International government officials participating in the "International Conference on Users of Advanced Fingerprinting Systems", which concluded in the French capital Paris, praised the vision of the UAE and its achievements for developing world-reputed leading government services by capitalizing on the infrastructure of the advanced ID systems.
A number of the officials participating in the conference commended the success of the UAE in possessing the world's largest database of civil integrated biometrics within the population register system and the ID card project, which is being developed by the Emirates Identity Authority.
This was announced during a series of side meetings held by Dr. Eng. Ali Mohamed Al Khouri, Emirates ID Director General, on the sidelines of his participation in the International Conference onUsers of Advanced Fingerprinting Systems, which is held annually in Paris and concluded on Saturday after seeing the participation of government officials from about 150 countries.
In a worksheet presented during the conference, Al Khouri reviewed the UAE vision aimed at being one of the best countries in the world. He highlighted the plans and projects associated with the advanced ID systems implemented by the UAE to fulfill its vision through the provision of an integrated infrastructure that would contribute to creatingan environment of utmost safety and security together with innovative e-government services that would enhance the UAE competitiveness.
Al Khouri talked about the Emirates ID's new strategic plan 2014-2016 and the most prominent projects and initiatives that the Emirates ID is set to carry out over the next three years. He also reviewed the achievements of the strategic plan 2010-2013, which resulted in the possession of the world's largest database of civil integrated biometrics within the UAE population indoor Tracking with the aim of promoting the personal identity in the UAE, supporting decision-making and contributing to backing the shift towards e-government services through identifying, confirming and proving the identity in a modern and safe manner, depending on the biometrics of the population.
A comprehensive database of civil biometrics for the UAE population was built as per a long-term vision aimed at confirming the personal ID in digital transactions through the Internet, thereby contributing to putting an end to identity thefts, which are increasing day after day in the world and causing huge financial losses estimated at billions of dirhams annually to governments and individuals, he said,highlighting the UAE's success in developing a Digital Certification Center and its ongoing efforts to activate electronic linkage with all government entities concerned with civil incidents in the UAE.
In his speech, Al Khouri called on governments to encourage scientific research in the field of developing the advanced ID systems and the industries and applications associated with them. He also called on them to disseminate their tacit knowledge and challenges for use in developing the administrative concepts ofthe advanced technological projects with the aim of contributing to the success of these projects and hence the development of communities around the world.
The technique used by the Emirates ID for identifying fingerprints has won the first place in the world, according to the quality standards issued by the US National Institute of Technology and Standards (NIST),which was the result of technical tests conducted on different ID systems to measure speed, accuracy and compatibility in all circumstances.
The UAE is one of the early countries that have implemented this top technology since 2003. It is still using the technology in the emulation of ID cards with the aim of identifying and confirming the identity of individuals through the fingerprints stored in the smart chip in line with the internationally accepted standards for smart cards.
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