On the opening of the ECOWAS Validation Workshop on Stakeholders’ Engagement and Foundational ID Programs Interoperability Methods in Accra, the Minister for the Inside, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, emphasised the significance of digital identification in selling financial empowerment, regional integration, and inclusive growth in West Africa.
Mohammed-Mubarak highlighted Ghana’s progress in digital identification, with over 17 million Ghanaians enrolled within the Nationwide Identification System.
In keeping with him, the Ghana Card, the nation’s flagship identification credential, has been built-in with main nationwide programs, together with the Social Safety and Nationwide Insurance coverage Belief, the Ghana Income Authority, and the Nationwide Well being Insurance coverage Scheme.
The Minister emphasised that interoperable ID programs are now not non-obligatory however financial requirements within the area. He cited the African Continental Free Commerce Space and the ECOWAS Protocol of Free Motion of Individuals, Rights of Entry, Residence, and Institution, which envision a borderless area.
To ship on its guarantees, Hon. Muntaka careworn the necessity for strengthening authorized and regulatory frameworks, knowledge privateness and safety, and stakeholder engagement. He famous that involving residents, the non-public sector, and civil society in design and implementation processes is essential.
The Director of Free Motion of Individuals and Migration on the ECOWAS Fee, Mr. Albert Siaw-Boateng, added that the workshop will present a possibility for stakeholders to evaluation and validate key methods for interoperability throughout collaborating international locations.
He additionally took the chance to specific gratitude toJohn Dramani Mahama for his dedication to the ECOWAS agenda, underscoring Ghana’s dedication to regional cooperation and growth.
The West Africa Distinctive Identification for Regional Integration and Inclusion (WURI) programme goals to offer distinctive identification to individuals within the ECOWAS area.
