Candy Basomingera

𝐑𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚, 𝐆𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚, 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬-𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 • #Rwanda, Ghana, and Benin have completed the first phase of a pilot demonstrating how their national digital identity systems can verify identities across borders without relying on a centralised African database. • The pilot, coordinated by Smart Africa, connected the three countries through the Smart Africa Data Exchange (SADX) and demonstrated end-to-end verification using synthetic data in a controlled testing environment. • The system could eventually allow citizens to verify their identities when travelling or accessing services such as banking and hotel check-ins, subject to national regulations. • Smart Africa said the model is designed to let countries retain control of their national databases while securely exchanging verification requests. • The initiative could eventually extend to verifying academic qualifications, professional credentials and vaccination records across countries. Read more: newtimes.co.rw/article/39884…