eDirham Program

Details of the organization
Ministry of Finance
United Arab Emirates
Governments
  • The organization has a strategy for coordinating WSIS Implementation at the national level: Yes
  • The organization has a national e-strategy: Yes

Information about the project
eDirham Program
eDirham G2
e-Dirham is the official electronic payment platform that facilitates the collection of revenues and service fees of governmental and semi-governmental institutions digitally cashless and almost paperless, adopting efficiency, security, and excellent technologies. eDirham leverages both infrastructure and a variety of personalized prepaid cards. The eDirham Payment Gateway is Web based, enables entities via e-commerce to perform as middle-ware between the public entities as merchants and the payment gateway, for public revenue collection and settlement, at the lowest fixed rates in the UAE. eDirham PoS devices at all public services counters nationwide accept all internationally issued bank cards if EMV compliant. 3.5 Million e-Government services are delivered monthly through eDirham. UAE federal government services revenue collections through eDirham has exceeded AED 11.3 Billion in early December 2017 cashless and paperless. Please see attached file.
National implementation: United Arab Emirates
Ongoing from 27/02/2013 to 31/12/2020
First Abu Dhabi Bank

WSIS information
* The role of governments and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development
      * ICT for sustainable development
      * National e-strategies
      * E-participation
      * Partnerships
* Information and communication infrastructure
* Access to information and knowledge
* Building confidence and security in use of ICTs
      * Technical and Procedural Measures
* ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life
      * E-government
         * E-government strategies
         * E-government systems
         * Knowledge management
      * E-business
         * E-commerce and e-trade
         * Technology and innovation
      * E-environment
         * Protect environment
  • Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all
  • Programme
  • e-Payment e-Collection e-Settlement