The General Directorate of Residency and Foreign Affairs is seeking a blockchain startup ecosystem in order to develop immigration solution to curb illegal residency in the country, as reported by CoinDesk.

The country’s immigration agency, as a part of the second round of the largest government-supported accelerator ‘Dubai Future Accelerator’, is seeking to reduce illegal resident entry by 50% with the help of international blockchain.

“By bringing innovative global startups together with government entities in Dubai, the program offers them the potential to materialize their ideas and projects in a forward-thinking city, and play their part in building a better future today,” Saif Al-Aleeli, CEO of the Dubai Future Foundation said in the press release, according to CoinDesk.

Dubai Future Accelerators (DFA) aims to provide a dynamic environment where companies and entities can explore new opportunities to deliver transformative technologies and services. It does not receive any equity from the participating companies. Apart from startups focusing on blockchain technology, AI, 3D printing, drones and other emerging technology-centric startups are also invited to take part. The second round of the accelerators starts on 12th February.

Other government agencies in Dubai are also exploring the use cases of blockchain technology like Dubai Health Authority that is seeking to improve patient self-management of health data using the distributed ledger technology, that was put forward recently during the Distributed Health conference.