The Ministry of State for Federal National Council Affairs (MFNCA) is showcasing its latest smart digital platforms and systems at GITEX GLOBAL 2024, including its most prominent smart digital initiatives and platforms such as the ‘Smart Communication Platform,’ ‘Innovation Platform,’ ‘Digital Service Platform,’ ‘Remote Voting,’ and ‘Electronic Voting’ systems.
The Ministry’s participation at GITEX GLOBAL 2024 falls within the framework of its ongoing efforts to support digital transformation initiatives and programs in the UAE, foster a culture of innovation, shape innovative practices, and facilitate effective task management for employees using digital services and solutions.
Commenting on their participation, His Excellency Tariq Hilal Lootah, Undersecretary of the Ministry of State for Federal National Council Affairs, asserted that the MFNCA’s participation at GITEX GLOBAL 2024 reflects its commitment to supporting the UAE government’s digital transformation initiatives, enhancing the country's development, prosperity, and leadership across all fields. It also embodies the ministry’s continuous efforts to improve the aspects of parliamentary life in the UAE through digital systems and services that raise political awareness, elevate participation levels in the Federal National Council elections, and strengthen candidacy and voting systems.
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Integrated Digital Platforms
The MFNCA showcased the ‘Smart Communication Platform,’ a digital platform and integrated electronic archive for the Ministry's media materials. The platform contains images, videos, press releases, guides, publications, and other media files pertaining to all events organized by the Ministry. It also enables Ministry employees to easily access and share relevant files with both internal and external stakeholders.
The MFNCA also presented the ‘Innovation Platform,’ which serves as a platform for vested stakeholders to voice any suggestions and creative ideas that could improve the working environment within the Ministry. This reflects the Ministry's goal, which entails encouraging a culture of innovation within the workplace through transformative activities and resources for the Ministry’s employees. It also facilitates and streamlines the exchange of electronic reports and other performance indicators.
Lastly, the Ministry also showcased the ‘Digital Services Platform,’ an integrated internal electronic platform that features all employee-related services. The Ministry has converted internal services into smart electronic services that are accessible through this platform, making it the central point of access for all offerings. This allows employees to access all services quickly and easily, thereby increasing operational efficiency.
Electronic Voting and Remote Voting
The Ministry also presented the ‘Electronic Voting’ and ‘Remote Voting’ systems, which provide an integrated and innovative digital system for voting in the Federal National Council elections. The ‘Remote Voting’ system allows users to vote in the Federal National Council elections remotely from anywhere around the world, whether they be inside or outside the country, using the digital applications decided by the National Election Committee.
The ‘Electronic Voting’ system—one of the most prominent technical innovations the Ministry has added to its range of achievements—offers users the opportunity to vote at polling stations spread across the Emirates, in accordance with the information security, personal data protection, and cybersecurity standards in the UAE, to ensure integrity, transparency, and accuracy within the elections.
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