The subject of connected government is coming once again to the forefront of national\r\ndevelopment priorities around the world. This stems from the need to address various local\r\nand global necessities in light of the changing landscape of the new digital world we live in\r\ntoday. In a connected government context, public service agencies are needed to act as a\r\nsingle enterprise so that citizens feel they are being served by one organization rather than a\r\nnumber of different public authorities. Identity management is considered here a fundamental\r\npillar to enable such operating models and support single sign-on (SSO) and online identity\r\nvalidation capabilities for e-government and e-commerce environments. This article explores\r\nand describes the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government integration strategy with relation\r\nto keeping its national identity management infrastructure (population register) updated as\r\nlife events take place. The integration strategy also aims to support federal and local\r\ngovernment entities to verify citizen and resident information using their own applications in\r\na secure, reliable, and integrated manner. Another expected contribution of the integration\r\nplatform is to support decision-making and strategic planning dimensions of government\r\nwork.
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