The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a
guide to creating an “electronic travel docu-
ment” for those wishing to travel to the United
Kingdom as part of the ministry’s keenness
to facilitate the procedures of travelling for
citizens.
The guide includes a detailed explanation
of the stages of creating the electronic
document through the creation of a new
and permanent user account, which re-
quires personal data corresponding to the
passport and residence address in the
first stage. In the second phase, the user
should activate his account as a prelude to
creating an electronic document applica-
tion for the user himself or other persons,
which includes personal data according to
the passport and flight details to the UK.
Once the application has been completed,
applicants can get the electronic docu-
ment within 60 minutes, which can printed
and used by the traveler at airlines as well as
arrival and departure terminals in UK.
The Ministry of Interior has participated in the
TRA’s mGovernment Training Programme in
order tp build and boost national capacities
in this field and prepare national professional
for the transition into mGovernment.
A number of the Ministry’s employees attend-
ed a training course on managing mGovern-
ment delivered by international experts. The
course is part of wide training programme
across the emirates.
Major General Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi, Di-
rector General of Central Operations at Abu
Dhabi Police lauded TRA’s efforts to execute
the mGovernment plan in line with directives
of the higher management and the National
Agenda that aims to realize the UAE Vision
2021 which focuses on achieving global pio-
neering in provision of government services
through all available platforms and channels,
particularly mobile phones.
A guide to create
“electronic travel
document”
Promoting mGov Cul-
ture among Ministry of
Interior Employees
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
The Mohammed Bin Rashid Smart
Learning Programme in cooperation
with the TRA will be conducting a
survey to measure levels of radiation
emitted by telecommunication devic-
es. The study will take place in one
of the classrooms that started using
smart learning technologies and will
follow a scientific methodology that
uses latest techniques to measure
level of emitted radiation.
The study aims to ensure that radia-
tion emitted from Wi-Fi coverage and
electronic devices used at schools is
within international safety guidelines.
The study will assess level of compli-
ance of these emissions to those set
by the World Health Organization,
the International Commission for the
Protection of Non-Ionizing Radiation,
and the International Telecommuni-
cation Union.
Commenting on this initiative, Eng.
Mohammed Ghayath, Director Gen-
eral of Mohammed Bin Rashid Smart
Learning Programme, said: “From
the beginning, we have been com-
mitted to adopting best practices,
and to using the latest technology”.
Khalid Balhoul, Wireless Networks
Development Manager at TRA, wel-
comed the strategic partnership be-
tween TRA and the Smart Learning
Programme.
A study to measure level of radiation emit-
ted by telecom devices at schools
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February
2014
