Hassan Jassim Al Sayed
Doha: The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoTC) yesterday launched Tasdeeq and ‘Tawasol’ portals, on the sidelines of Qatar IT Conference and Exhibition (QITCOM 2019).
Tasdeeq is a shared service platform that offers ratification and validation services to government and corporate organisations in Qatar while Tawasol will offer a workspace where staff can set up audio and video meetings, chat, perform panel discussions, and distribute tasks.
Tasdeeq provides a collaborative environment where individuals, government and private entities interact together through a single portal to validate and authenticate documents. The portal allows users to share information in a secured manner and with a high level of confidentiality, using their credentials in the national identification system, thanks to the encryption feature that allows only authorized or authorised parties to access and verify user-information.
“With the launch, citizens and residents of Qatar can now check the status of their documents anytime and anywhere, whether online or offline, and access their personal documents in their privacy, which makes Tasdeeq the first citizen documents vault implemented,” Hassan Jassim Al Sayed, Assistant Undersecretary of Information Technology Affairs at MoTC told The Peninsula on the sidelines of the launch event. “They can also enjoy more security for their documents, with forgery and tampering prevented, and experience the simplicity of the validation process either by checking the documents themselves or through Qatar Government Contact Center (QGCC). Objective of this service is to protect the documents that are produced by different government entities,” he added.
Documents validation can additionally be done by calling QGCC, where information can be communicated with the agent and vice versa in a secure manner.
“MoTC is proud to launch this innovative service which is aimed at ensuring a more secured handling and accessing of documents in Qatar. Tasdeeq is a Qatar Digital Government (QDG) initiative that comes as parts of government’s effort at further developing a sustainable digital ecosystem in Qatar by digitalizing its operations. With the launch of the new portal, the populace is assured of having their documents handled and processed faster and more efficiently without any worries,” said Al Sayed
Tawasol is a portal designed for secure electronic collaboration between government employees. The portal will also act as a knowledge-sharing center, whereby staff will have access to essential documents related to their roles, projects or domains, trainings manuals. The platform will enable staff to manage their meetings, upload and share documents, and calendars. Additionally, it will provide employees with the latest news, related laws and policies, guidance, and services.
“We are excited to announce the launch of Tawasol, a one-stop gateway for the employees in the public sector to access all wide range of information and resources, and share knowledge, and services to help build an efficient working environment . In line with Qatar Digital Government 2020 Strategy, Through Tawasol, we aim to empower government employees to share information, collaborate, and create knowledge centers,” said Hassan Jassim Al Sayed.
“Tawasol has been designed to increase efficiency in productivity and reduce overall costs. It will also help governments achieve organisational excellence and improve corporate governance. Governmental staffs across all sectors are encouraged to collaborate and use Tawasol to perform their work more effectively,” he added.