1. GOVERNMENT DATA NETWORK Central Informatics Organization GDN

2. Aspects of the citizen's life 1 Operati on 2 GIS IT Statistics ID & Population Register Data Strategic Planning Operational Planning Citiz en Birth Marriage Residence Health Informat ion Knowled ge Services Education Results 3 Central Informatics Organization

3. Central Statistics Organization (Directorate of Statistics, Directorate of Population Registry & Directorate of IT Services) Central Statistics Organization(CSO) Statistics Directorate under Ministry of Finance Statistics Office under Ministry of Finance Statistics Directorate under Prime Minister Court Central Informatics Organization(CIO) Central Statistics Organization(General Directorate of Statistics,General Directorate of Identity Population Registry & General Directorate of Information Technology) 196 7 197 6 197 7 198 3 198 8 200 2 200 3 Central Informatics Organization Under Ministry of Interior 201 1 200 8 History of Central Informatics Organization

4. Preside nt General Directorate of Information Technology General Directorate of Identity Population Registry General Directorate of Statistics Informations Systems Directorate Government Data Network Directorate Computer Operations Directorate Geographic Information Systems Directorate Population Register & Addresses Directorate Identity Card Directorate Demographic, Social & Environment Statistics Directorate National Accounts Directorate Economic Statistics Directorate Organizational Structure Licenses & Frequencies Directorate Human & Financial Resources Directorate

5. links the systems of the Governments entities together for the purpose of transferring information and applications Using a high level of protection, thus guaranteeing the safety and credibility of government information Includes the most advanced network devices such as Routers, switches, firewalls, Load Balancers …etc and is managed by a highly qualified team The Government Data Network, more commonly known as GDN, is the corner stone for the electronic infrastructure of Bahrain Government What is Government Data Network (GDN) ?

7. National Statistics Surveys Systemic methodology for assigning addresses to houses and roads All citizen data and address data were saved and CPR numbers were issued History of GDN 1980s The Need 1/2

8. History of GDN 1980s  Address  Citizen Information DB Ministry of Health Ministry of Interior Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Social Development The Need 2/2

9. History of GDN 1980s The Creation Frame Relay DB LAN Ministry of Interior Ministry of Health Ministry of Foreign Affairs

10. History of GDN 1980s The Growth Less than 10 Sites 60 sites 120 sites 1997 1999 2001 DB Services Growth Network Growth The Need of Network Upgrade CIO

11. History of GDN 1980s The Upgrade 1980s MPLS Layer 2 DB CIO Ministry X Ministry Y Ministry Z

13. GDN Today 1980s More than 70 entities including all government entities and some semi-government entities are connected to GDN The Number of sites in GDN reached 240+ and growing GDN today have a Varity of speed starts with 10 Mbps up to 1 Gbps GDN

14. GDN Today Services via GDN eGovHosting Dedicated, symmetric & secure Internet Exchange data between all GDN entities Accessibility to services of all government entities 24 / 7 Support via NOC & SOC Email & Calendaring Services Disaster Recovery Remote access VPN Secure Private Network

16. UC Services Communications: Voice & video Messaging: Voice, email, video, and IM Conferencing: Online, audio, and video Presence: IP phone, desktop clients, and call connectors GDN Future Secure Communication Work from Anywhere More Productive Cutting Cost Connect Everyone Unified Communication (UC)

17. 1980s GDN Manama Muharraq Riffa VPN Via Dedicated APN GDN Future Mobility 4G

18. 1980s GDN Future Upgrade the GDN Upgrade the GDN to MPLS-Layer 3/VPN Scalable VPN architecture Simplified WAN routing. Allow any-to-any connectivity Support tight SLA with fast failover and guaranteed bandwidth.

19. GDN is the heart of the Government’s Electronic Services

20. Central Informatics Organization www.cio.gov.bh Thank You for Listening