The digital wallet can be used for conducting official transactions on behalf of the child.

Digital services have become an integral part of public as well as private life in the gulf region, especially after online apps along with health-tech platforms played a crucial role in helping people cope with pandemic-induced restrictions, by conducting everyday transactions and even medical consultations online. As the Emirates and Saudi Arabia are using a sound digital infrastructure paired with consistent connectivity to facilitate futuristic living for residents, Qatar is also introducing its own set of innovative tech to catch up with its neighbours.

In order to allow Qatari residents to pay bills online and to settle traffic fines among other things through the digital medium, authorities in the country launched a digital e-wallet through an app called Metrash2, which is also designed to secure an individual's documents virtually. Now another upgrade to the online platform accessible from smartphones, is allowing parents in Qatar to view the digital copies of their child's Qatar ID, and conduct transactions on the kid's behalf.

At a time when people in the Middle East are using different monitoring apps and other measures at home to monitor the online behaviour of children, this option offered by digital authorities in Qatar will boost parenting by helping them keep track of their child's personal records. Creating a digital twin of paperwork for their kids, will also allow parents to access services offered by diverse departments, for the benefit of their children in a connected age.

The Metrash2 platform is already making life simpler in the gulf country by providing 220 different services through a single integrated ecosystem, which are accessible in six languages, including French, Spanish, Urdu and Malayalam. For finding the digital copy of a child's QID, parents simply need to select a unique number linked to the document from a menu on their smartphone.

Among other upgrades introduced to the app recently, the administration had rolled out an option for people to get their national address certificate through Metrash2 in September.