Effect of the Medical Insurance Decree on Construction Industry in Saudi Arabia

2012 ◽  
Vol 446-449 ◽  
pp. 3861-3868
Author(s):  
Abdullah M. Alsugair
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Current Practice ◽  
Total Population ◽  
Medical Insurance ◽  
Huge Number ◽  
The Public ◽  
Medical Facilities ◽  
The Government ◽  
Exerted Pressure

Construction contractors in Saudi Arabia were exposed to additional expenses due to implementing a new government decree related to medical insurance for foreign employees. The number of foreign employees reached to eight million people out of 27 million people the total population of Saudi Arabia. This huge number of foreign people exerted pressure on the public free medical facilities that forced the government to issue a decree that instructs private sector to use private medical facilities for their foreign employees. This paper presents results of a study to identify the effect of the medical insurance decree on construction industry in Saudi Arabia. The methodology used was to prepare a questionnaire that investigates the objectives of this study and distributes it to the contractors. The questionnaires were distributed to 150 construction contractors and 90 questionnaires were collected. Results of the study reveal the effect of the compulsory medical insurance on the construction contractors in general and according to their classifications. In addition, the study presents the current practice implemented by contractors to provide medical care for their foreign employees.

Impact of Mandatory Medical Insurance on Construction Contractors in Saudi Arabia

2010 ◽  
Vol 163-167 ◽  
pp. 4529-4534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdullah M Alsugair
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Medical Insurance ◽  
Company Performance ◽  
Medical Needs ◽  
Medical Facilities ◽  
Comprehensive Development ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

The comprehensive development in Saudi Arabia forced the private sector to bring foreign employees to assist in accomplishing this development. The number of foreign employees reached to six million people according to the late statistics. This huge number of people exerted pressure on the public free medical facilities that forced the government to issue a decree that instructs private sector to use private medical facilities for their foreign employees. The private sector dealt with this decree in different ways according to the perception of the company from providing full medical coverage for their employees to providing nothing. This has created a problem to many foreigners in which they have to pay for their medical needs. The government, then, issued a new decree that is the mandatory medical insurance. This decree requires the private sector to provide full medical coverage for their foreign employees. This decree will have an impact on the construction companies (contractors) and the cost of the construction projects. This paper presents results of a study conducted to identify the impact of the mandatory medical insurance on the construction contractors in Saudi Arabia. The methodology used was to prepare a questionnaire that investigates the objectives of this study and distributes it to the contractors. The questionnaire includes many aspects among them the impact of this decree on the company performance and the competition between contractors; how this extra expense being dealt with; and the impact on the employee. The questionnaires were distributed to 150 construction contractors and 90 questionnaires were collected. Results of the study reveal the impact of the mandatory medical insurance on the construction contractors in general and according to their classifications. In addition, the study presents the current practice implemented by contractors to provide medical care for their foreign employees.

E-Government in Saudi Arabia

2011 ◽  
pp. 166-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maher O. Al-Fakhri ◽  
Robert A. Cropf ◽  
Gary Higgs ◽  
Patrick Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Internet Usage ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Full Spectrum ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Facilities ◽  
The Government ◽  
It Training

Saudi Arabia is in the process of transitioning to e-government. Many of the Saudi government agencies have their own web sites; however, most are ineffective. Based on the findings of this study, the Saudis should consider several reforms, chief among which include the following: Increasing the awareness of its e-government program among its employees and the public at-large; making Internet access more available across the full spectrum of society; equipping public facilities for Internet usage; developing a legal framework for secure e-transactions; adopting a flexible approach to technological change and the IT environment more generally; providing IT training to government employees; partnering with the private sector to establish electronic fund transfers; and, finally, fostering 2-way communication between government agencies and between the government and the public.

scholarly journals MOBILE SMART EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEM FOR JEDDAH CITY

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 6968-6976
Author(s):  
Sahar Ahmed Al-Dhaheri ◽  
Amal Alhassan ◽  
Weam Alazahrani ◽  
Khadijah Alfadli ◽  
Dr.Maram Meccawy
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Emergency Response ◽  
System Implementation ◽  
The Public ◽  
Jeddah City ◽  
Emergency Response System ◽  
Response System ◽  
Response Systems ◽  
The Government ◽  
Emergency Response Systems

