Identification for Development : Zambia
Zambia provides a distinctive case of national identity management. Even from before independence in 1964 the identity card has played a prominent role and by 2010 the National Registration Card (NRC) covered more than 83 percent of the population...
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World Bank, Lusaka
2016
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/09/26797772/identification-development-id4d-identification-systems-analysis-country-assessment-zambia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25106 |
| Summary: | Zambia provides a distinctive case of
national identity management. Even from before independence
in 1964 the identity card has played a prominent role and by
2010 the National Registration Card (NRC) covered more than
83 percent of the population of 16 and above. At the same
time civil registration (the registration of births,
deaths,marriages, divorces and other vial events) has
remained underdeveloped, inter alia because of a lack of
utility perceived by many, poverty among large parts of the
population and a centralized process anchored in the law of
1973. The country is now embarking on a reorganization of
its civil registration operations and is on the brink of
introducing a new national ID.This report of the World
Bank's mission on its Identity Management Systems
Analysis (IMSA) in Zambia should be seen against the
backdrop of the rapid introduction of information and
communication technology in all spheres of life, including
in e-government and in the digital economy across the globe,
and in Africa witness the theme of the 2016 World Economic
Forum held in Rwanda. This report first starts with an
analysis of the state-of-play in the domain of national
identity management, which is its prime focus, in Chapter 3.
It then moves on to an analysis of the policy, institutional
and regulatory frameworks for delivering e-government and
identity services in Chapter 4. Chapter 5 then presents an
analysis of institutional demand for identity services,
covering some major public and private sector actors, such
as Zambia's Revenue Authority, Bank of Zambia and the
Ministry of Community Development and Social Welfare, and
private sector actors such as banks, insurance companies and
MNOs. The report's last section in Annex 6 presents
conclusions and recommendations. |
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