In this LiveCast, we feature an engaging discussion between two MAJOR heavyweights in the Identity space - Mr. Tariq Malik of NADRA and Dr. Joseph Atick to focus on the topic "Pakistan's Digital Identity 2.0" in our "To-The-Point" segment. Our i-On-Africa segment returns with two reports from Morocco and Lesotho. Here a FIRST EVER report on Morocco's unique experience with the MOSIP platform and Lesotho's journey towards achieving digital sovereignty and inclusive service delivery - this includes for the first time ever a major policy discussion on the role of digital identity in state-building and governance by Dr. A.R Matlanyane, Central Bank Governor of Lesotho, who was voted in 2020 as being among the top 100 most influential women in Africa. All this plus an exciting surprise update from Namibia regarding national #Identityday initiatives! This is truly a MUST SEE Episode! 00:00 Introductory remarks by Dr. Atick, Executive Chairman ID4Africa 13:00 Special announcement from Namibia regarding national #Identityday initiatives 16:12 To-The-Point with Tariq Maliq (Chairman/CEO, National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), Pakistan @replytariq) 48:24 The Morocco Report with Omar El Alami (NPR Project Directo & Head of Strategy Division, Information Systems, Ministry of Interior) 1:28:22 The Lesotho Report with Tumelo Raboletsi (Principal Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)) 1:43:46 The Lesotho Report with Napo Khuele (Acting Director, National Identity and Civil Registry, MHA) 2:00:54 The Lesotho Report with Dr. Maluke Letete (Economic Advisor to the President, Office of the Prime Minister) 2:08:15 The Lesotho Report with Dr. A.R. Matlanyane (Governor and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Central Bank) #TariqMalik #NADRA #MOImaroc #MHALesotho #CentralBankLesotho @Lesotho National Broadcasting Services

In this episode, we bring you another impressive programme consisting of two segments. SEGMENT 1: TO-THE-POINT To kickstart our newest interactive segment, Dr. Joseph Atick will engage with Liv Nordhaug of Norad to talk about digital public goods as enablers for national #DigitalTransformation processes. SEGMENT 2: I-ON-AFRICA This hit segment returns with two reports from  South Africa and Kenya – countries that have been making significant innovations and progress. This episode will feature exclusive  updates from Mr. Tommy Makhode, DG of the DHA, South Africa, followed by Kenya’s Mr. Reuben Kimotho, Director of National Registration at NRB, and Ms. Janet Mucheru, Director of Civil Registration Services, Ministry of Interior. Episode outline: 00:00 Introductory remarks by Dr. Atick, Executive Chairman ID4Africa 13:27 To-The-Point with Liv Liv Nordhaug (Digital Public Goods Alliance & Norad) 44:58 The South Africa Report with Sihle Mthiyane (DHA, South Africa) 1:31:15 The Kenya Report with Reuben Kimotho (NRB, Kenya) 1:53:48 Janet Mucheru (Civil Registration Services, Kenya) More about the Episode: https://id4africa.com/livecast-episode-20-the-kenya-south-africa-reports/ About ID4Africa LiveCasts: https://id4africa.com/livecasts/ #HudumaNamba #opensource #ID4Africa

By any measure #IDDAY 2021 was exceptional! It was celebrated by Identity stakeholders in dozens of African countries to sensitize their populations to the importance of having proof of identity. We're thrilled to see the day observed across Africa and in all 7 continents with such enthusiasm and initiative, even though this is NOT yet officially recognized as a World day by the United Nations. What we saw was a grass roots action in Africa that demonstrated that the continent is not waiting for the UN General Assembly to recognize the day, many countries are taking matters into their own hands and have commemorated it because more than any other place on earth, identity matters in Africa. Here's a quick recap of all that happened around the world on Identity Day on 16 September 2021. Learn more: https://www.id-day.org/ Become a Friend of the Coalition: https://www.id-day.org/friends

On September 16th, Voice of America spoke with Dr. Atick on International Identity Day and what it means for the world. Learn more about ID-Day: https://www.id-day.org/ Learn more about ID4Africa: https://id4africa.com/

ID4Africa kickstarted Season 3 of its much-awaited LiveCasts with commemorations for International Identity Day (16 September) and an exciting new series called “i-On-Africa”. Each i-On-Africa episode will provide an in-depth report and analysis of progress made by two African countries towards their goal of identity-for-all and will feature a Director-General from each country who will engage with Dr. Joseph Atick to extract best practices and lessons learned. In this series premiere, we hear progress reports from Nigeria and Rwanda. In commemoration of #Identityday, this episode highlighted the 5 Top winners of our ID-Day competition with a Live vote to allow LiveCast attendees to vote for the official winner. It also spotlighted country-level updates on Identity Day activities taking place in Nigeria, Namibia, DR Congo, Angola, Niger and Lesotho. On 16 September (in recognition of SDG 16.9), ID4Africa wishes everyone a very Happy, International Identity Day! Stand with us and share our ID-Day 2021 campaign video: https://youtu.be/enD8gI7T-6M Also: please consider VOTING FOR ID4AFRICA in this year's #GoodID Awards (under the Inclusion category) to recognize our steadfast dedication to the cause of identity for all in Africa: https://bit.ly/2Yupcqx Outline: 00:00 Opening remarks by Executive Chairman Dr. Atick 12:25 ID-Day Design Competition Vote for Grand Prize 42:16 I-ON-AFRICA Launch 43:34 The Nigeria Report with DG Aliyu Aziz & Hadiza Dagabana (NIMC) 1:16:41 The Rwanda Report with Josephine Mukesha, Stephen Bugingo, Jean Claude Niyokwizerwa (NIDA Rwanda) 1:50:25 ID-Day Celebrations with ID4Africa Ambassadors 2:18:19 Conclusion

