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Table D.12 – Uganda Case Study

UGANDA – National ID Program
INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND: The National Security Information System (NSIS) was implemented by Uganda’s Ministry of
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Internal Affairs to capture, store and process citizens’ data. The NSIS project registers all Ugandan nationals, and issues national ID
numbers and ID cards. The system was enacted to help enable national security to facilitate the provision of fair and equitable civil
administration services. 2
BASIC NATIONAL IDENTITY PROGRAM INFORMATION

Institution(s) Managing the Program: Ministry of Internal Affairs
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(The National Information Technology Authority (NITA) and a private company,
Muhlbauer ID services, provide technical support.) 4,5
Funding Source: Not specified

Budget for Program Operation: Not specified
Target Population: All citizens 6

Target Age: 16 7

Year Introduced: 2014 8
Program Currently Active: Operational and in use/actively enrolling; national ID card registration will resume
in 2016 for citizens age 0 to 15 years, after the national general elections. 9
Are Changes to the Program Planned or Not specified
Anticipated:
NATIONAL IDENTITY PROGRAM METHODOLOGY

Mandatory Enrollment: Yes 10 Method of Enrollment / Camera, Scanner 11
Initial Capture:

Physical Creden- Yes (biometric, machine-readable Electronic Component Yes 13
tial Involved in card) 12 Involved in Physical
Authentication: Credential:

Personal Informa- Name, gender, date of birth, identi- Photo of Individual on Yes 15
tion Involved in fication number, and expiry date 14 Physical Credential:
Authentication:

Biometric Infor- FingeFinrprint, face, and DNA 16,17
mation Involved in
Authentication:
PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION

Level of Coverage: 99% 18
Challenges with enrollment or use of the Yes – cost barrier. Although registration is free, there is an indirect cost for obtain-
program by the poor: ing a local council letter, which is a requirement by the verification committees in
Akwang sub-county for registering any person. 19

% of the enrolled who are poor: Not specified
Challenges with enrollment or use of the Not specified
program by women:

% of the enrolled who are women: Not specified

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