FUTURE VISION AND ROADMAP FORINTEGRATING CIVIL REGISTRATION WITHNATIONAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM

NYAMULINDAPascalDirectorGeneralNATIONALIDENTIFICATIONAGENCY(NIDA)

PresentationDeliveredatID4AfricaAnnualMeeting2016Kigali,Rwanda,May24,2016

Introduction

• In ideal circumstances, CR and NID are interlinked andCR serves as a key source of information feedingNational ID system with vital events.

• In Rwanda both CR and NID systems suffered from thegenocide against Tutsi that took place in 1994.– A number of CR recordswere destroyed.– After the Genocide the GoR had to rebuild a system thatintegrate CR and NID considered today as a reference foronline authentication of the citizens.

I)IDandCRRelatedProblems

Problems Reasons1.Scattereddata Lackofacentralizeddatabase

2.LackofUniqueID a) LackofacentralizeddatabasetogeneratetheUniqueidentifierforeverycitizen

b) LackofBiometricdatacapturesystem

3.PaperBasedIDwithsecurityrelatedissues

a) Lackofsecurityfeatures forthepaperbasedID.b) PersonalizationofoldIDwasreflectingracism

4.Badservicedeliverytothecitizens

Lackofinter-linkagebetweenGovernmentsystems”e-Gov”

5.CivilRegistrationrelatedissues

LackofacentralizedCRVS“CivilregistrationandVitalStatistics”System

1.SolutionsToScatteredData

- BuildaCentralizeddatacollectionsystem

-Establishmentofanelectronicbackendsystemthatmanagesthepopulationregistry.

• MIDIS ( Multiple Identity Document Information System) on windows Platform and SQL Server Database

• AFISAutomated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS)

• National Population Registry (Tiger) running on windows and SQL Server.

• This results in storing more than 11 millions of records in the centralized national population registry with a unique ID number and Application number for every citizen.

1.SolutionsToScatteredDataCONT…

-BiometricdatacollectionusingFingerprinttechnology

2.SolutiontoLackofUniqueID

3.SolutionToPaperBasedIDCards

• ThepaperbasedIDhadaverylimitedsecurityfeatures.

• DurabilityoftheIDwasverylimited• ItspersonalizationwasasourceofinsecurityandethnicitymentionedonoldIDservedasanelementofselectionoftargetedvictimsbythekillersduringthegenocideagainstTutsiin1994.

DCWsstorageDataCaptureWorkstation Servers

DataVerificationandvalidation CardPersonalizationandPrinting

PunchingMachine QualityAssuranceRwandaNationalIDproject

-CurrentNIDproductionprocess

-CurrentNationalIDcards

Asecure2DbarcodeNationalIDissuedtoalleligiblecitizensinRwandafromtheageof16andabove.

ADrivingLicensewhichisofthesamestandardastheNationalIDcard

-CurrentNationalIDcardscont....

IntegratedSmartIDCardwithanembedded processor capableofstoringaselectedrangeofapplications(7applications)Features:• PVCBody• 64KB• JAVACARD• MRZ• Multipleapplicationssupport

4.SolutionToServiceDelivery

• TheGovernmentofRwandaislookingatintegratingthedifferentpublicandprivateinstitutionswiththeNationalIDsystemforonlineauthenticationpurpose

-Systemsintegrationarchitecture

-InstitutionsinterfacingwithNIDsystem

1. MinistryofLaborandPublicService

2. NationalPolice3. ImmigrationOffice4. CentralBank5. RDB6. LandCenter7. NationalElectoral

Commission8. MTN9. Tigo10. Airtel

11. RSSB12. 416Sectoroffices13. Rwandaonline14. FARG15. RRA

5.CivilRegistration&VitalStatisticsInRwanda-Vitaleventsandsourceofinformation

VitalEvent SourceInformationBirth HeathfacilitiesDeath HeathfacilitiesMarriage SectorOfficesDivorce CourtsAdoption CourtsRecognitionofchildren Sector’sofficeRegistrationofNationality Sector’soffice

-Somechallenges

1. Lack of a computerized and integrated CivilRegistration system that would allow sharinginformation on Vital events etc…;

2. Poor archiving of the registers in the sector’s office;3. Civil registration documents are easy to falsify;4. Lack of Internet and electrical power at some sector

Offices;5. Lack of Centralised Civil Registration System.

-Futureperspective:LinkbetweenCRVS&NIDTheGovernmentofRwandaislookingatthemodernizationofCRVSinputtingitatthesamelevelastheNationalIDsystem.1. GoR has built an electronic population registry system

and issued a unique identifier to Rwandans aged 16 andabove.

2. GoR is looking at building an electronic civil statusregistration system by:§ Computerizing all existing civil status records;§ Harmonizing the civil status records with national

population registry.§ In that regard, NIDA is developing a civil status

modernization strategy that intends to implement in 4phases.

1. DevelopmentofCRVSwebbasedapplicationtomakeanautomateddatacollectionanddatatransfer;

2. UpgradetheNIDproductionsystemtobeabletoproducethecivilregistrationdocuments;

3. Productionofsecurecivilregistrationdocumentswithuniqueidentifier;

4. Createacentralizedandelectronicdatabasetohostallexistingcivilregistrationregisters.

PhasesofmodernizationofCRVS:

Modernization&ComputerizationofCRVS

ThisModernizationandcomputerizationofCRVSwillbeimplementedandlinkageswillbeestablishedincompliancewiththebusinessprocessesofvitaleventsRegistration:

1. Birth2. Death3. Marriage4. Divorce5. Adoption6. Recognition

Aftermodernization:“Thevision”ofCivilregistration

Single Integrated ID and Civil Registration ManagementInformation System for use by all stakeholders

Ministry of Justice (re-visiting laws for better administration of vital

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Recommendations

1. GoR to implement the modernization strategy;2. Put in place a centralized and integrated Civil

Registration and Vital Statistics to enhanceharmonization of data collection and data sharingwith stakeholders;

3. Enforcement of the Law on persons and family;4. All existing civil registers at sector level should be

well managed and archived electronically;5. Capacity building program for officers in charge of

civil registration should be enhanced for betterservice delivery.

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