Amr Talaat during attends International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Plenipotentiary Conference 2018 - Courtesy of the ITUPPFILE- Former PM Sherif Ismail witnesses the signing of a cooperation protocol between the ministries of health and communicationsCAIRO - 26 December 2018: The government plans to provide 20 e-government services in 2019. The electronic services are set to be introduced through five outlets, including Egypt's Post and the government's digital gate.The unified card dubbed "Miza", which is set to be issued by the Central Bank of Egypt, is also one of the ways the government is walking through to turn to an electronic system, where all governmental services willbe provided online in the future.In an interview with Egypt Today, Amr Talat, minister of communications and information technology, said the new system will include providing services related to the Interior Ministry such as renewing the traffic license and obtaining clearance certificates.The system will provide Civil Registry services, including renewing the national identity card and obtaining marriage and divorce certificates. Talaat also revealed that soon marriages will be documented on tablets instead of the traditional notebook, and that marriage certificates will be issued electronically.Documenting marriages electronically will help limit the marriage of minors and underage girls, and provide immediate information required for databases, the minister added.Citizens who receive the e-government services will be checked via their mobile telephone numbers, Talaat said, explaining that a citizen's name will be electronically linked to his or her phone number to help the service provider reach their customer successfully.Concerning paying for the services,Talaat said that payment will be made available online through the governmental unified card "Miza", affirming that citizens can also pay in cash after receiving the service.Local services are set to be part of the services that will be offered electronically next year, according to Talaat. He also said that the government started an experimental operation of the local services in Alexandria and Port Said, adding that services will be provided to citizens through post offices.Thee-government services will depend on the Egyptian information structure, Talaat said. He explained that there are services that require verifying the information provided, including obtaining birth, marriage and divorce certificates, while some services do not require information.The Egyptian State, under President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, has taken firm and rapid steps in the transition and transformation into an integrated digital society.The use of information technology in our daily lives has been on the rise; health insurance information systems have now become reality in Egypt.Talaat revealed earlier that the unified card system aims to facilitate the provision of services and the delivery of subsidies to those who deserve them.

Source: Egypt Today December 26, 2018 09:00 UTC