Kuwait Combatting COVID-19 | Public Institutions

This compendium, prepared by the Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), aims to capture emerging trends in digital responses of UN Member States against the COVID-19 pandemic along with other digital government initiatives and provide a preliminary analysis of their main features. These cases are shared for exchange of information so that Member States can learn from each other and possibly create new partnerships.

The Kuwait Mobile ID App is provided by the Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI). It offers citizens and residents in the State of Kuwait a digital ID which can be used for the following purposes and more:
- Portable mobile based Civil ID for identity verification
- Authentication to Government and non-government e-Services
- Trusted Digital Signature of electronic documents and transactions

Country

Kuwait

Institution

Council of Ministers,Ministry of Health, Central Agency for Information Technology, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Public Authority for Civil Information, Ministry of Education, Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority