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His Excellency the Undersecretary, sponsors the annual conference (19) of the Gulf Career Development Forum

21-05-2023

The Ministry of Oil.. one of the leading government agencies in the field of digital development and transformation - Sheikh Dr. Nimer Fahad Al-Malik Al-Sabah: The Ministry is keen to develop the digital system to ensure optimal achievement in preserving the sources of petroleum wealth Choosing the technical affairs sector in the Ministry of Oil as one of the successful and ambitious Gulf models for developing government performance in digital transformation The Ministry of Oil announced its selection to sponsor and open the Gulf Development Forum in its nineteenth edition, to be held during the period from 21 to 23 May 2023 under the slogan (Digital Transformation Applications and Advanced Technology Technologies), in the Salwa Hall in the Marina Hotel, where technical affairs were chosen in the Ministry of Oil As one of the successful and ambitious Gulf models for developing government performance in the field of digital transformation. The Ministry of Oil stated, in a press statement, that the ministry will review, on the sidelines of its participation in the Gulf Development Forum, its pioneering experience and digital projects towards establishing advanced digital oil programs that will be used to implement and follow up oil operations by motivating and encouraging national cadres, on specialists from the Gulf delegations participating in the main dialogue session. for the forum. digital transformations In this context, His Excellency the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Oil, Sheikh Dr. Nimer Fahad Al-Malik Al-Sabah, said that the Ministry of Oil is pleased to participate in the activities of the forum, among a group of experts and specialists from the Gulf Cooperation Council countries at the specialized, research and scientific level, indicating that the ministry will review in the dialogue session The main digital transformations and advanced technological technologies in the oil sector, whose effects began to appear significantly on the methods and methods of work and the completion of tasks in the oil companies. Sheikh Dr. Nimer Fahad Al-Malik Al-Sabah stressed the importance of digital transformation as one of the strategic pillars in the Ministry of Oil, as the ministry is always working on developing the digital system to ensure optimal achievement in preserving the country's petroleum wealth resources, indicating that the ministry has set among its goals the pursuit of digitization. In line with one of the programmatic axes of the Government Action Program 2022-2026 by supporting efforts towards achieving sustainable development in line with Kuwait's Vision 2035. He stated that the Ministry of Oil is working to strengthen the local and international role through cooperation to achieve integration towards highlighting the international status of the State of Kuwait and reviewing its prominent role in digital transformation projects for the oil and gas industry, which was the culmination of reaping the fruits of the Ministry’s strategy in caring for national cadres, which comes in line with one of the pillars of the vision. In developing human capital and motivating cadres to enhance their electronic skills and develop their digital capabilities. And he indicated that the Ministry of Oil succeeded during the last period in organizing two important events: the Digital Transformation Award (Hackathon 2022) and the Oil Innovates 2 Award, during which a constellation of creative youth was crowned, as the Ministry is well aware that adopting digital and technological transformation and investing in innovation has become an important necessity to strengthen the economy. Digital and the development of new business models that could not have been developed in isolation from digital transformation and modern technologies. He mentioned that the Ministry of Oil Award for Digital Transformation succeeded in its second session during the current year in promoting a culture of innovation and encouraging petroleum cadres in the Ministry of Oil, the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation and its subsidiaries, in addition to the academic, engineering and petroleum bodies, and the award witnessed double participation compared to the first edition to reach nearly 300 participants. The Ministry, represented by the Technical Affairs Program, completed 13 digital projects that participated in the award competitions, and were implemented successfully, effectively and practically. He stressed that the ministry also succeeded in organizing the Oil Innovates Award for two consecutive years, and in its first and second editions witnessed effective participation from various parties and succeeded in encouraging competencies and motivating national competencies in promoting a culture of innovation, and it became a pioneering platform to support innovation and young innovators. Electronic data flow He explained that the ministry launched the digital platform for the electronic flow of technical data, which aims to continue the transition from the traditional paper method to the digital flow of technical data related to drilling, production, environment and safety electronically between the Ministry of Oil and the oil companies represented in the Kuwait Oil Company and the Kuwait Gulf Oil Company, indicating that the platform Digital has contributed to increasing the flow of the amount