Sharjah: The Digital Office of Sharjah (DSO), has revealed that the Emirate’s smart application and website for offering government and private sector services, Digital Sharjah has logged in a combined visitor count of 128,000 to its website and smart app while completing 7,271 transactions since its debut in November 2021.
The service was unveiled as a one-stop digital user interface that effortlessly combines a portfolio of 41 essential public services provided by different government entities and private sector companies across 7 broad categories. More services are expected to be added to the platform in the upcoming iterations.
SDO had recently introduced the ‘Smile… it’s easy’ campaign to introduce and drive awareness of the portfolio of services under the Digital Sharjah platform and mobile application that aims at advancing the quality of life of citizens and residents through an advanced digital infrastructure.
Payments made for public parking fees, SEWA bills and Etisalat bills, were amongst the most used services on the Digital Sharjah platform.
The high volume of usage of the app since its launch reflects the trust placed by users in the Digital Sharjah platform and the high quality of digital services it provides in collaboration with entities in the public and private sectors to support Sharjah’s comprehensive developmental strategy. –Sheikh Saud bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Director of SDO, observed about the platform’s immediate success.
The SDO Director further added that, ‘The data usage generated through the Digital Sharjah platform and smart app provides unique insights into the needs of the community. Getting integrated information through data analytics is essential to continuously advance the digital services and enhance user experience, and to make the platform a comprehensive gateway for digital services in the emirate.’