Ministries update online info

JEDDAH: The Kingdom’s revamped ministries have updated their new functions online in record time in Arabic and English, according to a local publication on Monday.
The rush started Saturday shortly after the government announced sweeping changes to its structure, including the merger of some ministries and the appointment of new ministers.
The publication reported that 45 percent of the updates took place within two hours on Saturday, including on Wikipedia, and on the websites and social media accounts of the various ministries.
Several ministers put up detailed information on what their new tasks would be over the coming period as the government prepares to implement its ambitious Vision 2030 program.
On the English Wikipedia page outlining the functions and tasks of the Council of Ministers, the new ministers were put up in red, which included the changes that Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman had made in 2015.
Salem Al-Refaei, a social media expert, said it appears that the ministries are taking their online presence seriously. However, he said some did not update their information, particularly the Social Affairs and Labor Ministries because they had been merged, while others changed their names.
A series of royal decrees announced Saturday merged various ministries to reflect new priorities under the wide-ranging Vision 2030 plan announced two weeks ago by Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
The world’s largest oil exporter had long talked of economic diversification but plunging oil revenues over the past two years have accentuated the effort, pushed by the 30-year-old Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who heads the main Council for Economic Affairs and Development.
At the root of Vision 2030 is the sale of about 5 percent of state oil giant Saudi Aramco in what officials say will be the world’s largest-ever Initial Public Offering.
Proceeds from the sale will help create the biggest government investment fund in the world, with a value of $2 trillion, whose profits can provide an alternative to oil revenues.