ÿþ<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>

<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="templates/common/css/rss.xsl" media="screen" ?>

<rss xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" version="2.0">

  <channel>

    <title>Emirates Identity Authority News Updates RSS Feed</title>

    <link>http://www.eida.gov.ae:80/eidarss.ashx?lang=en-us</link>

    <linkEncoded>http%3a%2f%2fwww.eida.gov.ae%2feidarss.ashx%3flang%3den-us</linkEncoded>

    <description>Channel for Emirates Identity Authority news updates.</description>

    <ttl>10</ttl>

    <user />

    <item>

      <title>The excellence approach in the federal government achieves the national vision and enhances the UAE standing among the best countries worldwide: Mohammed Bin Rashid</title>

      <description>His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, stressed the important role of Sheikh Khalifa Government Excellence Program in driving and building the elements of excellence in the federal government and its effective role in enhancing government excellence practices. The program relies on scientific methodologies and adopts the best international practices.</description>

      <link>http://www.eida.gov.ae/en/news-updates/news/the-excellence-approach-in-the-federal-government-achieves-the-national-vision-and-enhances-the-uae.aspx</link>

      <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 02:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

    </item>

    <item>

      <title>UAE leaders encourage everyone to reach the top in all fields: Saif Bin Zayed</title>

      <description>His Highness Lieutenant General Sheikh Said Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior and Deputy Chairman of the Emirates Identity Authority, stressed that the excellence achieved by the agencies participating in the Government Excellence Award is attributed mainly to the UAE leaders who encourage everyone to reach the top in all fields and is the fruit of long-term preparation by the award organizers and participating working teams.</description>

      <link>http://www.eida.gov.ae/en/news-updates/news/uae-leaders-encourage-everyone-to-reach-the-top-in-all-fields-saif-bin-zayed.aspx</link>

      <pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

    </item>

    <item>

      <title>Dr. Al Khouri: We promise our leadership and customers that excellence will continue to be our approach and the lead our objective</title>

      <description>H.E. Dr. Eng. Ali Mohamed Al Khouri, Emirates ID Director General, has affirmed that the Emirates Identity Authority s win of 4 awards in the second edition of the Sheikh Khalifa Government Excellence Program renders the overwhelming joy felt by each member of the Emirates Identity Authority s family an exceptional condition caused by the award being associated with President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, may Allah protect him, the dearest to the hearts of all of us.</description>

      <link>http://www.eida.gov.ae/en/news-updates/news/dr-al-khouri-we-promise-our-leadership-and-customers-that-excellence-will-continue-to-be-our.aspx</link>

      <pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

    </item>

    <item>

      <title>Emirates ID starts operating 20 self service machines across UAE</title>

      <description>The Emirates Identity Authority has announced the launch of a number of electronic services for customers through installing 20 self service kiosks across the UAE as part of its endeavor to provide new channels for easy registration of customers.</description>

      <link>http://www.eida.gov.ae/en/news-updates/news/emirates-id-starts-operating-20-self-service-machines-across-uae.aspx</link>

      <pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

    </item>

    <item>

      <title>Emirates ID discusses development of means of internal communication</title>

      <description>The Quality Department and the Human Resources Department at the Emirates Identity Authority have discussed the mechanisms and plans for applying advanced methods for enhancing means of internal communication as per the world's best practices compatible with the specification of "Invest in People International" and with the criteria of government excellence programs.</description>

      <link>http://www.eida.gov.ae/en/news-updates/news/emirates-id-discusses-development-of-means-of-internal-communication.aspx</link>

      <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

    </item>

    <item>

      <title>Emirates ID congratulates woman employee for gaining master's degree</title>

      <description>The Emirates Identity Authority has congratulated Miss Moza Al Romaithi, Operating Systems Administrator and Information Security Auditor, on the occasion of her graduation from Zayed University, gaining a master's degree with honors in security information and coming first in her class. </description>

      <link>http://www.eida.gov.ae/en/news-updates/news/emirates-id-congratulates-woman-employee-for-gaining-masters-degree.aspx</link>

      <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

    </item>

    <item>

      <title>ID card required for completion of ownership procedures of government housing</title>

      <description>The Ministry of Public Works stated that the ID card will be required as one of the supporting documents to complete the procedures for beneficiaries as per the decision with regard to ownership of government housing that was adopted by Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Public Works, for a total number of 277 beneficiaries.</description>

      <link>http://www.eida.gov.ae/en/news-updates/news/id-card-required-for-completion-of-ownership-procedures-of-government-housing.aspx</link>

      <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

    </item>

    <item>

      <title>ID card is required to register in Sharjah Police Friends Course</title>

      <description>The Sharjah Police General Headquarters stated that the ID card would be required for student registration in the Police Friends Summer Course 2012.</description>

      <link>http://www.eida.gov.ae/en/news-updates/news/id-card-is-required-to-register-in-sharjah-police-friends-course.aspx</link>

      <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

    </item>

    <item>

      <title>Al Wahda Registration Center  receives student delegation</title>

      <description>The Al Wahda Registration Center received a delegation of 13 students from Al Imam Muslim Primary School as part of a visit organized by the school management yesterday to be familiar with the nature of work of the center and the mechanisms and procedures of registration in the population register and ID card System.</description>

      <link>http://www.eida.gov.ae/en/news-updates/news/al-wahda-registration-center-receives-student-delegation.aspx</link>

      <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

    </item>

    <item>

      <title>The Authority vows drastic solutions to facilitate delivery of IDs to recipients  </title>

      <description>The Emirates Identity Authority has announced that it has extended the deadline for receiving IDs through post offices affiliated with the Emirates Post to 90 days instead of 30. The deadline is effective upon receiving SMS notifications that the IDS are ready for pickup. </description>

