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Belarus will introduce an app for storing digital documents. It will eliminate the need for residents to carry paper identification documents. This was announced at a press conference at the Press House by Yahor Voranau, Deputy Director for Information Technology at the National Centre for Electronic Services.
“The Digital Documents project aims to free citizens from having to carry analogue documents, or what we at our national centre call analogue copies of these documents and records, and to move entirely to digital formats. The benefit for individuals is simple: they no longer have to worry about a document being lost or forgotten at home,” he said.
Residents will be able to install a mobile app and complete an identity verification process, including through the interbank identification system. Biometric verification will then be carried out. The app will immediately display a list of the user’s documents. It will also provide a QR code that can be presented at locations where digital documents are accepted. The system will work in the other direction as well: QR codes will be displayed at public service points, allowing users to scan them and transmit information about documents stored in the system.
“QR codes do not contain any personal data. They are essentially a key to a repository where two information resources exchange data directly, system to system,” Voranau explained.
The National Centre for Electronic Services is also developing the E-Contract system, which will enable agreements to be concluded electronically. Contracts will be available for signing not only with an electronic signature but also through other methods. The repository will contain ready-made contract templates that do not require editing, with information automatically populated. The parties will only need to verify the accuracy of the data and sign the agreement. The first use case will be a vehicle sale and purchase agreement, which can be concluded electronically directly on the platform.
The centre also plans to expand the notification system of the electronic services portal and extend its functionality beyond the portal itself. The service will be called E-Vestka.
“We are moving beyond the unified electronic services portal by integrating with government information resources that can already actively identify when certain life situations or events involving citizens of our country occur.
“For example, this could involve the so-called letters of happiness notifying people of traffic fines issued by the State Traffic Inspectorate. These notifications will be available through E-Vestka,” he said.
The centre plans to integrate the service with banking apps, where users will also be able to receive notifications, including alerts about the expiry of documents.
“You will receive a push notification informing you that you have a notification in E-Vestka. If you have never activated your personal account before, you will be able to do so through your bank’s mobile app, access the full list of notifications and proceed directly to paying them without leaving the banking app,” Voranau said.