Trustworthy Cross-Border Interoperable Identity System for Developing Countries

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2310.16562v1
• Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2023 11:33:08 GMT
• Title: Trustworthy Cross-Border Interoperable Identity System for Developing Countries
• Authors: Ayei E. Ibor, Mark Hooper, Carsten Maple, and Gregory Epiphaniou
• Abstract summary: Foundational identity systems (FIDS) have been used to optimise service delivery and inclusive economic growth in developing countries. Despite this potential, there has not been any significant research on the interoperability of FIDS in the African identity ecosystem. This research identifies the challenges, opportunities, and requirements for cross-border interoperability in an African context.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Foundational identity systems (FIDS) have been used to optimise service delivery and inclusive economic growth in developing countries. As developing nations increasingly seek to use FIDS for the identification and authentication of identity (ID) holders, trustworthy interoperability will help to develop a cross-border dimension of e-Government. Despite this potential, there has not been any significant research on the interoperability of FIDS in the African identity ecosystem. There are several challenges to this; on one hand, complex internal political dynamics have resulted in weak institutions, implying that FIDS could be exploited for political gains. On the other hand, the trust in the government by the citizens or ID holders is habitually low, in which case, data security and privacy protection concerns become paramount. In the same sense, some FIDS are technology-locked, thus interoperability is primarily ambiguous. There are also issues of cross-system compatibility, legislation, vendor-locked system design principles and unclear regulatory provisions for data sharing. Fundamentally, interoperability is an essential prerequisite for e-Government services and underpins optimal service delivery in education, social security, and financial services including gender and equality as already demonstrated by the European Union. Furthermore, cohesive data exchange through an interoperable identity system will create an ecosystem of efficient data governance and the integration of cross-border FIDS. Consequently, this research identifies the challenges, opportunities, and requirements for cross-border interoperability in an African context. Our findings show that interoperability in the African identity ecosystem is vital to strengthen the seamless authentication and verification of ID holders for inclusive economic growth and widen the dimensions of e-Government across the continent.

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