Emirates ID discusses co-operation opportunities with Emirates Center for Strategic Studies

The Emirates Identity Authority and the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR) yesterday discussed areas of mutual co-operation and the ECSSR’s readiness to provide technical and research support to the Emirates Identity Authority to enable it to achieve its objectives related to the UAE and UAE society in line with its strategic plan 2010-2013.

The Emirates Identity Authority’s delegation was briefed on the ECSSR’s experience in buildingstrategic and future researches pertaining to the population in general and the sustainable social and economic development in the UAE and GCC countries. The delegation was also briefed on the researches related to the philosophy of electronic linkage and electronic governance in a number of countries of the world.

Dr. Jamal Sanad Al Suwaidi, ECSSR Director General, said in a statement that the ECSSR is ready to exert all effort and provide all support that would contribute to implementing the Emirates Identity Authority’s strategy in general and its plans for the coming years.

Al Suwaidi stressed the importance of the Emirates Identity Authority’s role in developing the infrastructures and strategic projects of the UAE in general which included serving people and ensuring their well-being, be they nationals or residents.

Al Suwaidi called on all the concerned organizations in the UAE to co-operate and co-ordinate with the Emirates Identity Authority in implementing the UAE’s strategic projects pertaining to electronic governance and electronic linkage with the UAE departments and organizations, particularly those related to the significant service ministries such as the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Labor, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific research, Ministry of Education etc. and other organizations.