Information presents a vital and important factor in decision-making. The efficiency and competence of all entities are limited to the extent of providing reliable and updated information, which the administration of business depends on when drawing up its policy and business. The J.C.C.I has become the leader in this field. Its main concern is to provide the members with all the information required. Therefore, it has founded and Information Center supported by a main frame computer in order to improve a more scientific manner and plan equipped with performance programs of the most advanced systems in order to participate through its activities and performance for the continuos needs of business as well as provide accurate information continuously. In the meantime, the chamber –plays a graet role in presenting all infromation that concerns businessmen, investors, and researchers. It has taken into concern the collection of basic information provided to member businessmen in accordance with closely examined plans and modern scientific manners. Such a role has been achieved through the folloing techniques.
e-SERVICES DEPARTMENT ::
Jeddah information center is today experiencing its 15th year in the information field in which it contributed in motivation the rapid economy of the private sector by exerting its experiences, human capabilities and mechanical efforts designed to obtain and provide the business community with accurate information from basic and primary sources, through:
Local Data Base (governmental & private sector)
Data Base of business & Industrial Opportunities)
Data Base of Local & International Organizations & Institutes.
Data Base of Local & International Trade Directories.
Data Base of Foreign Trade.
With the development of modern sophisticated telecommunication equipment’s, the Information Center has improves tremendously its services to the private sector via a “Trade Information Network System” whereby, it provides the possibility of having an on line service of trade, industrial and social information on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and various other countries around the world. By using the Computer Network, the businessmen can have access to the information he needs right from his office.
CREDIT INFORMATION NETWORK ::
It is also a new service, which center provides the private sector. Thus, making credit-purchasing procedures easier and contributing towards the development of economic movement. With firm conviction of the fact that availability of correct information plays a pivotal and vital role in decision-making, the center has modernized and updated it systems and information, which it hope, will be of effective to service to the business community. The chamber, in the performance of its works, depends on advanced programs and develops such programs to provide wider services for businessmen. It applies computer systems and administrative data. In fact, it was the first user of computer systems in the Kingdom dating some 10 years ago. Programs have been prepared to serve about 27 internal and external departments using the international databases.
In addition to the above, The Computer Center is also engage in the exchange of information between branches and committees of the various ministries of Jeddah, and other concern bodies, thus making ‘decision making’ easier and speeding up the processing of citizens petitions