Dubai Smart Government Department said Dubai Police has joined its new MyID service for ensuring a single sign-on to and interacting with Dubai government services through smart phones or the Internet in collaboration with Emirates Identity Authority (EIDA), bringing to 10 the number of entities participating in the service.

Dubai Police customers can now register in the service to obtain a single sign-on (username and password) related to MyID, which gives them access to a large array of services provided by the police through smart phones and enables them to apply for these services via the Internet.

These services include paying traffic fines, reporting a crime, reporting a traffic accident, applying for clearance certificate, inquiring about status of roads, applying for good conduct certificate, requesting to communicate with suppliers, reporting a bounced cheque, filing tourist security complaints, requesting change of vehicle's colour and other services provided by the other government entities participating in the service.  

Ahmad Bin Humaidan, the director general of DSG, said: "We strive to provide the infrastructure and shared services to enable government entities to give the public smooth access to their services round the clock wherever they are, thereby contributing effectively to full transformation into smart government and to help Dubai become the smartest city in the world."

"Due to the overwhelming response from the public and the many calls that we received to inquire about the service and the best way to benefit from it, we responded to their requests and are constantly seeking to add new government entities that are considerably associated with the transactions of the public and are of concern to customers," he stated.

"To ensure easy and seamless registration, we have provided 18 electronic kiosks all over Dubai including the customer halls in government entities and some shopping malls. These entities are fully co-operating with us for supporting the transformation into smart government in Dubai and bolstering public-private partnerships in a move to promote the use of government services offered to the public based on the great response received from the individuals of the society," added Bin Humaidan.-TradeArabia News Service