Region
Africa
Enables service providers to collect a KYC packet of profile information
Unknown
Transparency in processes to access, review, edit and delete one's identity data
Unknown
Allow digital authentication
Yes
Allow individuals to use a SSO or esign facility to authenticate themselves through a single government portal
Unknown
Claim to have a digital identity
Yes
Collects or uses biometric data
Yes
Data Protection Act
Yes
Digital identity has legal status
Unknown
Entities other than the owner or operator use the digital identity infrastructure
Unknown
Governance structure responsible for de digital identity
Ministry of Home Affairs
Identity act establishes the accountability of the ID executors to the ID authority
Unknown
Identity act or civil registry act
Yes
Identity authority is subject to courts oversight
Unknown
Identity infrastructure enable at least two sectoral use cases
Unknown
Identity system is under the purview of Freedom of Information Law
Unknown
Legally binding redressal mechanism
Unknown
Name of the identity
Smart Identity Card (Smart ID)
Organizations providing funding
Unknown
Organizations providing technical support
Unknown
Personal data breach notification
Yes
Procedural rules for the ID
Unknown
Qualitative status for implementation
The National Identification and Registration Bill 2022, a piece of draft legislation which seeks to introduce a single and integrated biometric national identification system (NIS) for all persons living on South African territory, was approved in 2023 by cabinet to be published for comments by members of the public.
Quantitative status of implementation
Plan
Secondary act or policy for digital identity
Unknown
Transparency about collection, storage and sharing of personal data
Unknown
Type of institutional governance structure
Others
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