Identity Management Systems Analysis : Botswana Country Report
This report analyses the identity management system (IMS) of the Republic of Botswana with respect to: (1) accessibility, (2) robustness, (3) integration and regulated access to data, and (4) legal frameworks and data protection, and documents the...
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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/713741495180560798/Botswana-Identity-management-systems-analysis-Botswana-country-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28078 |
| Summary: | This report analyses the identity
management system (IMS) of the Republic of Botswana with
respect to: (1) accessibility, (2) robustness, (3)
integration and regulated access to data, and (4) legal
frameworks and data protection, and documents the extent to
which the legal and institutional framework and the human
and physical infrastructures have facilitated the
establishment, operationalization, and management of
identity management as a comprehensive system. Botswana has
a single foundational IMS is a primary tool for public
administration and governance as well as facilitation of
service delivery to the public. It creates one identity per
person pursuant to the current legal framework which is used
several times by the person at various institutions to
facilitate the individual’s access to services including
social safety net programs, claiming of rights, and
entitlements. The national identity card is used as a
breeder document for obtaining other documents such as
passports, driver’s licenses, and voter registration cards.
The national identity number used at age 16 is the same
unique identification number (UID) issued upon registration
of birth. This strategy ensures an identity life cycle from
identity establishment to end of identity. The national
identity management system is linked with other systems,
such as the electoral system, the social benefit
registration system (SOBERS), government payroll, and the
transport system. Similarly, through this link, the national
IMS is updated in real time when a death occurs. It is
envisaged that the identity management (ID-M) system will in
the future be linked to the immigration and citizenship
system under the department of immigration and citizenship
to progress it to a fully-fledged population register or
people hub. |
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