The Digital Public Infrastructure Map

Tracking national-scale digital infrastructure around the world

The Digital Public Infrastructure Map

Tracking national-scale digital infrastructure around the world

United Arab Emirates

Digital ID System

DPI-like

UAE Pass

Governing entity: Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority
Status of implementation: Active
Legally binding redress mechanism: Both
Funding organizations identified: NA
Technical Support organizations identified: Grabba Visiomed
URL: https://uaepass.ae
Last Updated: 01/10/24
Claim of digital ID: YES
ID or Civil Registry Act: YES
Regulation for digital ID: YES
Codified digital ID legal status: YES
Procedural rules for digital ID enrolment: NO
Relationship with feeder documents: NO
Terms of data storage and sharing available: NO
National Data Protection Act: YES
Data leak disclosure process: YES
Data handling terms exist: NO
Collects or uses biometric data: YES
Digital authentication function: YES
Enables KYC packet collection: YES
Authentication through government portal: YES
Two or more sectoral use cases enabled: YES

Digital Payment System

DPI-like

Aani (instant payment system)

Payment system type: Cross-domain payment system
Status of implementation: Active
Operator: Central bank
National / Regional: National
Annual value of transactions (USD): NA
Annual volume of transactions: NA
Cost of transactions: NA
Number of participants: 2024- 8
Types of transactions supported: P2P, P2M, B2B
Type of settlement system: RTGS
URL: https://aletihadpayments.ae
Last Updated: 01/10/24
Active real-time payment system present: YES
Cross-border payments: YES
QR code transactions: NA
Bank participation: YES
Non-bank participation: NA
Interoperability policy: NA
Participation conditions and rules: NA
Data-handing rules for payment system: NA
Reporting forum: NA
AML Law: YES

Data Exchange System

DPI-like

Government Services Bus (GBS)

Base technical architecture: ESB
Status of implementation: Active
Governing Entity: Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority
Coordination unit: Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority
National / Regional: National
Sector-specific / Cross-sectoral: Cross-sectoral
Permitted participants: Public
Ownership: Public
URL: https://u.ae
Last Updated: 01/10/24
Semantic interoperability: YES
Real-time sharing: YES
Scalable architecture: YES
Audit mechanism: NA
Procedural rules for data mgmt.: NA
Enrolment and participation information: YES
Used by more than one public entity: YES
Impact metrics: YES