The Minister of Haj Dr Bandar Hajjar said the development could improve services provided to Hajj and umrah pilgrims and visitors, and the work of organisations dealing with Hajj affairs. HE added that the Ministry of Haj has completed the linking of all its branches in Saudi Arabia online.
He noted that the software completes the external electronic linking system that links the Ministry of Haj with the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, umrah companies and establishments, and nearly 3,000 travel companies and agencies around the world. The Minister of Haj has added that the Ministry is currently working on completing the foreign pilgrims electronic portal that links all Offices of Pilgrims Affairs with the Ministry.
The Minister of Haj concluded with emphasising that the Ministry's expanded use of technology is due to its compliance with the directions of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman Bin Abdul-Aziz, and the direction towards paperless communications.
Engineer Hisham Hammami, the Advisor to the Minister and CIO, revealed that the IT department and the Ministry's Computer Works Facilitation Committee completed the implementation in record time. He said the ministry is also part of
the Government Electronic Transactions' Program Yossr which facilitates Ministry works, and integrates them with systems at all ministries, governmental sectors, companies and establishments working in Hajj and umrah affairs.