Dubai government agencies achieve 98% of their targets
"Dubai Digital": The paperless transaction strategy records 1.3 billion dirhams of financial savings
Hamad Al Mansouri
Dubai Digital Authority announced that the "Dubai Paperless Strategy" has achieved 98.86% of its targets in the field of digitizing major transactions at the internal and external levels, for 43 government agencies participating in the strategy, pointing out that the strategy managed to dispense with 331 million papers and achieve savings. a
financial amount 1.milir dirhams
indicated on the
sidelines of a
press held at the
exhibition "GITEX 2021" at the
Dubai World trade Center, in the
presence of the
Secretary General of the
Executive Council of Dubai, Abdullah Al Basti, that government agencies involved in the
strategy provides over 1800 digital service While its main operations exceed 10,500 operations.
Hamad Al Mansouri, Director General of the Dubai Digital Authority, said, "This achievement comes as a translation of the strategic objectives of the Government of Dubai in making it a digital capital," adding that "integration in government work, which is a fundamental pillar in the digital transformation process, has achieved a qualitative leap with the success of the authorities in automating Operations and disposal of more than 331 million papers that were used to complete transactions, as well as achieving more than 1.3 billion dirhams of financial savings, in addition to more than 14 million hours at the government level, which reflects positively on the environment and protects more than 39,000 trees that were used to manufacture paper. ".
He added that "the government agencies that implemented the "Dubai strategy for paperless transactions" by 100%, which were granted "100% paperless stamp", were celebrated, pointing out that "Dubai is taking a new and important step in its path towards digitizing life with all its elements, supported by an insightful vision." For its wise leadership, which has set before it a clear goal of transforming Dubai into a fully digital government by December 2021 so that all its transactions will be paperless.”
He explained that "Dubai Digital, in addition to the first four entities (Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, Dubai Municipality, Dubai Statistics Center, and Dubai Sports Council), which received the 100% paperless stamp last March, honored about 19 new government entities that joined the list of entities that implemented a strategy. Dubai for 100% paperless transactions, namely: The General Secretariat of the Dubai Executive Council, the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs-Dubai, the Dubai Health Authority, the Roads and Transport Authority, the Dubai Police General Headquarters, the Land and Property Department, the Aviation Engineering Projects Corporation, the Legal Affairs Department of the Government of Dubai , Security Industry Regulatory Agency, Department of Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities, Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing - Dubai, Department of Human Resources for the Government of Dubai, Knowledge and Human Development Authority, Dubai Future Foundation, Supreme Legislation Committee, Specialized Communications Corporation - Nida, Center Al Jalila Child Culture, Financial Supervisory Authority.
He added, "We are proud of the remarkable achievements of the Dubai government in the path of comprehensive digital transformation, as well as the success of a number of government agencies in obtaining a "100% paperless stamp" and ensuring the complete elimination of paper use in all internal and external transactions and customer transactions, and in this context, no I can only express my thanks and appreciation to all the institutions that worked together in the spirit of one team, and succeeded in achieving the achievements we see today. It is this collective spirit that makes us confident of achieving more goals, leading to a smart digital life that cements Dubai’s leading global position.”
In turn, Wissam Lootah, Executive Director of Smart Dubai Government Corporation, said, "The roadmap of the Dubai Paperless Strategy has resulted in several major outputs, represented in the re-engineering of operations and activating the wider use of digital identity and electronic signature, while creating an integrated interconnection of systems and the adoption of planning systems. of government resources, as well as their contribution to the development of supporting digital legislation, which collectively constituted essential factors for the success of the strategy and achieving high performance levels within a specified period of time.
He added that "the achievements of the "Dubai Paperless Strategy" will include all aspects of life by reducing paper consumption by a large percentage, as it will contribute to saving millions of dirhams and working hours in various government agencies. The strategy will also contribute over time to reshaping internal work cultures and changing the way of thinking Customers, by encouraging them to adopt paperless transactions and procedures, and this in itself is an important goal that greatly serves the comprehensive digital transformation of the Emirate of Dubai, and makes digitization the first choice for all people in various aspects of their lives.”
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