“Our e-government initiative is designed to raise the productivity and efficiency of the public sector in Saudi Arabia and further improve the quality of life and value we can deliver to our citizens,” said Ahmad Y. Alkhiary, MCIT assistant director general.

MCIT is responsible for the deployment and management of IT and network-based services across the Kingdom, including broadcast, digital and telephony activities.

As part of its mission, MCIT is focusing on the integration of services that affect as many citizens as possible and help to support the Kingdom’s continued socio-economic development.

By integrating numerous information and communication technologies, the e-government program is expected to significantly increase the Kingdom’s return on investment in its networks, providing faster, easier-to-use services and transactions for government organizations and their commercial and constituent clients.

MCIT has selected Juniper to create the infrastructure as a platform for the Kingdom’s e-government project called “Yesser, which will enable other government departments to interact online with each other and with citizens.

The MCIT e-government program will leverage Juniper Networks EX4200 Series Ethernet Switches with virtual chassis fabric technology.

Andy Ingram, vice president of product marketing and business development of Juniper’s Fabric and Switching Technologies, said, “Juniper’s solutions are helping the Saudi government and nationals through this ambitious e-government program, creating an innovative and operationally efficient network environment.”

“MCIT understands the strategic importance of the network and the tremendous long-term value in leveraging it to improve employee productivity, optimize the user experience while simplifying the network to minimize the total cost of operations and raise customer satisfaction through high-quality services,” he said.