The Middle East’s first eGovernment system, thanks to Mobile ID The Sultanate of Oman at the forefront of eGovernment With a population of 2.9 million, the Sultanate of Oman has seen rapid economic and social development in the last three decades. In October 2002, the state and the Royal Omani Police launched a project to deploy a smart card-based national ID program for its people. The core objectives were to modernize the National Registry System, simplify and speed up administrative processes, provide higher-quality public services to Oman’s citizens and residents, promote the use of information technology , provide better internal security , and pave the way for eGovernment services on cell phones. Mobile ID enhancing the eID card Complementing the national electronic ID c

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