Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, September 9th 2014 [ME NewsWire]
The Ministry of Interior’s (MoI) Child Protection Center (CPC) urges families of the UAE to use the ‘Hemayati’ Application available at the Apple Store for the iOS compatible iPhone and iPad, and at Google Play for Android compatible smartphones and tablets. This step coincides with the beginning of the new academic year, and aims to enhance the safety and protection of children. The application provides parents with the ability to communicate with their children at all times, and includes a built-in feature that enables children to send distress calls to their parents when they feel threatened. The requests notify the Operations Room about the SOS notification with a single click. It also enables the police to keep in constant contact with the families and their children and handle the "Smart SOS" with the highest priority, while the police respond to these emergencies within four minutes.
Major General Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Office of HH Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior and Chairman of the Higher Committee for Child Protection at the Ministry of Interior, said, “This application embodies the directives of the higher leadership, and falls in line with the CPC’s efforts to make use of smart technology in enhancing public confidence, and in achieving the aspirations of the UAE to become a platform and role model in child protection and security.” He said, “‘Hemayati’ is also a translation of the government’s vision to make the UAE one of the safest places in the world by achieving a 100% total sense of security and by reducing the response time for emergency calls to just four minutes.”
The Secretary General highlighted that the UAE is one of the world's most secure and safe countries. He also called on all individuals and institutions to work with determination and resolve to maintain its security and stability and to protect national gains achieved by this young country in all fields. Furthermore, he emphasized the government’s keenness in employing the latest media and technology in order to contribute to the realization of Abu Dhabi's Economic Vision 2030. This vision aims to establish the government of Abu Dhabi as one of the best five e-governments in the world (which falls in line with the Federal Government's UAE Vision 2021).
Major General Al Nuaimi also emphasized the importance of concerted joint efforts in enhancing the necessary protection for school students, and in this regard, by using state-of-the-art technologies. He also noted that the ‘Hemayati’ Application is also a practical translation of the UAE’s “National Agenda” during the next seven years. The application relates to the fields of security and policing, with a goal to make the UAE one of the safest places in the world. The application enables children to send distress calls to their parents when they feel threatened and is the culmination of the efforts of the MoI. The application was launched earlier for the various digital services in pursuance of the MoI’s strategy to keep pace with the services provided to customers.
On the same note, Major General Al Nuaimi encouraged the officials at the CPC to launch a series of initiatives to coincide with the start of the new school year. Moreover, he stressed the importance of smart e-learning methods as per the best practices, in pursuance with the smartphone e-learning initiative, which aims to create a new learning environment in schools. Adding further, he pointed out that the government believes that the new generations have the primary responsibility for achieving these aspirations. “Our national responsibility towards them is to prepare them for a new world that requires advanced skills, so they can benefit themselves and their community,” said Major General Al Nuaimi.
For his part, Lieutenant Colonel Faisal Mohammed Al Shammari, Director of the Ministry of Interior’s Child Protection Center, said, “The UAE government attaches great importance to enhancing the quality of life for the community of the UAE through effective communication, transparency, and fairness in the provision of services. It is a significant challenge to provide outstanding police services for citizens, residents, and visitors. The MoI, in accordance with the best international standards, seeks to enrich their provided services in order to enhance public confidence and increase customer satisfaction.”
Lieutenant Colonel Al Shammari noted that new awareness projects and initiatives relating to the protection of our students from risks will be announced at a later time. These projects and initiatives exemplify the keenness and the attention that the Secretary General and the Chairman of Higher Committee for Child Protection at the Ministry accords to the various child protection-related projects and initiatives. "The ‘Hemayati’ Application comes as a response to the requests of parents wishing to know the whereabouts of their children,” he said.
The use of the application requires registration in the ‘Hemayati’ system. To do so, the user must enter the ID number, and upon receiving a message with a PIN code generated by the system, the user must enter the PIN. This process verifies the identity of the phone owner. The registration is completed directly through the application itself. The user can send an invitation message to add his wife to the account. To do so, the user should enter the wife’s ID number and e-mail. The wife will then receive an e-mail containing a link with the terms of use and conditions, which she should accept in order to complete the registration process. In order to add a new member to a group, enter the person’s ID number, and press “Add Location”. To add a location, the user may press the “+” sign, and enter the location name. The user may also navigate the map to find the location, by using the “Use Current Location” to find the user’s location on the map. Finally, press “Add Location”. In order to add a commitment, press “To Do”, then choose the location, and specify the date, time and frequency. Finally, press “Add”.
The ‘Hemayati’ Application can be activated by parents only. It helps parents to locate children when they are lost. It is specifically designed to enhance the protection of children, and is not meant to impose a kind of censorship over them. Installing the application on the family members’ phones must be done through mutual consent, and by their own discretion. Parents are advised to communicate with their children, and to emphasize and persuade them of the importance and benefits of this service that ensures their safety. To download and install the app, please visit the following link:
For iPhone:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hemayati-hmayty/id833318731?ls=1&mt=8
You may also look for the app on “Apple Store” by typing “HEMAYATI.”
For Android:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.CPCapp
You may also look for the app on “Google play” by typing “HEMAYATI.”
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The Arabic-language text of this announcement is the official, authoritative version. Translations are provided as an accommodation only, and should be cross-referenced with the Arabic-language text, which is the only version of the text intended to have legal effect.
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