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Internet For All

Leading the Region in Information and Communications Infrastructure
In line with the Economic Vision 2030, the Kingdom of Bahrain aims to become a “Smart Kingdom” and transforming the country to be a leading business and Information & Communication Technology (ICT) hub for Internet content & application in the region. Bahrain has taken serious steps to facilitate investment foundations in ICT and build the required skills and talents needed through tailored capacity building and training programs…..

Ministries and Government
Entitie’s social meadia

Ministers and government agencies in the Kindom of Bahrain are extensively using social media to interact and inform its citizenry.
Details of ministries social media…..

Market Surveys

Thanks to the untiring efforts of TRA, Bahrain has achieved rank 1 in the Arab world and rank 31 globally on the ICT Development Index.

ICT Development Index (IDI) – a composite index that monitors and compares ICT developments across countries and over time; in the “Measuring the Information Society Report 2017” published by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)…..

99% of individuals in
Bahrain use internet: TRA

Manama, Oct. 9 (BNA):Bahrain’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has published its latest Telecommunications Services Residential Market Survey report.

According to survey results, Internet users have reached 99% which is a clear indication of the increasing affordability of Internet services in Bahrain. The Kingdom leads the global ranking of the percentage of Internet users, according to data released by the International Telecommunication Union. The results of the survey show that Internet applications represent most internet activities such as social media applications. For instance, 99% of respondents said they use WhatsApp and YouTube, 95% use Instagram and Facebook and 90% use Snapchat…..

Business opportunities/Information & communications technology (ICT)

Bahrain is a gateway to the GCC region offering great access to Saudi Arabia’s market. Global IT companies choose Bahrain as a hub due to the availability of talent, cost competitiveness, ownership structure and market access to the overall region. According to World Bank Doing Business 2017 report, Bahrain was ranked 2nd in MENA in the ease of doing business index……

Internet Growth and Population Statistics:

Bahrain – officially the Kingdom of Bahrain – is a small island country situated near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is an archipelago with Bahrain Island, the largest land mass, at 55 km (34 mi) long by 18 km (11 mi) wide. Saudi Arabia lies to the west and is connected to Bahrain by the King Fahd Causeway while Iran lies 200 km (124 mi) to the north across the Persian Gulf. The peninsula of Qatar is to the southeast across the Gulf of Bahrain…..

UN E-Government Knowledge

The Web Measure Index is based upon a four-stage model, which is ascending in nature and builds upon the previous level of sophistication of a state’s online presence. The model defines four stages of E-Government Development according to scale of progressively sophisticated citizen services. As countries progress, they are ranked higher in the Model according to a numerical classification corresponding to the four stages.
The four stages in the Web Measure Assessment Model are reproduced below:
Implicit in this model is the integration of the public sector agencies with full cooperation and understanding of the concept of collective decision-making, participatory democracy and citizen empowerment as a democratic right. …..

TRA BAHRAIN:RESIDENTIAL STUDY
Telecommunications Services Market Survey for 2016

TRA BAHRAIN: RESIDENTIAL STUDY Telecommunications Services Market Survey for 2016 …..

Annual Reports

A communications environment that enriches the social & commercial fabric of the Kingdom…….

Announcements

Telecommunications Regulatory Authority has published……

InfoGraphics

2017 Mobile Network Quality of Service Report……

Bahrain in Figures

TRA has been its commitment to the development of its human capital…….

Telecommunications Laws

The telecommunications law of the Kingdom of BAHRAIN…….

Regulations

Initiatives that provide knowledge & tools to empower the consumers & their experience………