Al-Elm Information Security Company, famously known as “Al-Elm” is a national company owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), the investment arm of the Saudi Ministry of Finance. Al-Elm strives to build the largest national system for secure e-business services. It has already produced more than ten unique services in the e-Government field.

Al-Elm focuses on secure e-business solutions by automating information sharing, transferring information via secure technologies, and facilitating the integration between different organizations for better collaboration and integrity of data. Al-Elm is also operating and developing new e-services from government to businesses and individuals.

The entire society with all its sectors benefit from Al-Elm services, including the government, the corporate sector and the individuals. Al-Elm also strives to create a comprehensive eco-system which allows for receiving and sharing information from varied sources. The platform allows the information providers and information consumers – be it the public sector, the private sector, or the individuals – to exchange the information through secure e-channels. Often, the roles are reversed. The information provider in one instance may become the information consumer in the other instance, and vice versa. This eco-system also allows Al-Elm’s technology partners to produce innovative solutions by integrating their services with Al-Elm services.

“Yakeen” – one of Al-Elm’s unique services – provides electronic verification of personal identity to aid in fraud prevention, data cleansing and quality assurance. “Muqeem” which is a web portal, provides its users with the ability to view all the up-to-date information related to their sponsored expatriate workforce according to the Passport Department database. Muqeem provides also the ability to execute e-services without the need to visit a passport authority office. For instance, Muqeem users can issue or cancel exit/re-entry visas.