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MoI to launch 13 new e-projects

Published: 30 Jan 2017 - 10:38 am | Last Updated: 10 Nov 2021 - 12:19 am
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The Peninsula

Thirteen new e-projects will be implemented this year by the General Directorate of Information Systems at the Ministry of Interior (MoI).

Last year, the department accomplished 20 projects for the ministry and its visitors.

Captain Abdul Aziz Al Rweili, Assistant Director of General Directorate of Information Systems, said:  “The Department achieved 20 projects last year, and is working currently to accomplish 13 new projects to serve the MoI and its visitors”.

The services provided by General Directorate of information systems crossed more than 250 e-services. About 96 services were added last year.

About 7 million e- inquiries were registered last year, an increase of 32 percent compared to previous year. And the number of MoI website’s visitors reached 12 million.

The number of traffic accidents registered through Metrash2 mobile application was 20,352 last year.

Among the most important projects accomplished last year was the new financial system project, in addition to development of the MoI website with new e-services.

Regarding the prominent projects which the department is currently working to accomplish, Al Rweili said: “We are working to accomplish the security permit system, which aims to serve all MoI sites, and through it the security permits will be done. Among the sites is Hamad International Airport, and Hamad Port”.

He also said that the number of transactions accomplished through Metrash2 last year was more than 2 million, registering an increase of 54 percent compared to previous year. 

The average number of Metrash2 users daily is more than 16,000. Al Rweili added that over 250 e-services are accessible at the ministry's website and Metrash2, and more than 1 million transactions done through the MoI website.