DUBAI 17 September 2019: Smart Dubai celebrated a new accomplishment as the UAE Central Bank adopts its UAEPass initiative in processing all banking transactions.
UAEPass is in collaboration with the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) and the Abu Dhabi Digital Authority (ADDA). The application allows users to access government and private-sector services through their smartphones, in line with the holistic government concept, enhancing integration and complementarity of databases and government systems.
The application offers the digital signature service, which allows users to sign official documents using their smartphones, anytime and anywhere, without needing to visit service centres, all while ensuring their privacy and security.
Dr Aisha Bint Butti Bin Bishr, Director General of Smart Dubai, honoured the Smart Dubai team that has worked on developing UAEPass from its pilot stage in October 2017, all the way to its launch as a national project in collaboration with the TRA and ADDA in April 2018. Twenty entities have been onboarded on the application so far.
“The Central Bank’s clearance of the UAEPass platform for use by banks around the UAE is a momentous achievement,” asserted Dr Aisha. “This accelerates the Dubai and UAE Governments’ shift towards digital technologies, in line with the objectives of the Dubai Paperless Strategy 2021.”
The Smart Dubai Director General lauded the cooperation between government entities and the private sector to implement UAEPass in all sectors, offering people exceptional services and experiences, and ensuring their ongoing happiness when conducting transactions across the city. “Smart Dubai is committed to embracing the latest breakthrough technologies to support the shift towards smart systems, and cater to the needs of residents – an objective we pursue in constant collaboration with both the public and private sectors in the UAE, which we consider to be crucial for initiatives and services to succeed,” Dr Aisha explained.
