Emirates ID releases electronic linkage booklet

Abu Dhabi: The Emirates Identity Authority has released a new booklet titled Strategy of Electronic Linkage with Government Entities to highlight one of its most prominent projects in its strategic plan 2010-2013.

The booklet explains in Arabic and English the project of electronic linkage with government entities, which is currently being implemented by the Emirates ID, with the aim of paving the way for government entities to be linked together, said a statement on Wednesday.

It will put the UAE at the forefront of countries that adopt modern technology to upgrade government services provided to its citizens and residents.

The Emirates ID announced that it is distributing copies of the booklet to various government organisations across the UAE and publishing it on its website. The project supports the efforts to develop the government work system in the UAE by capitalising on the advanced infrastructure of the population register system and the smart ID card project.

The project linking government organisations in the UAE is aimed at maintaining the accuracy of the population register, which was completed recently. It supports decision-makers and the ways to ascertain the data of citizens and expatriates to provide services through advanced, secure and reliable applications that take into account the highest standards of security and confidentiality, the Emirates ID statement explained.

The electronic linkage project helps update the civil and individual data files of the UAE population, thereby reducing duplication and repetition of data and enhancing national and individual security by strengthening the personal identity in the UAE through the interdependent databases of the UAE organisations, notably the ministries of interior, justice, education, higher education, health and labour), these being responsible for such major civil incidents as birth, marriage, divorce, citizenship, residency, death, education, health record and supporting documents.

The Emirates ID statement pointed out that the strategy of electronic linkage with the UAE government entities, 2012-2015, would contribute to streamlining government services, easing transactions and procedures, reducing costs, minimising paper consumption and providing ID management services to the UAE federal and local government organisations through engineering a range of flexible services that can be developed and harmonised.

This strategy helps the federal government and the local government entities in the UAE achieve its objectives in establishing a government that is available round-the-clock, thereby contributing to the prosperity of the UAE and its economy and helping citizens and residents get highly efficient and secure government services.

The booklet contains many themes that explain the strategy and describe the aspects including the global trends in ID management and electronic linkage among government entities, the challenges faced by governments, the UAE’s experience in developing the unified ID project and the need for electronic linkage among government entities.

The booklet provides an overview of the electronic linkage strategy and its objectives and priorities. It explains the framework of electronic linkage as well as its models, services, structure and governance. It also highlights the key projects and initiatives of the strategy, the electronic linkage roadmap and the key elements of success of the strategy.

The Emirates ID is set to distribute more than 500,000 ID card electronic readers on all government entities in 2013 based on its keenness on streamlining government services in the UAE organisations.