Interior Minister launches series of e-services

The Interior Minister General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa launched on Tuesday a series of comprehensive e-services from the ID and population registry. The services of the Information & eGovernment Authority through its portal Bahrain.bh comes to reinforce precautionary measures as part of the national efforts against the coronavirus.

The minister hailed the directives of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa al Khalifa to invest in technology in all fields to serve the nation and citizens. He also valued the support and follow up of the government led by His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa for these initiatives that are part of the directives of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister.

He asserted that the e-services would contribute to achieving performance excellence and better services for citizens to translate the strategies and priorities of the government and the achievement of sustainable development. He highlighted the importance to continue the development and the adoption of technology in various initiatives and services. He noted the importance to enhance awareness of all segments in society to benefit from e-services that limit the needs of personal attendance at services providing centres. He hailed the national expertise that contributed to the fast processing of the services.

Meanwhile, the Authority Chief Executive Mohammed Ali Al Qaed asserted that the authority had worked to complete the remaining services for the ID and the population registry. He said that the services would enable all segments in society to receive them with ease, without the need for their attendance at services providing centres for several times.

The Interior Minister launched eight e-services, while four other services were updates to increase the total services to 23 comprehensive e-services offered by the authority through its national portal, smart devices and other e-channels. These services are with great importance in the current situation.

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