of data received by the Ministry of Oil to about 80% compared to the previous traditional flow rate, which was less than 20%. And he indicated that the ministry has another program represented in the electronic linkage and the automation of technical models electronically, as the program aims to continue expanding the direct electronic link between the specialized technical departments in the Ministry of Oil with the various departments of the Kuwait Oil Company and the Kuwait Gulf Oil Company, with the aim of enhancing the decision-making process for completing the works. The technical joint between the two sides, pointing out that the program succeeded in accelerating the documentary cycle that took to complete and complete the technical work, which required approximately 8 stages previously and reduced it to 3 stages now, and shortened the time period for studying the technical requests of oil companies, which used to take more than 60 days and reduce it. to an average rate of less than 30 days. The Ministry of Oil indicated that the forum, in its current version, will discuss Kuwait's vision, national plans for digital transformation, its mechanisms and strategies, the importance of applying digital transformation, modern technologies, digital information security, and Gulf national experiences in the field of technological systems applications and their implications for developing performance and indicators, as well as extracting global and regional experiences for best practices. Digital transformation applications and how to build capacity to manage digital projects. Achievements and ambitions His Excellency the Undersecretary of the Ministry said that the Administrative and Financial Affairs and Information Systems Program succeeded in launching many ideas in the field of digital transformation, such as developing an electronic system for messaging via the web and smart phones (work flow), as well as implementing the smart fingerprint system and linking it with the Civil Service Bureau, as the ministry was proactive. in applying the system. He stated that the ministry has developed an accounting project between the Ministry of Oil, the Petroleum Corporation and the Ministry of Finance (the first phase), and the ministry has succeeded in supporting investment opportunities in economic activities related to the oil sector. The project contributed to updating the United Nations International Classification of Economic Activities by reviewing 84 international activity items. The Ministry also succeeded in implementing the project of electronically saving documents and archiving energy research, as the system saved and archived 4,852 files of economic and technical affairs, as the number of electronically archived pages exceeded more than 2 million papers. financial affairs He pointed out that the Ministry of Oil, represented by the Financial Affairs Department, succeeded in creating a joint file to save the forms of the Accounts Department, and implemented linking the automated exchange request forms to the messaging system, as the project aimed to take credits automatically from the ministry’s sectors and enter the forms of exchange requests into the Oracle system automatically. The automated Central Bank of Kuwait system was implemented, which succeeded in facilitating financial transfers, and an electronic file was created for the joint contracts of the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation. The Ministry of Oil also succeeded in implementing the automatic linkage project with the Kuwait Gulf Oil Company, and establishing the e-government application. PR achievements His Excellency the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Oil, Sheikh Dr. Nimer Fahad Al-Malik Al-Sabah, addressed the achievements of the Public Relations Department in the field of digital transformation, where he said that the ministry, within its objectives in digital transformation, has issued 4 digital issues of the Electronic Oil Magazine, in both Arabic and English, and the magazine has succeeded in covering its various issues. All the news and activities of the Ministry of Oil, and the Public Relations Department implemented the automatic link with the (OAPEC) library, and launched an interactive platform and podcast to publish news and conduct meetings and oil events. He mentioned that the digital oil memory project was implemented, which succeeded in preserving and documenting the ancient heritage of the State of Kuwait electronically, and the ministry continued to implement the petroleum culture project, which aims to raise awareness among the younger generation of the oil industry. the legal administration In addition, His Excellency the Undersecretary discussed the achievements of the Legal Department, where he said that cooperation has taken place with the Department of Information Systems Center regarding the electronic integrated legal system and the creation of specialized electronic legal models and systems, and a form for requesting access to information has been allocated pursuant to Law No. 12 of 2020, which demonstrated the initiative of the Ministry of Oil The priority of commitment to applying the law to establish the principle of transparency, integrity and combating corruption. He stated that the Legal Affairs had also prepared a proposal for the standard formula for the ministry's contracts, and a system had been established to follow up cases and investigations to which the ministry is a party through the platform of the Ministry of Justice.