Responding to disasters and crises is a crucial role for the government to ensure the public safety of society. Responding lies in the counter of crimes of civil or disorders, providing the urgent medical care to injured or sick people, and providing relief of natural and manmade disasters. Despite ongoing attempts to improve emergency response systems in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, it still suffers from vulnerability.  With the current development of the technology and internet of things (IoT), it became necessary to apply these techniques for improving emergency response systems in Jeddah. In this paper, we present Jeddah Smart Emergency Response System (JSERS) as a solution to improve the emergency response system in Jeddah using smart city technologiesز First, we discussed the problems related to the response to accidents and disasters and their history in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, especially Jeddah. Consequently, we described the proposed solution, followed by the architecture of the system. Following by the opportunities and the challenges of system implementation are discussed. Finally, a list of suggestions that supports this system implementation and deployment is reported.

scholarly journals Public-Private Partnerships Contracts: عـقـود الشراكة بين القطاعين الـعـام والـخـاص

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maha Nasser Alsedrah   -    Norah Nasser Aldawsari
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Major Change ◽  
Government Procurement ◽  
Regulatory Framework ◽  
Administrative Authority ◽  
Traditional System ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Government ◽  
Main Components ◽  
Levels Of Service

    The public private partnership (PPP) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been subject to many challenges, including that the system of competition and government procurement issued in 2007 is an old and traditional system that did not provide for contracting methods that include negotiation between the administrative authority and the contractor. The Kingdom is undergoing a major change that may extend to a regulatory framework that enhances the chances of successful PPPs projects away from the conventional procurement model. PPPs are one of the main components of the National Transition Program Which aims to increase the participation of the private sector in GDP by 2030. The current interest in these contracts is mainly driven by the decline in government revenues due to the decline in oil prices. The main advantages of the PPPs agreements are that they ensure the maintenance of high levels of service without The government carries huge expenses as the Kingdom is the most active MENA country in the area of ​​PPPs. The study concluded that there is a need for the Saudi regulatory framework to be developed in order to achieve greater growth in PPPs, as well as the need to overcome administrative, regulatory and operational obstacles in order to create a more successful real PPPs. The study aimed at finding out the importance of partnership contracts and how to formulate them, to know the experience and benefit of Saudi Arabia in these contracts, and to know the advantages and benefits resulting from the partnerships and the obstacles facing them.    

scholarly journals Mobile Applications to Fight against COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of Saudi Arabia

TEM Journal ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 69-77
Author(s):  
Imdadullah Hidayat-ur-Rehman ◽  
Arshad Ahmad ◽  
Manzoor Ahmed ◽  
Aftab Alam
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Mobile Applications ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Comprehensive Review ◽  
The Public ◽  
Awareness Campaigns ◽  
The Government ◽  
Survey Approach

In order to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic the government of Saudi Arabia launched three mobile applications namely Tetamman, Tabaud & Tawakkalna to keep the public aware about the corona virus and ensure monitoring of the suspected cases. The objective of this study is to curb the spread of COVID-19 by enhancing social measures and investigate the role of mobile applications in achievement of this objective. Comprehensive review of the role of mobile applications was made and a survey approach was used to evaluate the effectiveness of these applications. Findings of the study indicate that the users perceive that the applications are successful in achievement of the objectives for which these applications were launched. The key performance indicators (KPIs) included in the survey were efficiency, ease of use, satisfaction of users, fulfilment of purpose, usefulness and helpfulness etc. The average number of respondents, who agreed that these applications are performing according to the mentioned KPIs, is 86.6% for Tetamman, 80.5% for Tabaud and 90% for Tawakkalna. More awareness campaigns are needed so that more people adopt the use of these applications, which could significantly help in identification of new casesand enhance telehealth and teleconsultations. Moreover, the applications should be upgraded for self-triage.

scholarly journals Perceptions of Education Role in Developing Society: A Case Study at Riau, Indonesia

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 143
Author(s):  
Sri Yuliani ◽  
Dicki Hartanto
Keyword(s):  
Public Perception ◽  
Total Population ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Educational Facilities ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Government ◽  
Perceptions Of Education

The purpose of this study was to determine the role of education and how the involvement of governments, companies and communities themselves in promoting education in the area, which in this case took the case to at Riau, Indonesia. Total population of this research was that people in the district of Pinggir Bengkalis, and the samples were 24 people who were in the villages of Pinggir. The research methodology was descriptive quantitative. The research data was collected through questionnaires and documentation. The calculation of data indicated that the public perception on role of education in promoting the society generally looked very good with most of percentage above 90%. Then, the achievement showed good results in the involvement of the company in advancing education. Then, the government has completed educational facilities in the area according to public perception showed the lowest yield with enough categories or 65.8%. The average score showed that the role of education was in very good category or 90.5%. Therefore, it certainly needs to be given priority in local government.

