His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the UAE, and Chairman of The Govt Council of Dubai, issued Govt Council Decision No. (50) of 2024 pertaining to the creation of a unified Dubai inhabitants registry, which seeks to supply complete real-time information on Dubai’s residents.
The registry goals to centralise Dubai’s inhabitants information, guaranteeing accuracy, comprehensiveness, and real-time updates. It helps the event of presidency plans, methods, and insurance policies and supplies common census outcomes in step with Dubai’s digital transformation objectives. Moreover, it helps enhance authorities companies and programmes whereas enabling future inhabitants forecasting to information financial and social insurance policies.
In response to the decision, the unified Dubai inhabitants registry shall be established on the digital platform of the Dubai Knowledge and Statistics Institution. This Registry would be the official and sole supply of inhabitants information for the emirate.
The decision outlines the roles and duties of the Dubai Knowledge and Statistics Institution, together with managing the inhabitants registry, and coordinating with authorities entities to collect mandatory information. The Dubai Knowledge and Statistics Institution can be liable for designing, updating, and linking the registry with different information, getting ready consumer guides, and guaranteeing information safety in collaboration with the Dubai Cyber Safety Heart.
Moreover, the Dubai Knowledge and Statistics Institution will handle entry permissions, set confidentiality ranges, and repeatedly evaluation insurance policies. The institution will shield the privateness of people, make sure the platform meets Dubai’s safety requirements and make the info accessible for folks of dedication.
The Decision additionally duties the Dubai Digital Safety Heart with guaranteeing the safety of data, communication networks, and authorities techniques. It can work with the Dubai Knowledge and Statistics Institution to combine and audit the digital platform, guaranteeing it meets safety requirements. The Heart may even handle further duties mandatory to realize the registry’s objectives as directed by the Ruler of Dubai.
The decision mandates information suppliers, from each the non-public and authorities sectors, in addition to some other entities specified by the Dubai Digital Authority, to provide and describe information in accordance with the Dubai Knowledge Information. They need to adhere to authorised high quality requirements and guarantee common updates. Knowledge suppliers are required to coordinate with the Dubai Knowledge and Statistics Institution, guarantee their techniques meet the registry’s necessities, and keep correct, up-to-date info. Moreover, they need to adjust to safety insurance policies and promptly report any breaches.
This decision doesn’t alter the authorized protections for the non-public information of Dubai residents as outlined in Regulation No. (26) of 2015, which regulates information publishing and trade in Dubai, together with different related legal guidelines.
The Director Basic of the Dubai Digital Authority will problem the choices essential to implement this Decision. This Decision annuls some other laws which will contradict it. It’s efficient from the date of its issuance and shall be revealed within the Official Gazette.
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