Dubai Smart Government’s mPay app achieves spectacular

600 per cent increase in adoption over first 9 months of 2014

Zero second: App lowers time needed to pay government fees to unprecedented level

UAE, October 1, 2014 - Dubai Smart Government’s mPay app collected AED 105 million over the first nine months of 2014, which is a spectacular increase of 600 per cent compared to the same period last year and demonstrates the rise of mobile app payments in the region. The mPay app was launched in implementation of the initiative of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai;  and in line with the directives of HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council for the shift to smart government and the happiness of the people. UAE, October 1, 2014 - Dubai Smart Government’s mPay app collected AED 105 million over the first nine months of 2014, which is a spectacular increase of 600 per cent compared to the same period last year and demonstrates the rise of mobile app payments in the region. The mPay app was launched in implementation of the initiative of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai;  and in line with the directives of HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council for the shift to smart government and the happiness of the people. About Dubai Smart Government: Dubai Smart Government is a pioneering initiative in the region to provide government online services across the spectrum of corporate and community life in the emirate. Dubai Smart Government officially directs and supervises the implementation of the process of eTransformation in over 30 government entities and is one of the world’s only governments to have established an official eGovernment branch in the capacity of an independent department. Dubai Smart Government utilizes multiple innovative electronic channels to facilitate interaction and transaction with government services for citizens, residents, visitors and businesses with the goal of making the life of people much easier in their dealings with the government. The official Dubai Government public portal (www.dubai.ae) highlights government initiatives and facilitates the customers’ access to more than 2000 service from the services of several government departments, while the official corporate portal of Dubai Smart Government (www.dsg.gov.ae) provides information on the strategy, goals and achievements of the department.