South Africa ID Case Study

South Africa ID Case Study

South Africa’s approach to identification offers valuable lessons for countries looking to increase the coverage, robustness, and use of their ID systems. Since the end of apartheid, South Africa’s national identification system has been transforme...

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Main Author: World Bank Group
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:
CIVIL REGISTRY
IDENTIFICATION
NATIONAL ID
BIRTH REGISTRATION
CIVIL REGISTRATION
DIGITAL ID
IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
SOCIAL PROTECTION
ID VERIFICATION
ELECTIONS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/315081558706143827/South-Africa-ID-Case-Study
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31885
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spelling okr-10986-318852021-09-16T13:54:54Z South Africa ID Case Study World Bank Group CIVIL REGISTRY IDENTIFICATION NATIONAL ID BIRTH REGISTRATION CIVIL REGISTRATION DIGITAL ID IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY SOCIAL PROTECTION ID VERIFICATION ELECTIONS South Africa’s approach to identification offers valuable lessons for countries looking to increase the coverage, robustness, and use of their ID systems. Since the end of apartheid, South Africa’s national identification system has been transformed from a tool of oppression to one for inclusion and the delivery of social services. The ID system is now closely integrated with civil registration, boasts high coverage among all segments of the population, and has been instrumental for effective service delivery and a cost effective electoral process. 2019-06-14T18:50:59Z 2019-06-14T18:50:59Z 2019-05 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/315081558706143827/South-Africa-ID-Case-Study http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31885 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 South Africa
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topic CIVIL REGISTRY
IDENTIFICATION
NATIONAL ID
BIRTH REGISTRATION
CIVIL REGISTRATION
DIGITAL ID
IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
SOCIAL PROTECTION
ID VERIFICATION
ELECTIONS
spellingShingle CIVIL REGISTRY
IDENTIFICATION
NATIONAL ID
BIRTH REGISTRATION
CIVIL REGISTRATION
DIGITAL ID
IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
SOCIAL PROTECTION
ID VERIFICATION
ELECTIONS
World Bank Group
South Africa ID Case Study
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description South Africa’s approach to identification offers valuable lessons for countries looking to increase the coverage, robustness, and use of their ID systems. Since the end of apartheid, South Africa’s national identification system has been transformed from a tool of oppression to one for inclusion and the delivery of social services. The ID system is now closely integrated with civil registration, boasts high coverage among all segments of the population, and has been instrumental for effective service delivery and a cost effective electoral process.
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author World Bank Group
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title South Africa ID Case Study
title_short South Africa ID Case Study
title_full South Africa ID Case Study
title_fullStr South Africa ID Case Study
title_full_unstemmed South Africa ID Case Study
title_sort south africa id case study
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2019
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/315081558706143827/South-Africa-ID-Case-Study
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31885
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