We are proud to share a message by African influencers and ID4Africa Emissaries on why YOU should stand for identity day. Become a Friend of the Coalition here: https://www.id-day.org/friends Learn more about ID-Day: https://www.id-day.org Learn more about ID4Africa: https://id4africa.com/

Identity management has always played an indispensable role in facilitating citizen participation in the democratic process by making possible trustworthy electoral systems based on unique verifiable identities. However, in recent times these systems have suffered unprecedented political attacks seeking to undermine their credibility, and have been under stress, as they had to function under difficult conditions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The World's current reality calls for reexamining the electoral processes end-to-end to ensure their resilience, and to make them withstand political attacks by demonstrating that they are built on processes that are highly resistant to fraud. This episode of our LiveCast seeks to develop a holistic understanding, and a set of recommendations, for how to design and execute trustworthy elections based on robust identification and data practices that are secure, transparent, and acceptable to all parties. Outline: 00:00 Introduction 14:02 Electoral Commissions with Sy Mamabolo (IEC, South Africa), Chidi Nwafor(INEC, Nigeria), Djenabou Camara-Touré (CENI, Guinea), & Michael Ouma (IEBC, Kenya) 55:46 Industry Innovators with Vincent Bouatou (IDEMIA) and Lyle Charles Laxton (Laxton Group) 1:20:12 Biometrics in African elections with Taona Mwanyisa (The Carter Center, Liberia) + Community Voices 1:40:37 Digital identity and disruption with Amber Sinha (CIS, India), Lucy Purdon (Privacy International, UK), and Isaac Rutenberg & Grace Mutung'u (CIPIT, Kenya) 2:32:08 Conclusion Learn more: https://id4africa.com/livecasts/ Episode details: https://id4africa.com/livecast-episode-18-democracy/

Parts 1 & 2 of our trilogy on Vaccination Certificates & Identity Management have set the pace for discussions on policy deliberations and innovative solutions in the development of COVID verifiable credentials. Both events continue to be praised as being our best series yet! In this Part 3 series finale, ID4Africa Executive Chairman and LiveCast host, Dr. Joseph Atick, gives a tour de force coverage on COVID-19 credentials where he shifts gears with a league of domain experts in a live collaboration searching for a framework for harmonizing national, regional and international efforts in this domain. Outline: 00:00 Introduction 14:17 The CEO Roundtable - Chris Justice (BLOCK BioScience), Adriaan Kruger (nuvoteQ), Rami Kaminer (Pangea), Gary Parish (HD Barcode) & Community Voices 1:19:51 The EU Green Pass - Geert Peters (Zetes) & Pavlina Navratilova (Idemia) 1:46:24 COVID end-to-end digital solution - Rob Lubeck (BurstIQ) 2:01:31 Financial inclusion in emerging economies - Mitchell DeYoung (SPENN) 2:14:20 COVID-19 vaccination certificate solution - Ilja Hofmann (OVD Kinegram) 2:27:38 Standardizing COVID test results & vaccination status - Hilda Karashani & Louisa Petra 2:43:51 Conclusion More details about the panel & this episode: https://id4africa.com/livecast-episode-17-vaccination-certificates/ About ID4Africa LiveCasts: https://id4africa.com/livecasts/

Part 1 of our trilogy on Vaccination Certificates & Identity Management, held April 8th, was a phenomenal event! Packed with relevant, factual and insightful information, it was praised for being our best episode yet! In continuation, we are dedicating Parts 2 & 3 in this series to explore 20 national and private sector initiatives that were selected through a competitive merit-based process from over 75 submissions received during our Call for Participation. Such initiatives are among several others that could help implement the policies that sovereign governments adopt within the interoperable frameworks that were discussed in Part 1. Outline: 00:00 Introduction - Dr. Joseph Atick 12:37 Open Source infrastructure for vaccine credentials - Dr. Pramod Varma (DIVOC, India) 27:13 Digital tests and certificates for travel - Steven Koh (GovTech, Singapore) 41:08 Health ID for Covid Monitoring - Dele Atanda (metaMe) 57:39 Vaccination certificates management system in Egypt - Tamer Shafeek (Get Group) 1:15:49 The Good Health Pass Collaborative - Charles Walton (Mastercard), Jim St.Clair (Lumedic), Tony Rose (Proof Market Inc.) 2:02:08 Covid Certificates with W3C Web Authn - Prof. David Chadwick (Verifiable Credntials) 2:12:32 Use of open Standards - Gilles Barré (OTENTIK) 2:27:54 eGovernment Services during COVID-19 - Franziska Muschik (Veridos) 2:27:39 Conclusion Learn more about the panel: https://id4africa.com/livecast-episode-16-vaccination-certificates/ About ID4Africa LiveCasts: https://id4africa.com/livecasts/