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UAE Federal National Council elections: Cybersecurity chief reveals how first hybrid polls were protected

A voter (left) is guided to an electronic ID check before casting his vote at the Sharjah Chess Club polling centre
A voter (left) is guided to an electronic ID check before casting his ballot at a polling centre in Sharjah on Saturday, the last day of the FNC elections
Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News

Dubai: In a historic move towards embracing the digital age, the UAE’s Federal National Council (FNC) has successfully conducted its first-ever hybrid election that lasted for four days. With robust cybersecurity measures in place, the UAE has set a new benchmark for secure and efficient elections on the global stage.

For the first time, Emiratis could participate in the electoral process through the official app or website from inside or outside the country. Voters could also exercise their voting rights in the conventional way of physically visiting 24 main polling centres across the country on Saturday.

Mohammed Hamad Al Kuwaiti

In an exclusive interview with Gulf News on the final and main day of the election on Saturday, Mohammed Hamad Al Kuwaiti, the head of the UAE Cybersecurity Council, shed light on the cybersecurity measures taken to safeguard this transformative electoral process. The cybersecurity chief spoke as he visited the main polling centre in Dubai, at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC).

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