Foundation to be listed in smartphone application
]UAE, July 1, 2013[ Dubai
Smart Government has announced that it has recently signed an agreement
with Al Jalila Foundation for Medical Education and Research under
which the foundation will join Dubai Smart Government’s ePay gateway.
ePay isused for settling fees of government services in partnership with
a number of major banks in the UAE, thereby allowing donors to the
foundation to benefit from donation services via the Internet and the
other channels provided by the gateway.
Local
and overseas businessmen, philanthropists and community organizations
interested in donating to the Al Jalila Foundation’s projects can do so
online to support health care and medical education and research,
benefiting from ePay gateway’s multi-channels: credit cards, eDirham
cards or direct debit from the customer’s account with the 5
participating banks: Commercial Bank of Dubai, Dubai Islamic Bank, Abu
Dhabi Commercial Bank, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank and Union National Bank.
The
ePay gateway allows individual and corporate customers to pay online
for over 250 eServices provided by the participating entities including
DEWA bill payment, DED license renewal fee payment, RTA Salik and Nol
recharging, Dubai Police traffic fine settlements and Dubai Cares
donations in addition to paying for medical fitness certificates and
healthcare facility license renewals from Dubai Health Authority.
Welcoming
this move, H.E. Ahmad Bin Humaidan, Director General of Dubai Smart
Government, said: “We are pleased that Al Jalila Foundation, which aims
at facilitating medical treatment for individuals incapable of affording
it as well as providing academic scholarships and launching health
awareness programmes, has joined the ePay gateway, which is part of our
initiative aimed at making it easy for Dubai customers to obtain
government services and for settling the fees of these services. It will
also help philanthropists offer their donations via innovative channels
round the clock. The ePay gateway, which now has 26 participating
entities, is seeing strong adoption from local departments and entities
in the emirate, allowing customers to leverage the advantages of
ePayment services to complete their government transactions,” added Bin
Humaidan.
Bin
Humaidan pointed out that Dubai has made great strides towards
eGovernment applications, specifically in financial transactions, which
is most important to corporate and individual users. “We have managed to
significantly boost customer confidence in the updated ePay gateway by
raising the level of security across the ePay system and offering
multi-channel payment facilities to choose from.”
Dr.
Abdulkareem Sultan Al Olama the CEO of Al Jalila Foundation, said: “We
are deeply grateful to be part of the eGovernment network as this gives
our donors access to cutting edge fundraising channels. Dubai Government
is using innovation as a tool to enhance connectivity and cohesion
within the population, and this mirrors our own efforts to make the UAE a
leader in medical innovation. By making the contribution process
faster, simpler and more user-friendly, we are empowering the community
to transform lives at any time, from any location.”
Meanwhile, Al Jalila Foundation has joined the ePay gateway in preparation for inclusion in the near future among the departments and entities participating in Dubai Smart Government’s mPay gateway, which allows customers to inquire about and pay the fees of the participating entities, and also in the mPay application, which combines all services in one place for implementation in line with the call of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, for switching to smart government, enabling individuals to complete their government transactions from one place and via mobile devices.
