Region
Africa
Enables service providers to collect a KYC packet of profile information
Identity act establishes the identity authority being subject to general oversight of the courts
Allow digital authentication
Unknown
Allow individuals to use a SSO or esign facility to authenticate themselves through a single government portal
Collects or uses biometric data
Unknown
Digital identity
Unknown
Governance structure responsible for de digital identity
Identity act codifies the digital identities legal status
Identity act establishes the accountability of the ID executors to the ID authority
Identity act or civil registry act
No
Identity act or secondary policy transparent about the terms of collection, storage and sharing of personal data
Identity system is under the purview of Freedom of Information Law
Legally binding redressal mechanism
Name of the identity
National digital identity
Qualitative status for implementation
Legislation for biometrics collection ongoing. Biometric data is being contentiously collected for SIM registration. Status of digital ID unclear, although in 2024 UNDP Namibia's Accelerator Lab collaborated with the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety, and Security (MHAISS) to pioneer digital identity at an informal settlement.
Quantitative status of implementation
Secondary act or policy for digital identity
Unknown
Type of institutional governance structure