Identification for Development : Liberia

Identification for Development : Liberia

The Government of Liberia (GOL) enacted the national identification registry (NIR) act in 2011 to establish national identification in the country. The law called for the setup of a NIR to be responsible for issuing a biometric-based identification...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Report
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
IDENTITY
DIGITAL ID
IDENTITY REGISTRY
BIOMETRIC IDENTITY CARD
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/281811489660798714/Liberia-Identification-for-development-iD4D-identification-system-analysis
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spelling okr-10986-264382021-06-14T10:21:03Z Identification for Development : Liberia World Bank IDENTITY DIGITAL ID IDENTITY REGISTRY BIOMETRIC IDENTITY CARD The Government of Liberia (GOL) enacted the national identification registry (NIR) act in 2011 to establish national identification in the country. The law called for the setup of a NIR to be responsible for issuing a biometric-based identification card to each citizen and resident in Liberia. The development of digital identity in Liberia can help the country’s economic and social development. This report provides a rapid study of the potential and readiness of digital identity in Liberia. The report is based on consultations held with the GOL and stakeholders in Liberia during 2014 and 2015. The report provides a preliminary review of the enabling environment and the functional identity programs in Liberia, and discusses next steps. Further assessment of the enabling environment and a detailed action plan will be needed for the GOL to pursue developing digital identity in the country. 2017-04-24T20:32:39Z 2017-04-24T20:32:39Z 2015-06 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/281811489660798714/Liberia-Identification-for-development-iD4D-identification-system-analysis http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26438 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Public Sector Study
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topic IDENTITY
DIGITAL ID
IDENTITY REGISTRY
BIOMETRIC IDENTITY CARD
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DIGITAL ID
IDENTITY REGISTRY
BIOMETRIC IDENTITY CARD
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Identification for Development : Liberia
description The Government of Liberia (GOL) enacted the national identification registry (NIR) act in 2011 to establish national identification in the country. The law called for the setup of a NIR to be responsible for issuing a biometric-based identification card to each citizen and resident in Liberia. The development of digital identity in Liberia can help the country’s economic and social development. This report provides a rapid study of the potential and readiness of digital identity in Liberia. The report is based on consultations held with the GOL and stakeholders in Liberia during 2014 and 2015. The report provides a preliminary review of the enabling environment and the functional identity programs in Liberia, and discusses next steps. Further assessment of the enabling environment and a detailed action plan will be needed for the GOL to pursue developing digital identity in the country.
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title Identification for Development : Liberia
title_short Identification for Development : Liberia
title_full Identification for Development : Liberia
title_fullStr Identification for Development : Liberia
title_full_unstemmed Identification for Development : Liberia
title_sort identification for development : liberia
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/281811489660798714/Liberia-Identification-for-development-iD4D-identification-system-analysis
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