One of the objectives of the Data Centers for Government project is to ensure the continuous operation of e-government components, minimizing failures in the operation of central and local government agency (including local offices) software and hardware, with an assured 99.749 per cent (second level) reliability. It partnered with an international consultant to establish its e-government strategy for the next five years. The Kuwait Information Network (KIN) is one of the early projects, set up to provide the communications infrastructure that paved the way towards efficient and integrated nationwide e-services implementation.