used to register citizens’ data to count the number of Bahrainis abroad and
their locations in cooperation with the diplomatic and consular missions of
the Kingdom of Bahrain, as well as to facilitate their safe return home.
6. In implementation of His Majesty the King’s Royal Directive regarding
vaccinating Bahraini citizens residing abroad against Covid-19, the
process to register citizens’ data was carried out using Wejhati application
to count the number of citizens abroad, know their whereabouts, and send
the needed number of vaccine doses in cooperation with the diplomatic
and consular missions of the Kingdom. The Ministry explained that
travelers were notified via the application of any urgent matter and their
return home was coordinated by sending notifications, as was the case
under the Covid-19 pandemic.
7. This system also provides information on the status of authentication of
public documents, and provides general information about the Kingdom of
Bahrain that advises the visitors on the most important and famous
landmarks in the Kingdom. The system also allows requesting assistance
at any time through the virtual assistant, direct contact, Twitter, or through
email.
8. By using Wejhati application, contact addresses of the Kingdom’s
missions abroad and foreign embassies, their official working hours, and
their locations via Google map, can be obtained as a printable PDF file,
which is easy to resend.
9. Wejhati application was linked with many services provided by other
government agencies and a number of companies, such as passport
renewal, travel ban, travel insurance, flight information inquiry, Bahrain
International Circuit, Bahrain Tourism Guide, and Bahrain Authority for
Culture & Antiquities. The application has a link for electronic visa to enter
the Kingdom. It is worth noting that, since launching the application, it was
downloaded (37,278) times.
10. The Ministry reported that, in line with the objectives of the Government of
the Kingdom of Bahrain on the digital transformation of services during the
Covid-19 pandemic, the idea of utilizing an artificial intelligence-powered
virtual assistant evolved. It is an electronic service for communicating and
interacting with citizens and residents, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to
answer their questions and inquiries on all services provided by the
Ministry and the missions of the Kingdom of Bahrain abroad, while also
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