The development of the platform will be through a pilot project ran over one year which follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) last week between
The principal secretary for DICT told SNA on Monday that the development of the platform is in preparation for the digital economy and the drive for the modernisation of payment systems.
"Normally a central piece in e-government or what is nowadays referred to as digital government and even in the digital economy is the reliable identification of a person through electronic means. As you know, in the digital environment, it is not like when someone is face to face, and as such, you must have the mechanisms to identify that person in a reliable way. In our case, we have an eID system presently but there are new demands especially with respect to the direction the modernization of payments is going. As a result, we also have to enhance our system in order to meet these demands," explained Choppy.
The principal secretary added: "The government of
Choppy said that the new platform will allow the seamless use of eID on smartphones and easier integration with mobile or other applications. The eID will become a virtual counterpart of any identification document example the ID card which can be on your smartphone. From this, the platform will allow for secure authentication with accessing government services and any other third-party systems such as financial institutions allowing for seamless, easy to use digital signing.
While delivering his budget speech last month the island nation's
Hassan added that in the coming months, the cabinet of ministers will consider different policies needed to put in place to develop that sector. The minister explained that this initiative will bring great benefits to the other sectors of the economy.
"An e-government will have the possibility to bring along a number of benefits to improve the way the government delivers its service. We need to stop manual procedures and introduce electronic processes. This will ensure that the government will be more efficient and effective. This will also ensure more transparency and reduce the possibility of corrupt practices," added Hassan.
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"The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us many lessons as we have had to take measures and change behaviours to deal with the challenges. As online became the primary channel not only for banking. This trend has to be expanded further to ease customer access as well as to build the resilience of the banking sector and ultimately, the wider financial services sector," said the governor of the bank
The press release added that the modernised and digital financial system will bring many benefits including advancing the financial inclusion agenda, promoting competition and innovation, minimising cost and fraud, increasing efficiency in tax collection as well as payment transparency.
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