[kictanet] FW: latest writing

[Edith Adera]

This might be of interest (see attached). Wonder what Kenya is planning. Worth a debate?

Edith

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The following excerpt is quite telling:

"...Pakistan has created a national smart ID card database, managed by the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) . Currently this database holds 170 million fingerprints, 72 million facial images, and has already issued 70 million ID cards. The information stored within the system is used for highway toll collection, cash grant systems, national drivers license system, civil registrations, passport and visa issuing, passport insurance and control biometric refugee registration, and the ID cards and access control system for the Pakistani army. The mere scale of this database raises questions about access management, security, and interoperability, but these have yet to be answered. A centralised pool of information may be an invaluable tool to any government; especially one trying to raise its people out of poverty. But given how high the stakes are, we need to ask ourselves whether adopting a one-sided approach and focusing on the benefits alone will not harm those same people in the long run. "
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