Algeria's Dzair Digital Services Issues Over 900,000 Documents with Electronic Signatures

Algeria's digital transformation efforts have reached a significant milestone with the issuance of over 900,000 documents featuring electronic signatures through the Dzair Digital Services platform in just four months. This achievement was announced by Minister of Digitalization Meriem Benmouloud during an information day focused on the acceptance and recognition of administrative documents issued via the platform. The minister emphasized that this development marks a new stage in the generalization of digital administration in Algeria.

The Dzair Digital Services platform, launched on July 5, 2026, aims to simplify administrative procedures, improve user experience, and enhance public service quality. It offers a unified national digital interface allowing citizens to access various services provided by public administrations, institutions, and organizations from a single, secure access point. The platform utilizes the national digital identity and has expanded to include 68 digital services since its inception with 21 services.

Minister Benmouloud highlighted that the platform's growth aligns with President Abdelmadjid Tebboune's instructions to expand the platform's services and strengthen interconnection between sectors. The platform has gained significant traction, with over 2 million registered users and more than 11 million visitors. The minister stressed the importance of ensuring the recognition and acceptance of electronically issued administrative documents, enabling citizens to use them in daily transactions without needing paper copies.

To guarantee the acceptance of digital documents, the government has issued Decision No. 482 of July 29, 2026, which consecrates the acceptance of administrative documents extracted from the national digital services portal. This decision establishes institutional recognition of digital documents and their use in administrative transactions, based on appropriate verification mechanisms. It also ensures that citizens' documents are accepted by public administrations, pending the full digitalization of administrative procedures.

The government has implemented a monitoring and redress mechanism for citizens, allowing them to track the processing of documents issued through the platform and submitted to concerned administrations. This mechanism enables citizens to verify whether their documents have been accepted or rejected and, in case of refusal, to introduce an appeal or electronic complaint directly through the platform.

The development of the national digital identity system, in coordination with the Ministry of Interior, is considered crucial for securing access to government digital services and reinforcing trust in electronic transactions. The digitalization of public services is a strategic choice for the Algerian state, aiming to modernize public services, renew management methods, and improve the quality of services offered to citizens.

The implementation of these measures requires the mobilization of all concerned sectors and administrations, as well as enhanced coordination and complementarity among them. The ultimate goal is to achieve an integrated digital administration that is simpler and more efficient, gradually phasing out the coexistence of digital and paper circuits.

Key points

• Over 900,000 documents with electronic signatures have been issued through Algeria's Dzair Digital Services platform in four months.
• The platform offers 68 digital services and has over 2 million registered users.
• The Algerian government has consecrated the acceptance of digital administrative documents through Decision No. 482 of July 29, 2026.