Some 100,000 local residents have already joined the new joint single account platform launched by the Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau (SAFP) on January 1 of this year.
The new account aggregates various public services provided by different government entities and allows residents to submit their proof of life to the Social Security Fund, Social Welfare Bureau and Pension Fund without needing to go personally to the service counters, even residents who are abroad.
Weiterlesen: MO: About 100,000 local residents already registered in new e-government platform
In the future, residents will be able to access public services digitally without setting foot in a government office, or collect their registered post without showing up at a post office, Kou Peng Kuan, director of the Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau (SAFP), revealed yesterday, adding that soon most services will be delivered over the internet.
The press conference was held to present the government’s views on e-governance. The Electronic Governance Law and the Administrative Regulations on the Execution Details of the said law was also enacted yesterday.
Weiterlesen: MO: E-governance will soon allow most services to be delivered online: gov’t
Smart cities are the future. Today more than ever, nations around the globe are starting to adopt new developments to enhance their cities’ smart capabilities.
One such nation is Macau, which joined hands with the Chinese technology giant Alibaba group in 2017. The goal was to develop a public-private partnership project that aims to turn the special administrative region into a leading smart city in the Asia Pacific region.
Weiterlesen: MO: Why Cybersecurity Is Crucial in Smart Cities
The Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau (SAFP) announced on Sunday that the government will introduce facial recognition technology as one of the ways to identify users at its e-services.
The bureau underlined that the facial technology will enable residents to get access to e-government services “more quickly and more conveniently”.
Weiterlesen: MO: Government to introduce facial recognition in e-services
Enforcing the new local cybersecurity law requirements is fundamental in Macau’s development of Smart City initiatives and their integration into national development, Deloitte cybersecurity consultants told Macau News Agency (MNA).
In 2017, local authorities signed a four-year partnership agreement with the Alibaba Group to help Macau transform itself into a ‘smart city’ via cloud-computing technology in two phases, with the first having finished last year.
Weiterlesen: Cybersecurity legislation essential for Smart City development – Deloitte