In September, the fund signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Information Centre that stipulated the centre would support the fund's programmes with its IT services as part of the centre's National Information Network project, a long-term project to develop IT infrastructure in the country.
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Biometric technology uses computerized methods to identify a person by their unique physical or behavioral characteristics.
Developments and uses have increased with demand to match concerns over international, business and personal security.
The meeting dealt with steps attained by the e-Government technical committee on path to implement this vital and strategic project in Yemen as well as the technical support that can be offered by the ESCWA in that regard, in addition to the contribution to mobilize the required fund from donors to succeed this project.
In November, the cabinet restructured the project's high supervisory committee.
Under the restructuring, responsibility for the project no longer rests solely with the Ministry of Telecommunications and the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, but has become the responsibility of all ministries and government agencies concerned with e-government.