Identification for Development Country Diagnostic : Uganda

Identification for Development Country Diagnostic : Uganda

In today’s digital age, robust, inclusive, and responsible civil registration and identification systems play an important role in providing citizens with a legal identity and generating vital and demographic statistics. Universal coverage of these...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:
ID4D
NATIONAL ID
ASYLUM SEEKER
REFUGEES
CIVIL REGISTRY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/921761542144309171/Identification-for-Development-ID4D-Country-Diagnostic-Uganda
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spelling okr-10986-312142021-09-16T12:22:39Z Identification for Development Country Diagnostic : Uganda World Bank ID4D NATIONAL ID ASYLUM SEEKER REFUGEES CIVIL REGISTRY In today’s digital age, robust, inclusive, and responsible civil registration and identification systems play an important role in providing citizens with a legal identity and generating vital and demographic statistics. Universal coverage of these systems improves the accessibility, integrity, effectiveness, and efficiency of public and private services. Experience in Estonia, India, Peru, South Africa, Thailand, and other countries has shown that an effective national identification system can accelerate progress in addressing key development and governance challenges, such as financial inclusion, universal healthcare coverage, and digitizing and integrating services in the public and private sectors. The ID4D diagnostic was undertaken between November 2017 and June 2018 at the request from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Government of Uganda under the umbrella of the World Bank’s Identification for Development (ID4D) initiative.This work was done with excellent collaboration from NIRA’s management and personnel. Its objective was to analyze the identification ecosystem in Uganda, highlight strengths and achievements, suggest areas of improvement, and build consensus around recommendations and next steps. This was done through in-person interviews with over40 government and private stakeholders, a field visit, and a literature review. Draft findings and recommendations were presented at a consultation workshop in August 2018, attended by over 50 experts representing 30 MDAs and private sector organizations. Feedback from the workshop is reflected in the report. 2019-02-04T19:50:45Z 2019-02-04T19:50:45Z 2018-11-01 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/921761542144309171/Identification-for-Development-ID4D-Country-Diagnostic-Uganda http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31214 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Public Sector Study Economic & Sector Work Africa Uganda
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NATIONAL ID
ASYLUM SEEKER
REFUGEES
CIVIL REGISTRY
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NATIONAL ID
ASYLUM SEEKER
REFUGEES
CIVIL REGISTRY
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Identification for Development Country Diagnostic : Uganda
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description In today’s digital age, robust, inclusive, and responsible civil registration and identification systems play an important role in providing citizens with a legal identity and generating vital and demographic statistics. Universal coverage of these systems improves the accessibility, integrity, effectiveness, and efficiency of public and private services. Experience in Estonia, India, Peru, South Africa, Thailand, and other countries has shown that an effective national identification system can accelerate progress in addressing key development and governance challenges, such as financial inclusion, universal healthcare coverage, and digitizing and integrating services in the public and private sectors. The ID4D diagnostic was undertaken between November 2017 and June 2018 at the request from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Government of Uganda under the umbrella of the World Bank’s Identification for Development (ID4D) initiative.This work was done with excellent collaboration from NIRA’s management and personnel. Its objective was to analyze the identification ecosystem in Uganda, highlight strengths and achievements, suggest areas of improvement, and build consensus around recommendations and next steps. This was done through in-person interviews with over40 government and private stakeholders, a field visit, and a literature review. Draft findings and recommendations were presented at a consultation workshop in August 2018, attended by over 50 experts representing 30 MDAs and private sector organizations. Feedback from the workshop is reflected in the report.
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title Identification for Development Country Diagnostic : Uganda
title_short Identification for Development Country Diagnostic : Uganda
title_full Identification for Development Country Diagnostic : Uganda
title_fullStr Identification for Development Country Diagnostic : Uganda
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publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2019
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/921761542144309171/Identification-for-Development-ID4D-Country-Diagnostic-Uganda
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