Electronic identity to access the services of the Government of DubaiSource

Electronic identity to access the services of the Government of DubaiSource: Dubai - Mohammed eggsDate: June 04, 2013

The Government of Dubai eGovernment and the Emirates Identity Authority yesterday, at the headquarters of the Ruler's Court in Dubai, held a press conference to announce the initiative, "My electronic" efforts to adopt Dubai eGovernment on data card current identity issued by the Emirates Identity Authority, to launch the identity of standardized electronic Dubai government allows dealers incomes uniform for all electronic services provided by government agencies in Dubai and interact with them via smart phone or over the Internet through only one definition (username and password). Your electronic identity.Ahmad stressed bin Humaydan Director General of Dubai eGovernment to connect the electronic identity with the Emirates Identity was actually with more than 20 Department of the Government of Dubai, and that work will start in the tenth month of the year.He pointed out that this step aims to alleviate hardship on the dealers and Save and enter information for each account separately, as a substitute for registration with each governmental entity on its own, taking advantage of the national identity card issued by the Emirates Identity Authority. And it is considered an extra step to Dubai eGovernment is keen to implement the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, may God protect him, to provide innovative services that enrich the experience of dealers and تسعدهم they must be solutions innovative integrated correspond with the needs of dealers and facilitate their procedures and their transactions.Ben Humaydan said that the electronic identity will be generalizable at the federal level in the next phase, pointing to the possibility of the involvement of the private sector to have a role as long as it will contribute to facilitate completion of procedures dealers.The Director General of Dubai eGovernment that work is underway in full swing to launch a range of soft and flexible applications, which will provide integrated services from the same window and in the same moment on smartphones soon.He said that the remarkable increase was observed in the use of smart phones to make payments in the past few months, but provide more intelligent and flexible applications will raise the demand by dealers.Emirates IDFor his part, Dr. Ali Mohamed Al Khouri, Director General of the Emirates Identity Authority on the importance of this step in the Commission's strategy to implement the electronic linkage project and electronic identity project together.He said that the initiative of His Highness the transition to mobile smart government was in favor of the Commission, as it is now being dealt with various departments in the state to connect their transactions via electronic identity card.Pointing out that linking electronic identity with 20 circle in the Dubai e-Government will contribute to the promotion of this trend in the coming months, and that the Commission is currently working on a test program to make sure of the identity of the mobile phone to send a text message and a confirmation number to increase and enhance the safety, and to enable the Authority to provide more services in the next stage in the future.Joint effortsAhmed Bin Humaidan emphasized that Dubai eGovernment work harmonically and integration with all agencies and departments of the Government of Dubai. Thanks to the joint efforts of all these agencies and departments, has been providing more than 1,500 electronic service to customers in various sectors of life are distributed among the websites of these agencies.The access to most of those services and use of e-government requires pre-registration of dealers in each governmental entity separately, to get a "user name and password." It must deal with many dealers of electronic accounts definition, this is would add more burdens in the recollection of those accounts, and constitutes one of the barriers to the adoption of electronic services by the public.Identity CardParticipants reviewed the importance of the identity card which represents the official document adopted in the State to verify personal information. And is an ideal choice to verify the identity of individuals as containing data owner on electronic Harianha.Initiative "e my identity"Based on the data above mentioned and the convenience of the customers and auditors government agencies in Dubai, and in line with the directives of the leadership in the transition to the government smart, there is a real need and urgency for the establishment of Dubai eGovernment launched an initiative to provide "electronic identity uniform and safe" allow auditors access to all government services through the entry standard electronic.So take the initiative, Dubai eGovernment, depending on the data card current identity issued by the Emirates Identity Authority, to release the identity of standardized electronic Dubai government allows dealers incomes uniform for all electronic services provided by government agencies in Dubai and interact with them via smart phone or over the Internet through a single definition (username and password) your electronic identity sing for registration with each governmental entity on its own, taking advantage of the national identity card issued by the Emirates Identity Authority.Details of the processAnd eliminates Access-mail (Consolidated) for the Government of Dubai need for personal identification of multiple accounts for the auditors, or a user name and a new password when you register to enter each time to the government entity in Dubai. Something that comes in line with the concept of interconnected and integrated government; as the most advanced concept in the ongoing process of e-transformation in Dubai.Access is subject SEF to adopt strong security standards typical techniques consistent with the standards applicable to "government services integration platform" for the Government of Dubai.Was building the system using technologies and standards typical (OpenID and SAML) properties access SEF built on standards sources safe and open for documenting safe (one factor) and documenting multi-stage levels of transactions the most sensitive, and integrated with the identity card issued by the Emirates Identity AuthorityInitiativeInitiative covers all sides of the Government of Dubai, and will be applied using standard electronic access in the first stage on more than 20 leading government agency in Dubai, the service can be expanded to include quasi-governmental agencies and the private sector alsoThe time frame for the application.Initiative is announced in June 2013 that the actual operation in October 2013.Dubai eGovernmentLaunched Dubai eGovernment directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, in the year 2000, the first e-government in the Middle East; to include under one umbrella the efforts of all government agencies that support Automation in the implementation of transactions public, life in order to make things easier for citizens and dealing with the government, the slogan "We are working together to make your life easier."The Dubai eGovernment to the optimal use of information and communication technology in order to provide government services to citizens, residents, visitors, businesses and government agencies and their employees, across multiple electronic channels in line with its vision to facilitate the lives of the people and businesses in their dealings with the government, 2013