Thread: Archive - Latest News Think Tank - 15/01/09 - 04/05/09

Sadrist bloc describing Maliki's recent marketing to win the electoral votes

Said the head of the Sadrist bloc in the Iraqi Council of Representatives, "Aqeel Abdul-Hussein," The statement by the Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, the city of Basra, contrary to the decisions made during the process of outreach Cavalry. The Secretariat of the Council of Ministers issued a resolution called for the need to remove the Office of the Martyr al-Sadr from the building, which was held in spite of his holiday Bachgalh. He said Abdul-Hussein told (attached) on Saturday Maliki's remarks made in 2009, but free of unemployment comes as part of the marketing of the list of the electoral coalition of the state of law and to gain votes Unemployment years ago are not solutions so far.

With regard to the support of Sadr Ltinayar independent candidates, "Abdul-Hussein said the movement known as the plan since the beginning he did not want to have the evidence that we abandon positions on a number of ministries that we Nrisha and the fact that our ambition to provide our service to citizens through the work of impartial and support a strong government based on competence and not on sectarian quotas and the support of independents in the upcoming provincial council elections came to our work. He pointed out that such lists in accordance with the lines of the Sadrists in the face of corruption and injustice on the sons of one country in particular, and those lists are not motivated by great actors and institutions supported by the fear that our votes go in vain, we decided to support the movement of people and a wide public, and everybody knows and wants to buy Dr. sons tide.

The other, said head of the Sadrist bloc, "said a committee had been formed consisting of the Sadrist bloc and a committee of the Supreme Council and Dawa party, I went to Karbala, Diwaniya and Basra to address the violations that took place the movement by Iraqi government troops and the issue of detainees from the Sadrists." The Spokesman for Sadr, Ahmed Massoudi accused the Supreme Islamic Council and the Dawa Party, to work to exclude Sadr's movement and minimize its role in the upcoming provincial elections.

Spokesman for Sadr, Ahmed Massoudi accused the Supreme Islamic Council and the Dawa Party, to work to exclude Sadr's movement and minimize its role in the upcoming provincial elections. his part, denied the leader Walid jewelry in the Dawa Party, accused Sadr's movement, referring to Sadr's movement does not have a role in local elections.

The jewelry: "We are not against any trend or a political movement Okean participate in these elections, and will never stand for anyone wishing to stand for election. I would like to point out that we received information that there are six movements claim to represent the Sadrists, in fact, every move of those movements do not represent only themselves. "Ended ....

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Public Integrity Commission and the regulatory role of the money officials

Khaz'al Ghazi: Public Integrity Commission intends to activate its supervisory role during the current year by requiring state officials to provide a complete inventory of their money and to make money from having to prove incompatible with its resources to the judiciary. The proposed abolition of the legal provision that prevents the prosecution of the staff member accused of corruption without the permission of the Minister, The Integrity Commission in the House of Representatives to continue the discussion of this article and to reach a compromise that would not affect the functioning of the administrative and avoid malicious complaints.

"The integrity of the judge that al Rahim body has several ways to combat corruption in the investigative side, we have more than seven thousand cases under investigation in the past year, despite the amnesty decree, which included about two thousand cases in all over Iraq, but there are more than eighty governed by and about Thelatmip and thirty-seven the issue was referred to the investigating judge of the judiciary, as some of the issues is important and significant.

The aide said the body was determined to activate its role in requiring state officials to disclose their financial interests, to provide proof of having money is not commensurate with its resources to the judiciary, stating that in the area of disclosure of financial interests to commit serious work on all officials of the state to provide financial Khovathm This year there will be a change Essential to this issue, as the treatment of interests in real financial terms, will be through the issuance of a draft law currently before the integrity of State Consultative Council for the purpose of scrutiny and submission to the House of Representatives, where the law will address the issue of "Where you get this? which still remain on paper, so far, this issue will be causing a crime of money is magnified not commensurate with its resources in the event of the legislation law.

He pointed out that the integrity of the proposed legislation in the area of anti-corruption laws concerning the law of the body first and second with the repeal of article one hundred thirty-six of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which prohibits the prosecution of a staff member of the judiciary, except with the permission of the Minister, and adopted the Integrity Committee in the Parliament for the purpose of the proposal presented to the The Presidency in preparation for a vote, as we prepare a draft law on combating corruption in collaboration with the Joint Council for the fight against corruption will be a quantum leap in this area.

For his part, said a member of the Integrity Committee in the parliament Mohammed Naji that the amendment to article 136 is still under consideration and the continuing legal debate, the Committee has been studied and presented to parliament for discussion at the meetings of Parliament and there are aspirations to cancel the article, despite the existence of observations call for a compromise solution that avoids saying that he was to cancel some amendments to the article to allow for the damage or that the complainant objected to the reluctance of the Minister to refer the accused officer to the courts or to the administrative court and through the court could consider the extent of the reluctance of the health minister whether there is control the assignment of staff to eliminate or stop the proceedings against him, noting that This procedure is still not integrated to the existence of a lengthy process between the affected and access objection to the court and consideration prior to this objection and may last for months without result.

