The Abu Dhabi Systems & Information Centre Mandate: The Centre is considered as the governmental party that owns the IT agenda of the Emirate, and has the authority to practice the following competences: Supervise the implementation of the e-Government program in Abu Dhabi Government entities. Sponsor initiatives and mature assets and competencies that it deems of critical importance for the e-Government project. Propose policies and technology standards for government and relevant entities to achieve a comprehensive quality in reaching the highest levels of efficiency, confidentiality, and safety in the e-Government project. Issue rules and guidelines regarding the implementation of IT policies and the technical specifications, and communicate them to all the Government entities. Submit the guidelines to the Council regarding the IT sector and the e-Government.