Identification for Development : Sierra Leone
The Government of Sierra Leone (GOSL) has developed an ambitious plan in 2014 to reform civil registration in the country and to establish a national identity register. About 5 percent of people in Sierra Leone are registered in a national identity...
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| Format: | Report |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2017
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/844991489661178352/Sierra-Leone-Identification-for-development-iD4D-identification-system-analysis http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26439 |
| Summary: | The Government of Sierra Leone (GOSL)
has developed an ambitious plan in 2014 to reform civil
registration in the country and to establish a national
identity register. About 5 percent of people in Sierra Leone
are registered in a national identity registry, managed by
the National Registration Secretariat (NRS). The development
of digital identity in Sierra Leone can help the country’s
economic and social development. The use of an official
identity can improve the efficiency and reduce the cost of
collecting taxes, conducting census, issuing passports,
delivering pensions, managing elections, controlling
borders, delivering financial services, and running
effective safety net programs. This report provides a rapid
diagnosis of the potential and readiness of digital identity
in Sierra Leone, and is funded by the Korean Trust Fund
(KTF) and the Ebola multi-donor trust fund (MDTF). The
report is based on consultations held with the GOSL and with
stakeholders in the identity ecosystem of Sierra Leone. The
report provides a preliminary review of the enabling
environment and the functional identity programs in Sierra
Leone, along with a discussion of possible next steps. |
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