The deputy from the coalition that article 136 is a barrier in many of the issues of financial and administrative corruption and the many staff members find it to protect them from accountability, especially by the close of the official, however, he said: that the article raised a lot of these problems, particularly with regard to the malicious accusations Removing this article will open the door to chaos complaints may not be based on fact, something that would lead to a real problem for the assignment of staff to the courts and lead to confuse the rules. Naji stressed the need to study this article-depth study and integrated with all the parties concerned to break the outcome of the complainant was able to refer a staff member to the court with the enjoyment of a particular employee is protected by immunity from charges of malicious complaints, he said, adding that "Parliament is expected this year, three important laws of legislation relating to the fight against corruption and the adoption of appropriate mechanisms in this area in the ministries that come from the prime minister.

He said a member of the parliamentary committee that the laws concerning financial control and the Office of Public Integrity and Inspectors General, as the problem between the meetings of the Council of Ministers and the Inspectors General and the Office of Financial Supervision and the Chief of fairness and contributed to the Integrity Commission to prepare a draft of this important laws before Parliament, but the government considered withdrawing to make some amendments. He warned the ****utive Secretary of the unified coalition that Iraq now faces a new layer of administrative corruption is different from the traditional class is the presence of organized gangs do not hidden their crimes can be detected easily and take a secret covered by the law and in various ways and in different locations aimed at obscene wealth and earn money at the expense of the interests of the state and the people, and called for measures to clear the field the state of the elements involved administrative and financial corruption.

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Withdrawal of U.S. troops depends on their obligations under a document to be implemented

Chalabi met with a number of social and political figures, writers, artists and tribal leaders where he spoke on the program of the National Congress after he answered a number of questions that were raised, including belonging to the international and domestic situations, stressing that there is a program of action we seek to work on it is the transfer of wealth from the government to the people of this On the other hand, pointed to the political changes taking place on the ground, including the receipt of U.S. President Obama to the mandate and the future would also stressed:

(The withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq depends on their obligations under a document to be implemented.)

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e-government and its role in the economic Amlipaltnumeip

The spread of modern information and communications technology has contributed to changing the traditional pattern of government in the provision of services and the development of the citizens, where governments are racing around the world to set up a so-called Electronic Government (E-Goverment) and the enthusiasm that accompanies this race comes from the belief that modern technology often turned negative in the form of actual government-to-positive active and interactive with the citizens and the various business organizations.

Here, the following question might be raised: What is e-government?
More common definitions of e-government is the use of information and communication technology to support the effectiveness of government services and dealing with the citizens the best and easiest way to allow greater access to information and to make the government itself more responsive to the wishes of citizens.

As well known as an economic activity is acting as the delivery of public services electronically, integrated on-line direct to the people and business organizations to add real value felt by the other beneficiaries and also contribute to the formation of an interactive relationship with the citizens of the individuals or institutions through the provision of services commensurate with the atypical privacy and their needs, desires and aspirations.

In other words, the e-government is more than just the location (Web) government on the Internet since it is the interaction and communication between government and citizens and business organizations, and the philosophy of e-government is a government linked to the actual natural source of information and services, and citizens and business organizations handle various customers or users wishing to take advantage of the This information and government services and this represents a fundamental change in the culture of service delivery and government transactions and look toward the citizens and businesses.

In other words, the essence and the philosophy of e-government can change the pattern and style of handling and interaction of citizens and organizations with the business makes it necessary for the organization of transactions and the various government services electronically and restructuring to get rid of red tape and bureaucracy and the common business functions and government action in support of economic development and administrative reform, which seeks to achieve the various Governments to.

As for the e-government targets, the strategic objective it is to support and streamlining of government services to all parties concerned, the government, citizens, business organizations and has set the Cairo Declaration issued by the League of Arab States in 2003, six goals of the President of the e-Government strategies are as follows:

1 - to achieve efficiency and greater return on investment.
2 - To ensure convenient access to government services and information
3 - the delivery of services that are responsive to the needs of the customer
4 - integration of the relevant services.
5 - to build the confidence of the user.
6 - Increasing the participation of citizens in services

Based on the foregoing, and the role of e-government in the economic development process through the clear benefits to be achieved at the transition to e-government, as the shift towards e-government lead to bridging the digital divide in the community through the investment of information technology and advanced communications for the delivery of government services to citizens and organizations business need, regardless of where they are .. This leads to the promotion and development opportunities and strengthening of administrative and economic reform, as well as the government provides opportunities to develop capabilities and skills of business organizations and citizens with dealers so that they can achieve higher levels of productivity and better performance. As well as the government seeks to achieve e-learning and training is what leads to the continuous increase in innovation and creativity of the society, thus enabling it to compete and presence in the rapidly changing world.

