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A Single Online Window for all                                             O H     W  HI GS FO

              Procedures                                                by Milena Radoman   A platform for residents
                                                                                         The project is in the pipeline: soon,
                                                                                         a new digital platform will centralize

              MonGuichet.mc concentrates all online procedures for the Govern-           all information concerning residents
                                                                                         in order to help them move into the
              ment and the Town Hall in Monaco on one single site. Likewise, a job       Principality. From key information on

              portal will soon make it possible to computerise recruitment.              Monaco to administrative procedures
                                                                                         (residence permits, banks, housing,
                                                                                         education, vehicles, etc.). A new tool for
                                                                                         the Principality’s attractiveness policy.
              Administrative life that is “easier, faster, more   Digital identity, a question of digital sovereignty

              efficient and without time constraints” is the   Launched in 2021 in the Principality, digital   A space dedicated to digital inclusion
              credo of the MonGuichet.mc portal. This portal,   identity allows holders of the new Monegasque   In collaboration with Monaco Telecom,
              set up as part of the government’s digital   identity card and residence permit to log in   the government is working on opening
              transformation program, is clearly inspired   securely or sign a document electronically.  For   a dedicated place in the city for online
              by what is being done elsewhere in Europe,   the Monegasque state, the deployment of digital   procedures which is accessible to everyone.
              such as in Luxembourg (MyGuichet.lu). Since   identity is a major challenge in a digital world   The office will welcome all those wishing

              the end of 2021, it has centralized 120 online   where Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and   to obtain information, documents, and to
              procedures from Monaco’s Government and   Microsoft (GAFAM) offer their own identification   ask and learn about digital technology,

              Town Hall. Using a computer, smartphone or   system to access certain services, with a   with advisers permanently present on site.
              tablet, you can apply for or renew your residence   economic model based on the monetization   Also in the pipeline: access to institutional
              permit, apply for state housing, enrol your child   of privacy.  It is, therefore, a question of digital   websites for people with disabilities (visual
              in school, apply to work for the State services…   sovereignty: digital identity must remain the   or hearing impairments, reduced mobility,
              “With MonGuichet.mc, we are entering a new era   responsibility of states, which must provide a   or cognitive impairments).
              in the relationship between users and the public   simple means of accessing services, without
              administration. We have simplified the daily lives   having to go through GAFAM and their transfer

              of Monaco citizens and Residents by giving them   of personal data.      to the 53,000 private sector employees and
              access to a centralized catalogue of online Public                       6,300 employers in the Principality. “This will
              Service procedures. This step strengthens the   A new job portal         computerise the process of job searching and
              relationship of the Administration with individuals   Today, 15,000 Monegasque identity and   qualify priority candidates by employers. It will
              and businesses, and positions Monaco on the   residence cards with digital identity have been   also improve the visibility of job offers made
              highest standards in terms of Public Service”,   issued. Pierre Dartout has already announced   public through the portal,” said the Minister of
              points out Julien Dejanovic, Director of Digital   «an extension in 2023 to more digital services,   State. By 2024, the hiring process should be
              Services, as soon as the portal was launched.   through partnerships with private stakeholders   “completely online and therefore faster”. Payment
              And obviously users like it: as soon as an   such as banks, similar to those that already   for the procedure will be made online, documents
              administrative procedure is computerised, 4   exist with SMEG and Monaco Telecom». A new   can be signed electronically, and work permits
              out of 5 use its online version...   “employment portal” will soon be accessible   retrieved online.
              Something new for 2023: in addition to new
              teleservices (notably to request a duplicate

              driving license or registration certificate, to pay


              traffic offence fines, or even to access the register
              of associations), a document area will make it
              possible to store and download documents and
              receipts sent by the Administration. Users with
              a Monegasque digital identity will have «a 360°
              experience» based on the principle of «tell us
              once», i.e. they will no longer have to prove their
              identity during online procedures, and need only
              communicate a change of situation once, such
              as a relocation. “The address communicated
              by Monaco citizens and residents for certain
              procedures will be reused for other online  © Depositphotos / peshkova
              procedures,” the Minister of State explained to

              officials during the budget session.


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