The Metrash2 service marked more than 6mn transactions in 2020 with an increase in excess of 90% over 2019. This was announced during an awareness seminar by the Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Sunday.
A total of 6,004,327 transactions were executed by various government departments in 2020 while the number of transactions stood at 3,152,015 in 2019. While addressing the seminar, First Lt Ali Ahmed al-Eidrous, officer at Smart Devices Branch at E Services Section of the General Directorate of Information System of MoI, said Metrash2 has ensured convenience for individuals and companies while helping them avail services without going to government offices and service complexes.
He said that there are more than 2mn Metrash2 users who are availing various services in various languages through smartphones and tablets. A total of 242,183 iOS users along with 1,784,282 android users avail various government services through the application.
The MoI official said Metrash2 provides secure and encrypted services. “Information security is ensured with connection to the backend that’s protected with different layers. Metrash2 has multiple level data security by encrypting the information,” he explained.
Among the services, residency renewal topped while traffic violation payment and services of National Address came in second and third places. The MoI official said that efforts are on to introduce more features with Metrash2 adding that the application will draw more users with better facilities.
A total of 6,004,327 transactions were executed by various government departments in 2020 while the number of transactions stood at 3,152,015 in 2019. While addressing the seminar, First Lt Ali Ahmed al-Eidrous, officer at Smart Devices Branch at E Services Section of the General Directorate of Information System of MoI, said Metrash2 has ensured convenience for individuals and companies while helping them avail services without going to government offices and service complexes.
He said that there are more than 2mn Metrash2 users who are availing various services in various languages through smartphones and tablets. A total of 242,183 iOS users along with 1,784,282 android users avail various government services through the application.
The MoI official said Metrash2 provides secure and encrypted services. “Information security is ensured with connection to the backend that’s protected with different layers. Metrash2 has multiple level data security by encrypting the information,” he explained.
Among the services, residency renewal topped while traffic violation payment and services of National Address came in second and third places. The MoI official said that efforts are on to introduce more features with Metrash2 adding that the application will draw more users with better facilities.
