengthening knowledge and capabilities related to their role in the field of electronic signature under Law No. 81.