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The Ministry of Finance today issued an important circular to control the purchase and use of mobile devices for the electronic collection and payment system (Essali); Ministries, public bodies, government companies, and state governments commit to purchase their need for mobile collection devices (POS), from qualified companies approved by the Ministry of Finance via limited tender. The concerned agencies shall conform to the technical specifications approved by the Ministry, ensuring their compatibility with the collection and electronic payment systems in force.
Under the circular – published in the name of the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance in charge – the General Directorate of Information Technology and Communications at the Ministry is committed to provide the ministries and federal and state government units with a list of qualified companies and technical specifications of the devices, and approved operating controls.
The father of dr. Mohammed Ali Gomaa, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance, said that the circular comes in the context of the ministry's frequent efforts to develop the system of electronic collection and payment and raise the efficiency of the management of public revenues of the state; And the provisions of control over them and enhance transparency in their collection, and unify the technical specifications of the collection devices used and enable government agencies to collect fees and revenues in the field.
He stressed the importance of controlling electronic payment systems using various means approved by the Central Bank of Sudan, including mobile collection devices (POS) to facilitate the required transactions from any location in the country.