      <link>http://www.eida.gov.ae/en/news-updates/news/the-authority-vows-drastic-solutions-to-facilitate-delivery-of-ids-to-recipients.aspx</link>

      <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

    </item>

    <item>

      <title>Emirates ID participates in launching Da3em (Supporter) Program for people with disability</title>

      <description>The Emirates Identity Authority participated in the inaugural activities of the rehabilitation Da3em (Supporter) program for people with disability launched yesterday by Zayed Higher Organization for Humanitarian Care &amp; Special Needs at the UAE Academy, Abu Dhabi.</description>

      <link>http://www.eida.gov.ae/en/news-updates/news/emirates-id-participates-in-launching-da3em-supporter-program-for-people-with-disability.aspx</link>

      <pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

    </item>

    <item>

      <title>Meeting of directors of registration centers discusses "Rating Guide of Customer Service Centers"</title>

      <description>H.E. Dr. Eng. Ali Mohamed Al Khouri, Emirates ID Director General, has called on the Emirates Identity Authority's employees to double efforts to upgrade the Emirates Identity Authority-affiliated registration centers to the 7-star category as per the Emirates Government Service Excellence Program issued by the Prime Minister's Office at the Ministry of Cabinet Affairs. </description>

      <link>http://www.eida.gov.ae/en/news-updates/news/meeting-of-directors-of-registration-centers-discusses-rating-guide-of-customer-service-centers.aspx</link>

      <pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

    </item>

    <item>

      <title>Directors of registration centers hold 9th regular meeting with customers</title>

      <description>The directors of registration centers affiliated to the Emirates Identity Authority held their 9th regular meeting with a number of customers across the UAE.</description>

      <link>http://www.eida.gov.ae/en/news-updates/news/directors-of-registration-centers-hold-9th-regular-meeting-with-customers.aspx</link>

      <pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

    </item>

    <item>

      <title>Emirates Identity Authority is certified for the International Customer Service Standard </title>

      <description>The Emirates Identity Authority was certified for the International Customer Service Standard (TICSS:2010) issued by the International Customer Service Institute (TICSI), and granted by the British Standards Institution (BSI) making it the first federal authority in the state to obtain this international certification.</description>

      <link>http://www.eida.gov.ae/en/news-updates/news/emirates-identity-authority-is-certified-for-the-international-customer-service-standard.aspx</link>

      <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

    </item>

    <item>

      <title>Emirates Post takes new measures to facilitate ID card delivery mechanism</title>

      <description>Emirates Post announced taking several measures to facilitate the ID card delivery mechanism to clients by providing many options for clients to choose from to receive their cards easily and conveniently. Such measures include increasing the number of working hours in some offices that witness significant number of customers and increasing the number of employees in these offices, as well as opening them on Fridays. </description>

      <link>http://www.eida.gov.ae/en/news-updates/news/emirates-post-takes-new-measures-to-facilitate-id-card-delivery-mechanism.aspx</link>

      <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

    </item>

    <item>

      <title>GCC adopts unified ID card reader program</title>

      <description>The GCC General Secretariat adopted a unified ID card reader program developed by the Bahraini Central Informatics Organization, Kingdom of Bahrain. The program enables the content of any ID card in the GCC countries to be read and displayed.</description>

      <link>http://www.eida.gov.ae/en/news-updates/news/gcc-adopts-unified-id-card-reader-program.aspx</link>

      <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

    </item>

    <item>

      <title>Ajman Center organizes lecture titled  Working Hours.. Happiness and Hope </title>

      <description>The Ajman Registration Center affiliated to the Emirates Identity Authority has organized a lecture titled  Working Hours.. Happiness and Hope , which saw the participation of a number of the Emirates Identity Authority s employees and customers. The lecture was organized in co-operation with the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs-Ajman.</description>

      <link>http://www.eida.gov.ae/en/news-updates/news/ajman-center-organizes-lecture-titled-working-hours-happiness-and-hope.aspx</link>

      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

    </item>

    <item>

      <title>ID card registration deadline of Dubai residents is one month away</title>

      <description>The Emirates Identity Authority has called on Dubai residents to register in the ID card and renew their expired cards before the end of this month.  </description>

      <link>http://www.eida.gov.ae/en/news-updates/news/id-card-registration-deadline-of-dubai-residents-is-one-month-away.aspx</link>

      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

    </item>

    <item>

      <title>Emirates ID discusses activation of electronic linkage system with Abu Dhabi Executive Council</title>

      <description>The Emirates Identity Authority and a delegation from Abu Dhabi Executive Council have discussed the mechanism of activating the system of comprehensive electronic linkage with the government authorities and organizations across the Emirate of Abu Dhabi as part of the Emirates Identity Authority's efforts for starting to carry out its strategic projects through implementing the electronic linkage project and adopting the ID card in all government and semi-government transactions.</description>

      <link>http://www.eida.gov.ae/en/news-updates/news/emirates-id-discusses-activation-of-electronic-linkage-system-with-abu-dhabi-executive-council.aspx</link>

      <pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

    </item>

    <item>

      <title>Directors of registration centers hold 8th regular meeting with customers</title>

      <description>The directors of the registration centers affiliated to the Emirates Identity Authority have held their 8th monthly meeting with customers across the UAE for 2012. The meeting comes as part of the Emirates Identity Authority's ongoing keenness on communicating with the public and exploring their needs and suggestions to reach the maximum degrees of customer satisfaction. </description>

      <link>http://www.eida.gov.ae/en/news-updates/news/directors-of-registration-centers-hold-8th-regular-meeting-with-customers.aspx</link>

      <pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>

    </item>

  </channel>

</rss>