High Commission Confirms Electronic Document Validity Across Administrations

The High Commission for Digitization, through its Commissioner Mariam Ben Mouloud, has confirmed that administrative documents extracted electronically via the national digital services portal "Dzair Digital Services" are now officially accepted and approved across various public administrations in Algeria. This move implements a decision by Prime Minister Sifi Gharib, designed to recognize electronic documents and streamline administrative transactions. The announcement, made during an information meeting in Algiers, emphasizes that citizens can readily use these digital documents in their interactions with public services.

This critical step extends beyond merely issuing electronic documents, as Ben Mouloud highlighted, focusing on their effective acceptance by administrations to foster greater public trust in digital services. To further support this initiative, a new digital space has been launched within the national digital services portal, enabling users to track their extracted documents, monitor their acceptance status across administrations, and submit electronic grievances or complaints if any rejection occurs. The portal has demonstrated significant growth, with the number of available services expanding from 21 at its launch in July to 68 currently, and is projected to exceed 100 public services, including 23 electronically signed documents, by the end of the year. Furthermore, the platform has quickly amassed over two million registered users, with more than 800,000 electronically signed documents extracted within four months.

Mohamed Hattab, Minister of Labor, Employment, and Social Security, underscored that the acceptance of documents from the national digital services portal represents a practical stride towards establishing new administrative practices. These practices prioritize simplifying procedures and accelerating transactions, moving towards an administration that retrieves and verifies information internally rather than requiring citizens to submit documents already available elsewhere. Minister Hattab also emphasized that recognizing and accepting digital documents across various administrations will eliminate duplication between paper-based and electronic transactions, ensuring citizens are not asked for information already held by another public administration, while adhering to legal data exchange and verification conditions. He further highlighted the importance of continuous development in information systems, qualifying human resources, and ensuring personal data protection as fundamental elements for the successful advancement of digitization.