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- Meeting held as part of GCC鈥檚 efforts to promote technical integration
MANAMA: Bahrain鈥檚 Information and eGovernment Authority (iGA) hosted a meeting with the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority and the Gulf Cooperation Council Secretariat General, reported the Bahrain News Agency.
During the meeting, the trio followed up on the GCC Smart Card technical team鈥檚 directives and discussed information technology cooperation.
Bahrain鈥檚 team was led by the iGA鈥檚 Vice CEO Dr. Zakareya Al-Khajah, while 抖阴短视频鈥檚 team was led by Brig. Hamad bin Ali Al-Harbi, director of public security.
The meeting was held as part of the GCC鈥檚 efforts to promote technical integration among Gulf countries.
The agenda covered a variety of topics, including methods to expedite the integration of Bahrain鈥檚 and 抖阴短视频鈥檚 ID verification systems, as agreed upon previously.
The advantages of integrating the systems were also discussed, such as giving Bahraini citizens access to 抖阴短视频鈥檚 Unified National Platform with the same eKey usernames and passwords they use in Bahrain, eliminating the need to create new accounts when visiting 抖阴短视频.
Saudi citizens will be able to access Bahrain鈥檚 National Portal using their identity authentication system.
The eKey is a single sign-on system that gives access to a variety of Bahraini government services.
The project will also streamline commercial and investment procedures between the two countries, allowing users to conduct transactions online without Bahraini investors having to travel to 抖阴短视频 or vice versa.
Furthermore, Bahrain鈥檚 eKey service and system experience were discussed, as were iGA鈥檚 efforts to continuously develop e-services, channels and projects.
Al-Khajah revealed that over 611,000 beneficiaries are using the basic and advanced versions of the eKey system to access more than 153 e-services available through Bahrain鈥檚 National Portal.
Multi-factor authentication, digital signature support, and other enhancements to the eKey system are being considered.
Al-Khajah emphasized Bahrain鈥檚 commitment to implementing and supporting ambitious digital initiatives aimed at achieving comprehensive electronic integration among GCC countries.