DUBAI 17 October 2018: UAEPass – a national digital identity and signature solution – for all UAE citizens, residents and visitors, has been launched by Smart Dubai, in partnership with the Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA).
It will allow access to different federal and local online government services.
To register, users can download the application from iOS and Android app stores.
UAEPass provides a single digital identity that allows the user to access services for both local and federal government entities, in addition to other service providers. The solution introduces mobile-based authentication to users who can simply validate their identity using their smartphone. It also allows users to digitally sign and validate documents, in order to minimise their visits to service centres to sign important and time-sensitive documents, said Wam.
The project aligns with the UAE’s directive to launch and implement national level projects, contributing to achieving the goals of UAE Centennial 2071, UAE Vision 2021, and future sustainable development. It also contributes to realizing Dubai’s Paperless and Blockchain Strategies, in addition to accelerating digital transformation.
The initiative comes in collaboration with Abu Dhabi’s Smart Solutions and Services Authority; and the Dubai Electronic Security Centre (DESC), as strategic partner providing the underlying Digital Certificates contributing to safeguard UAEPass, as well as DarkMatter Group.
Eliminating Paper
Dr Aisha Bint Bishr, Director General of Smart Dubai, said, “Eliminating paper transactions has been a leading objective for our strategies and initiatives at Smart Dubai. From Blockchain-powered systems to the Dubai Paperless Strategy to the Week Without Service Centres initiative, it is our unwavering conviction that the future is paperless, and seamless digital and electronic services are a hallmark of all successful smart cities.
“A secure and universal digital identity is essential for implementing ongoing smart transformation initiatives. UAEPass not only helps centralise users’ logins and credentials, which eliminates the hassle of creating and remembering a multitude of usernames and passwords, but it also improves security and confidentiality when conducting online transactions. This effectively removes one of the biggest hurdles to large-scale automation and digitisation and drives forward our plans to transform Dubai into a leading smart city, all the while making people’s lives easier and happier,” she added.