As well as to streamline the processes and procedures of government and get rid of bureaucratic performance lead to facilitate the process of marketing products and services globally as well as attract foreign investment through the identification of investment opportunities available.

In other words, the investment in e-government must provide tangible returns whether in the form of a genuine reduction in the cost-efficiency or productivity or improve services to the community. All this leads to accelerated economic development and evolution.

If we are to move towards e-government in our country must promote the process of perception and awareness of planners and users of both the nature of e-government. As well as the elements of a successful transition to be applied and what are the skills necessary to put them into effect, as well as knowledge of the challenges that hinder the application. And to identify the most important areas or sectors that could be fertile ground for the starting point and the beginning of the journey towards e-government, especially in light of the manifestations of the spread of financial and administrative corruption and the lack of infrastructure.

Where it is necessary to realize the success and proper planning and effective management to the positive transformation towards e-government

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Soon: Electricity generating equipment to arrive in Baghdad

Equipment for an electricity generating station in Baghdad’s eastern city of Sadr will soon arrive in the capital from Iran, according to an official source.

“Al-Hamidiya station will be installed once equipment arrives from Iran next month,” an official spokesperson for the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity, Aziz Sultan al-Shamri, told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

The total capacity of the station, which encompasses two units, is 300 megawatts, Shamri added.

The minister of electricity, Kareem Waheed, arrived in Sadr city on Friday (Jan. 23) to follow up on the work in the station.

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Iraq begins its first steps towards ending the file of the debt with Kuwait

Moving the relations between Iraq and Kuwait towards the development of the resolution of one of the dilemmas faced by the outstanding issues, including financial, in particular those relating to the debts of Kuwait Airways. This came after the participation of President Jalal Talabani in the Arab economic summit, held recently in Kuwait and Iraq sought to exceed the outstanding issues with neighboring countries. In this regard, the Council of Ministers approved at a meeting on Sunday to a final and comprehensive settlement of the case file between the various Iraqi Airways and the state of Iraq and Kuwait Airways in return for 300 million dollars. A government spokesman in a statement received (term) a copy of which will be notified to the Ministry of Justice to take the necessary action and the Ministry of Finance to provide the amount and method of payment and who paid for it

President of the Republic and the holding of a series of meetings in the State of Kuwait on strengthening cooperation with Arab countries to promote the economy of these countries, which gave him a closing statement of the Arab economic summit in Kuwait, which emphasized the need to increase the competitiveness of the Arab production and the real improvement of the investment climate and to increase control over foreign investment. He also called for the support of Arab development funds and to encourage small and medium industries, and the neutralization of the joint Arab action on the economic impacts, while ensuring the free movement of factors of production, and the issuance of the Arab investor card, which allows freedom of movement between Arab countries without a visa

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World Bank presents the results of social and economic survey of families of Iraqi

The results of the survey of social and economic status of the Iraqi families, the average monthly household expenditure amounted to a million Iraqi dinars at the market, with the rise in spending on housing, which accounted for 29 percent.

A survey carried out by the World Bank Group, including 18,144 families in 2007, spending on food has fallen to 6 .35 percent to 2 .50 percent in 1988 and 7 .61 percent in 1993.

The survey published by the World Bank Group in a press conference held in the Jordanian capital of Amman, on Sunday, the average monthly per capita expenditure amounted to 146 thousand dinars at current market prices.

The survey found that average monthly household income at current market prices amounted to 952 thousand dinars, while the average monthly per capita income around 139 thousand dinars.

The survey showed that 8 .99 percent of the families in Iraq have a ration card to pay for the individual receiving the spectrum of 757 Iraqi dinars.

The survey showed that 38 percent of Iraqi families Bzmtha loans or advances made 68 percent of these cases needs to cover the purchase of consumer durable goods and 10 percent to cover the treatment.

The ****utive director of the Middle East at the World Bank Group, Hadi, the results of the Arab Social and Economic Survey of Families in Iraq provides a comprehensive and current information can governmental institutions and research centers and academia used to a better understanding of the extent of poverty in Iraq, and the geographical distribution of Petra.

He stressed that the findings of the report of the tables will enable the Iraqi government scientific policy-making to improve the living conditions of Iraqis.

He said the Arab "It is time to reverse the plight of Iraq and seeking to have the citizens deserve the security and political stability and reliable public services and economic growth, reform and reconstruction of infrastructure."

He emphasized that "some of the results of the survey are disturbing, indicators of human development that was good in the recent past has been dropped to the bottom in areas such as secondary school enrollment and vaccination of children in Iraq now is ranked lower than some of the poorest countries in the world."

