PUBLIC AUTHORITY FOR CIVIL INFORMATION MARKS 20TH ANNIVERSARY WEDNESDAY BY HANAN AL-QAYSSI KUWAIT, APRIL 30 (KUNA) -- THE PUBLIC AUTHORITY FOR CIVIL INFORMATION (PACI) IS TO CELEBRATE WEDNESDAY ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY, THROUGH WHICH IT HAS ACHIEVED MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND PROJECTS THAT REPRESENTED ITS ONGOING METHOD AND ITS SLOGAN "THE PUBLIC AUTHORITY FOR CIVIL INFORMATION, A TECHNIQUE AND DEVELOPMENT." DURING 1982-1984 THE AUTHORITY WITNESSED THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF SEVERAL STUDIES OVER THE SYSTEM OF THE IDENTIFICATION CARD, IN ADDITION TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CIVIL INFORMATION SYSTEM AND ITS MAIN FUNDAMENTS.
THE AUTHORITY CARRIED OUT THE COMPREHENSIVE MONOPOLIZATION OPERATIONS OF THE BUILDINGS AND HOUSING UNITS IN 1985, WHERE IT REGISTERED ALL THE RESIDENTS AND ALL THE BODIES AND INSTITUTIONS.
IN 1986, ALL THE CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS WERE GIVEN IDENTIFICATION CARDS AND MANY FIELD STUDIES AND POLLS WERE CARRIED OUT BY THE AUTHORITY OVER THE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF THE IDENTIFICATION CARD, IN ADDITION TO THE INTERNATIONAL SAFETY SPECIFICATIONS.
THE AUTHORITY INTRODUCED IN 1987 THE MAIL SERVICE SYSTEM, WHERE THE CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS COULD PUT THEIR APPLICATIONS IN BOXES THAT ARE SPREAD ALL OVER THE AREAS AND CO-OPS. THE AUTHORITY IS CONSIDERED THE FIST GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY TO INTRODUCE SUCH A SERVICE. (MORE) KUWAIT -- THIS SYSTEM ACHIEVED A NOTABLE SUCCESS AS THE APPLICATIONS PLACED IN BOXES FOR THE AUTHORITY REACHED 4000 DAILY.
IN 1988-89 THE AUTHORITY APPLIED THE ELECTRONIC INQUIRY SYSTEM, WHERE ONE CAN CALL THIS SERVICE TO GET THE INFORMATION REQUIRED THAT IS RELATED TO THE IDENTIFICATION CARD. IT WAS ALSO THE FIRST GOVERNMENT BODY TO INTRODUCE SUCH A SYSTEM.
FOLLOWING THE 1990 IRAQI INVASION OF KUWAIT, THE AUTHORITY WAS ABLE TO SAFEKEEP ALL ITS RECORDS. IT OPERATED THE CIVIL INFORMATION SYSTEM THROUGH A BUREAU THAT WAS INAUGURATED IN BAHRAIN WITH THE COOPERATION OF BAHRAIN'S CENTRAL STATISTICS BODY. A COPY OF THOSE RECORDS WAS DEPOSITED AT THE UN TO PROTECT THE DEMOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE AND SO THE INTERNATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL ISSUES A RESOLUTION IN THIS REGARD.
IN 1991-92, THE AUTHORITY OPERATE ALL ITS OFFICES AND STARTED TO CARRY OUT ITS PROJECTS, WHERE THE MOST IMPORTANT PROJECT WAS TO RE-ISSUE IDENTIFICATION CARDS FOR ALL THE RESIDENTS AND TO ENTER THE ELECTRONIC NUMBER OF THE BUILDINGS AND HOUSING UNITS, IN ADDITION TO ISSUING A HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR THE HEALTH MINISTRY.
THE AUTHORITY UPGRADED THE MAIL SERVICE SYSTEM IN 1993-94 THROUGH INTRODUCING THE FAST ENVELOPE SERVICE. (MORE) KUWAIT -- IN 1995-96 THE FAST CARD SYSTEM WAS CREATED, WHICH IS A RADICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE CARD DELIVERY OPERATIONS. THIS INVENTION WAS GRANTED THE STATE'S PRIZE FOR THE INSTITUTIONAL DISTINCTION, PRESENTED BY THE SECRETARIAT-GENERAL OF AL-AWQAF.
WITH THE COOPERATION OF MANY EUROPEAN STATISTICAL BODIES AND INSTITUTIONS, THE AUTHORITY INTRODUCED NEW STATISTIC PROGRAMS IN 1997-98.
IN 1999, THE AUTHORITY ESTABLISHED ITS PERMANENT HEADQUARTERS AT SOUTH SURAA. THE NEXT YEAR IT WAS ABLE TO OVERCOME THE Y2K PROBLEM WITHOUT SUFFERING ANY FINANCIAL LOSSES. THE AUTHORITY'S OFFICES AND DEPARTMENTS MOVED TO THE NEW HEADQUARTERS THAT SAME YEAR.
THE AUTHORITY OPERATED THE AUTOMATED PRODUCTION MACHINES TO GIVE UP THE HUMAN FACTORS, WHERE NEW INSURANCE FACTORS WERE ALSO INTRODUCED ON THE IDENTIFICATION CARDS.
THE AUTHORITY WAS SELECTED BY THE ARAB LEAGUE'S ARAB ORGANIZATION FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE DEVELOPMENT AS ONE OF THE SUCCESSFUL GOVERNMENTAL ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTISES IN THE ARAB WORLD.
THE AUTHORITY'S 20-YEAR ACCOMPLISHMENTS REFLECT THE FRUITS OF THE PROJECTS IT CARRIED OUT, WHICH AIM AT IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE AND ELEVATING THE STANDARD OF THE SERVICES OFFERED TO OTHERS AS THEY ADOPT TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPED IDEAS AND METHODS AND MODERN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES. (END) HQ.SI KUNA 301339 Apr 02NNNN