Dubai Blockchain to solve Immigration issues
Dubai Blockchain will try to solve immigration issues, developing a system for cutting illegal residency within the country.
To do so, Dubai immigration agency is looking for a blockchain startup to collaborate for this project.
The Dubai Future Accelerator and the General Directorate of Residency and Foreign Affairs published a call for blockchain startups to develop the immigration platform.
This way, the immigration agency hopes to reduce illegal resident entry by 50% using the distributed ledger, according to a press release published a few days ago on December 22nd.
Other public institutions in Dubai want to use the blockchain technology as part of their accelerator program and there are a few opened calls about blockchain’s publicized use cases.
For example, the Department of Economic Development is looking for using automated systems to cut governmental red tape by 20%, reducing time for receiving, renewing and modifying trade licenses.
Also, the Dubai Health Authority is working to improve patient self-management of health data, as explained during a recent Distributed Health event.
Dubai Blockchain for a better future
The Dubai Future Accelerator will take no equity from startups that participate. Also, it provides flights, accommodation and office space for a program of 9 weeks where selected companies will be able to test prototypes with the major Dubai companies and government institutions.
Saif Al-Aleeli, CEO of the Dubai Future Foundation, explained in the press release:
“By bringing innovative global startups together with government entities in Dubai, the program offers them the potential to materialize their ideas and projects in a forward-thinking city, and play their part in building a better future today,”
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