E-Government in Saudi Arabia

2011 ◽  
pp. 1355-1378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maher O. Al-Fakhri ◽  
Robert A. Cropf ◽  
Gary Higgs ◽  
Patrick Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Internet Usage ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Full Spectrum ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Facilities ◽  
The Government ◽  
It Training

Saudi Arabia is in the process of transitioning to e-government. Many of the Saudi government agencies have their own web sites; however, most are ineffective. Based on the findings of this study, the Saudis should consider several reforms, chief among which include the following: Increasing the awareness of its e-government program among its employees and the public at-large; making Internet access more available across the full spectrum of society; equipping public facilities for Internet usage; developing a legal framework for secure e-transactions; adopting a flexible approach to technological change and the IT environment more generally; providing IT training to government employees; partnering with the private sector to establish electronic fund transfers; and, finally, fostering 2-way communication between government agencies and between the government and the public.

#StayHome – A pragmatic analysis of COVID19 health advice in Saudi and Australian tweets

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dina Abdel Salam El-Dakhs
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
General Tendency ◽  
The Public ◽  
Coding Scheme ◽  
Advice Giving ◽  
Pragmatic Analysis ◽  
Health Advice ◽  
The Government

Abstract The current study aimed to examine how the government departments of health in Saudi Arabia and Australia provided health advice to the public through Twitter during the COVID-19 crisis. To this end, 100 Saudi and 100 Australian tweets were analysed by using Martínez-Flor (2003) advice linguistic realization strategies typology and an adapted version of Trosborg’s (1995) coding scheme for internal modifiers. The external modifiers that emerged in the data were also examined. The results showed a general tendency to use direct advice-giving strategies among Saudis and Australians. Statistical comparisons showed that Saudis used significantly more direct advice-giving strategies and external modifiers than Australians while Australians employed significantly more conventionally indirect strategies and internal modifiers than Saudis.

Modernization without Westernization

2014 ◽  
pp. 296-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nailah Ayub ◽  
Norizan M Kassim ◽  
Mohamed Zain
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Radical Change ◽  
Traditional Values ◽  
The Public ◽  
Incremental Change ◽  
The Government ◽  
Integrate Development

This chapter examines various radical and incremental changes and innovations (physical, economic, educational, societal, and cultural) introduced by the government of Saudi Arabia in view of the slogan “modernization without westernization.” The slogan highlights the government efforts to encourage incremental change to integrate development or modernization with the traditional values. However, the authors aim to confirm whether this is an incremental change accepted by the public or a radical change where the tradition is being replaced by westernization, that is, whether it is modernization with or without westernization. The approach taken in this study is to examine the literature in order to find some evidence that supports or refutes the slogan. The authors also conducted a questionnaire survey involving 237 respondents in order to determine their perceptions toward this slogan. The results provide strong support for both modernization and westernization since these two practices have brought about many positive changes to Saudi Arabia. Thus, if one were to include certain Saudi values into the concept of modernization, particularly those related to culture and religion, one could safely say that the slogan or motto, “modernization without westernization,” is true or acceptable only up to a certain extent. In other words, the findings suggest Saudi society is more accepting of both “modernization” and “westernization” as long as they do not go against the basic tenets of Islam.

Investigation into the Current Practice of Cost Estimating and the Introduction of a Standard Price Book in the Malaysia Construction Industry

2013 ◽  
Vol 838-841 ◽  
pp. 3109-3114
Author(s):  
Byung Gyoo Kang ◽  
Vin Shern Eng ◽  
Boon Hoe Goh ◽  
Wee Kang Choong ◽  
Tuck Wai Yeong
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Current Practice ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Cost Estimating ◽  
Primary Methods ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Complicated Process ◽  
The Government

Cost estimating is one of the most important areas in construction project management.Three are various ways to do cost estimating with different efficiencies and possibly with differentaccuracies. In addition it is a complicated process including various activities. Standardized pricebooks will help improve the process and accuracy of cost estimating. However there is no publishedprice book in the Malaysia construction industry. This research has investigated and identified thecurrent practice of estimating in the Malaysia construction industry together with the possibilities ofintroducing a price book to the industry. Primary methods of estimating, efficiency of the currentmethods, significance of activities related to estimating, factors affecting the accuracy of estimatingare investigated through a survey. Further the obstacles in introducing a price book have beenidentified. The survey participants agree that the government should initiate the introduction of a pricebook in the Malaysia construction industry. The outcomes of this research can be also used to improvethe competitive advantages of quantity surveyors, consulting engineers/architects and contractors inrespect to cost estimating for construction projects in Malaysia.

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