On the opening day of GITEX Technology Week 2014 on October 12th, the Trusted Security Manager (TSM) department of mGovernment, revealed a series of practical demonstrations that can be accessed through the National Smart Wallet application. The app was developed as part of the mGovernment initiative to enhance lives and progress the UAE into a smart nation.

TSM plays a critical role in the mobile sector, through providing constant data security, especially for transmission of sensitive information that occurs between involved parties during business procedures. The same level of data protection is applied during the process of identity authentication for a variety of other operations. 

Under the theme of ‘a journey towards mGoverment’, the TSM team showcased the application’s capabilities of performing a series of tasks and financial transactions using solely a smart device. A visitor to the UAE can use the National Smart Application, which stores identity information, to access eGates in the nation’s airports, pay for public transport and at supermarkets, as well as gaining entry to reserved hotel rooms. The app reveal saw the support and involvement of Emirates ID, Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), eDirham services and the UAE Banks Federation (UBF).

“By taking the guests through a journey of how the application can enhance the practicality of everyday functions, the staff truly showcased the capabilities of the National Smart Wallet app. This technological growth further attests the UAE’s progression towards a Smart Nation,” said H.E. Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori, Director General of UAE mGovernment.

“We are thrilled to collaborate with a number of governmental organizations, both on the local and national level. With Emirates ID, RTA, eDirham and UBF,  the National Smart Wallet initiative is an example of the solid will and determination of our leadership in advancing the nation as a whole in order to improve the lives of everyone in it,” he added.

The Trusted Security Manager shows the vital need for practical and quick solutions to reduce the public’s heavy reliance on paper bills. This is an attempt to diminish the impact of paper waste on the environment, to help with its conservation.

The TSM team is diligent in providing security for all users and the transactions they make through the app on their smart devices. Working across all service providers, information flows through a protected path due to the TSM having authority to access the sim cards’ secured limit, as supplied by the service provider.  

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