Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 46 | Page 14

NEWS Ministry provides smart digital self-service solution to the public T he Ministry of Transport and Communications (MOTC) in Qatar has provided, through Qatar Insurance Company QIC-Insured, a self-service kiosk for buying and renewing third party liability insurance for private and commercial sea-going vessels. This is the first self-service insurance kiosk of its kind in Qatar and comes within MOTC’s endeavours to provide digital solutions and services with the latest smart technology to the public in such a way that helps save time and effort. Located at the ground level of MOTC headquarters at Lotus Tower, on Conference Center Street opposite City Centre Mall in the West Bay area, the kiosk can be accessed during the official working hours of the ministry from Sunday through to Thursday. MOTC is working on providing the same service at its other offices in Al Khor and Al Ruwais. The ministry’s selection of QIC was a result of its provision of smart digital self-service solutions to the public. In this regard, MOTC notes that using or selecting QIC is not mandatory to the public and vessel owners can freely select the insurance company they prefer. ////////////////// SJC portal allows public access to e-services new portal recently launched by the SJC allows reviewers and lawyers to access more than 29 e-services. These include the ability to open lawsuits and make the payment of fees electronically, which helps to speed up cases and take appropriate procedures towards them. Al Hammadi explained that the council also launched via the new portal a notification service, which allows an individual to register his or her phone and link it to the official system so that they can receive all notifications related to cases of his or her claims electronically. Through the court’s website users can complete many procedures electronically without having to make a special visit in person. A new portal launched by the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) is offering a multitude of services to members of the 14 INTELLIGENTCIO public. Nawaf Al Hammadi, Executive Director of the Misdemeanors and Criminal Court First Instances, confirmed that the The SJC is entrusted solely with the issue of justice, independent of the rest of the authorities and exclusively has the jurisdiction of the judiciary to ensure justice and guarantee rights and freedoms. www.intelligentcio.com