EP36: Nandan Nilekani's Digital Wisdom + Digital Malawi + Digital ID & Refugees - UNHCR & UNOCHA
Broadcast Live: Dec 7, 2022
This LiveCast was an exciting exploration of topical issues with an exceptional lineup featuring visionaries, thought leaders and senior decision makers in identity.
On the agenda:
00:00 Introduction : Dr. Joseph Atick, Executive Chairman, ID4Africa
07:58 S1: To-The-Point: Nandan Nilekani, the Father of Aadhaar & Digital India, and Dr. Joseph Atick, the key figure in the ID4D Movement discuss how lessons learned from Aadhaar and the India Stack can help accelerate Africa’s identity development.
1:03:19: S2: i-On-Malawi: The team leading the digital transformation effort in Malawi shares lessons learned from the country’s journey from zero to total coverage of the adult population and its continued development of digital identity. In this segment we have:
1:04:11 - Colleen Zamba, Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Malawi
1:22:06 - Mphatso Sambo, Principal Secretary, National Registration Bureau (NRB), Malawi
1:42:47 - Daud Suleman, Director General, MACRA (Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority)
2:04:25 - Thelma Saiwa, from the Reserve Bank of Malawi and ID4Africa Deputy Ambassador
2:14:11 - Daniel Ikuenobe, Country Director; and Pedro Pagalday, Head of Technology, both of Tony Blair Institute, Malawi
2:29:55 S3: Digital Identity & Humanitarian Action: The UNHCR and UNOCHA share how data centric practices and digital identity are enabling UN agencies and host country governments to better protect, empower and include refugees. In this segment we have:
2:30:30 - Andrew Hopkins, Chief, Identity Management and Registration Section, UNHCR
2:48:43 - Andrej Verity, Program Management Officer & Digital Services Team lead, UNOCHA, and Zoey Zhang, former Researcher at UNOCHA
Additional resources:
Supplement to the interview with the Principal Secretary of the NRB, Malawi, Mphatso Sambo: https://www.id4africa.com/2022/files/ID4Africa_LiveCast_Supplement_NRB.pdf
Digital ID report by Andrej Verity & Zoey Zang: https://reliefweb.int/report/world/humanitarian-sector-digital-identity-are-we-affecting-refugees-self-identities-september-2022
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