Armenian Health Minister Derenik Dumanyan said at the proposal made by India implies cooperation with an IT company.
Earlier, Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Manasaryan said India had already chosen a company, and on Armenian side, the health ministry will be involved in the deal and one of Armenian IT companies.
Starting from 1 June, 2012, residents of Yerevan, Gyumri and Vanadzor who want have such passports may do it. According to the police’s decision, the process of elimination of old passports will start on January 1, 2014.
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The RA citizens will receive notifications by the e-mail addresses from the governmental bodies. They may as well send messages.
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It means notary officers will have necessary documents and data online.
The introduction of the new system will also reduce red tape and will provide notary officers with full contacts with the Justice Ministry’s State Registry of Legal Entities, the State Real Estate Cadastre and law enforcement agencies and offices of civil registrations.
The new e-Armenia initiative aims to create transactional electronic services, assist the digitalisation of the Armenian civil registry and provide Armenian citizens with a new way to communicate with their Government.
The project will also digitize the national archives, create an electronic statistics system and an email system for government contacts. The overall efforts are expected to strengthen public sector reform in Armenia and introduce new systems for e-Governance, leading to a positive impact on democratic development and good governance, as well as transparency and anticorruption measures.
Read more: Transactional e-governance development project to launch in Armenia