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On the 27th of March, the fifth and final training session in the area e-government, entitled  "The IT Employee Leading the Way in Strengthening e-Government"  was concluded at DU's Faculty of Information Technology. This series of training workshops was held in cooperation between DU's Faculty of Information Technology and "JAKIA", the Japanese Agency for International Cooperation, as part of an agreement signed by the two parties three years ago. It aims to equip cadres within Syria's various ministries and governmental organizations with the skills and ideas that will make possible the establishment of an "e-government" in the country.

Doctor Imad Sabouni, the Syrian Minister of Communications and Technology, noted the importance of graduates of these training sessions, since they will support and supplement Syria's governmental organizations and ministries, given that they represent cadres trained in electronic governmental administration. He pointed out that the "e- government" project in Syria has been set up, and that its most important component is training on all levels, followed by the development of infrastructure. The latter of these two issues involves the ministry on a technical level; as for administrative and legal development and training, they are to be provided by universities and academic organizations. Dr. Sabouni went on to indicate that the ministry seeks to develop cooperative measures with DU's  Faculty of Information Technology in matters of education and training, especially after the establishment of the India-Syria Centre of Excellence, which offers advanced training sessions in information technology.

Doctor Wael Mualla, President of Damascus University, noted the efforts of the university to develop human resources and make advances in the field of information technology, by training specialized academic cadres in the various sectors of the state apparatus on the technologies of electronic governance. In this regard he commended the role of the Japanese "JAKIA" Agency,  in ensuring the success of he five training sessions held under the title "The IT Employee Leading the Way in Strengthening Electronic Governance". These training sessions will contribute to the efforts of the various ministries and governmental organizations by providing critical skills, which in turn will make the e-government project a reality.  

Ioazaki Kaoru, the Resident Representative for the "Jakia Agency", stressed that the e-government project will play an important part in establishing an IT society in Syria. He conveyed "JAKIA"s readiness to continue its cooperation with Damascus University in the area of training and education in various technical fields.

Doctor 'Amar Khayr Bek, Dean of the Faculty of Information Technology, stated that these five training sessions held at Damascus University, in cooperation with the "JAKIA", have graduated 123 administrative employees and managers, from various governmental departments, and hailing from all of Syria's governates.

One of the graduates gave a speech on behalf of her colleagues, thanking all involved parties for holding the training sessions, after which training certificates were handed out to the graduates.