Dubai // The Dubai Courts launched the region's first "online notarisation" system yesterday, a development officials expect to reduce waiting times and improve service.
Fourteen notary services are now available online, according to Ahmad bin Hazeem, the director general of Dubai Courts, with more to follow by the end of the year. He said the system was being introduced due to an increase in demand.
About 300,000 people visited the courts' notary services department last year, and nearly 170,000 documents were processed. That was an increase over the 138,000 documents processed in 2009.
Now, "an applicant will only have to come the department to sign his application and collect the document," he said.
Services available now include the ratification of documents for the ministry of labour, unemployment letters, papers to sell marine vessels, lawsuit waivers and complaint waivers, said Abdul Razaq al Qassim, the director of the Notary Department.
Users can visit the Dubai Courts website, www.dubaicourts.gov.ae, and click on the notarisation tab for a list of services. After filling out the online form, they can select a preferred date to pick up the notarised document from the courthouse.
Mr bin Hazeem said there were "minimal" fees for the service.
Mr bin Hazeem said the project had been a challenge for the Dubai Courts, but noted that it would save money.
Mr al Qassim said the remaining 41 notary services would become accessible online over the course of the year. E-notary services for detainees and convicts may eventually be implemented as well, Mr bin Hazeem said.
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Non-profit arts studio Tashkeel launched this annual initiative with the intention of supporting budding designers in the UAE. This year, three talents were chosen from hundreds of applicants to be a part of the sixth creative development programme. These are architect Abdulla Al Mulla, interior designer Lana El Samman and graphic designer Yara Habib.
The trio have been guided by experts from the industry over the course of nine months, as they developed their own products that merge their unique styles with traditional elements of Emirati design. This includes laboratory sessions, experimental and collaborative practice, investigation of new business models and evaluation.
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