He pointed out that the ethnic "to suffer from harmful environmental conditions in places such as banks, they are open sewage, waste and inadequate lighting For the electricity network is the foundation for three-quarters of the population, they provide an average of 8 hours a day building the citizens involved costly generators to ensure electricity in the hours rationing. "

He also referred to projects administered by the World Bank is currently in Iraq and that "up to 16 projects funded by the Iraqi credit fund, with $ 6 to $ .471 million for the construction of schools and health clinics and improving the social security network and water supply, public health, irrigation and drainage, and there are five other projects under implementation $ 5 .508 million World Bank-funded sectors include education, roads, electricity and water supply."

The representative of the Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation Mehdi Alaak The results of the survey will provide decision makers in the Iraqi government develop a strategy to reduce poverty levels in Iraq.

He stressed that the achievement of statistical data, the methodology is "the result of a technical partnership between the Iraqi government and the World Bank."

Alaak offered the most indicators of social and economic survey of families in Iraq in 2007 and methodologies and the constraints faced by the researchers and the field and ways to overcome them.

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Cabinet Approves a new low-budget 2009

"The Minister of Displacement and Migration Abdul-Samad Sultan, on Sunday, the government reduced the proposed budget for 2009 to 62 billion dollars.

This is the second time in which the government plans for reducing spending by the collapse of oil prices in the global market.

The government has set this year's budget of $ 80 billion, when it established earlier last year, but adjusted later to 67 billion dollars due to the drop in oil prices.

Sultan said that the cabinet approved the budget last amended version.

It depends on the assumption that the average price of oil would be only $ 50 a barrel in 2009, down from $ 62 when it was another amendment to the budget in November (November) the past.

It depends on the assumption that the average price of oil would be only $ 50 a barrel in 2009, down from $ 62 when it was another amendment to the budget in November (November) the past.

He called on Congress and experts attribute to the need to diversify the country's resources, through the revitalization of neglected sectors such as tourism, especially religious and archaeological sites, and agriculture and industry.

But observers believe that the rehabilitation and development of these sectors, "depends on the stability of the country's political and security, on the one hand, and to begin the reconstruction of a real serious infrastructure and basic services, on the other hand, the fight against corruption that plagued the state's administrative apparatus, on the third, and provide the appropriate atmosphere to attract local and foreign investment , on the fourth."

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Financial world conference to be held late this month, banks

A statement of the Ministry, the Finance Minister Bayan Jabr said that his ministry "will be held on 28-29 January 2009 of the banks," with the involvement of the "international banks, researchers and specialists in the field of banking and commercial work in Iraq."

The statement pointed out that it was during the meeting with the Minister of Finance, two managers of the banks, the government adviser and in the presence of the Ministry for the banks to complete the final preparations for the conference.

The minister added in the statement that the conference would be "a demonstration of banking in Iraq for the first time in its history" and that his goal of "keeping pace with the full development by the banks in the world," calling for "benefit from their expertise in this area."

He added: "Workshops will be set up between the banks and government and private banks in addition to the heavy presence of Iraqi private sector and for the fields of the global experiences in the field of investment and the opening credits, which will benefit large," Iraq's economy and will contribute actively in promoting the comprehensive development process in the provinces and the Iraqi ministries. "

The minister said, according to the statement of the importance of "the modernization of the banking industry and create the appropriate atmosphere for the opening of banks and the global sustainable development as the end and the means in Iraq and an effective engine for all sectors," and praised the "monetary policy in Iraq, which contributed to the Iraqi economy to avoid financial shocks by the world by the crisis global financial. "

Zubeidi also called banks to "engage with the banks to give effect to the Iraqi civil participation in supporting the reconstruction process and the advancement of Iraq after the ongoing improvement in the security situation," he said.

He stressed the importance of "a study of the Convention on the integration of some banks to strengthen its financial position in order to raise the ceiling on the amounts to be the opening credits of government." He pointed to the importance that "the credit policies of the banks towards the support of activity in accordance with the legal private banks and the central bank."

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Barham Salih confirms commitment of government increase the salaries & the ration card

Deputy Prime Minister Barham Ahmad Saleh's commitment to increase the salaries of government employees and the absence of Niep to withhold the ration card.

Saleh said in a newspaper interview, said that the salary increases that have been applied represents an additional burden on the Iraqi budget, but a legal and moral obligation, and there is no intention to review the pay scales can not be surpassed by one, because the Iraqi staff member was carrying a lot during the past periods.

On the ration card and Deputy Prime Minister that this issue can not be a red line and the touch, because there are large segments of Iraqi society are still in need of items to the ration card, and there is no intent to withhold Modaha citizens.

Salih pointed out that the government would try to use the resources available to the best use of the ration card and delivery to the citizen in need, and not to allow for the tricks of traffickers and corrupt the subject.

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