GEC NEWS WIREThe Department of Economic Development – Ajman has launched a new version of the new licensing and trade license model, reflecting its commitment to government integration as a key pillar for investment promotion. The move represents a strong impetus to align the new model with Ajman’s digital corporate identity, which aims to enhance the harmony between government departments in line with the objectives of Ajman Vision 2021 to create a distinguished government that is matched by changing times and market competitiveness. Licenses and permits are now available in both Arabic and English, having previously been only available in Arabic only.
The new procedure simplifies the process of issuing licenses and trade permits by reducing the number of steps taken to obtain them. In addition, a watermark was added to issued licenses to increase safety and tackle fraud. Licenses are also now being issued with a QR code, to streamline the process of obtaining information regarding the license, once it is scanned. All license and trade permit data are stored electronically to ensure that they are not tampered with. This new technology helps government agencies verify the validity of the license, and integrate the data with ease, as well as banks and private sector companies, enabling them to obtain more accurate information on commercial licenses, thereby increasing their confidence.
DED also added a barcode to the licenses and trade permits being issued to streamline transactions by shortening the time required to complete the procedure by not entering the same data each time the procedure requires it, while avoiding human errors that may occur when entering the information into the database.
Saud Al Shammari, Director of Registration Department of Economic and Licenses, noted that Ajman DED is committed to enhancing government services and streamlining procedures to increase the efficiency of transactions and processes in line with the strategic goals of the “Digital Transforming Plan 2017-2022″.
Yaqoub Yousuf Rasheed, Director of IT Department, commented: ” We did a comprehensive study and in-depth analysis of the traditional economic document format, and then turn it into a smart document that will facilitate the client’s procedures and the procedures of the Department of Control and Consumer Protection during the inspection campaigns. In the process of intelligent transformation, we are keen to match best practices globally by adopting the bar code and the QR code, which is currently applied to all documents issued by the Department of Economic Development”
