(Togo First) - The Togolese government wants to strengthen the framework for the use of the unique identification number (UIN) and promote the implementation of the social register of persons and households. A draft bill was adopted at the Council of Ministers on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, to amend Law No. 2020-009 of September 10, 2020, on the biometric identification of individuals in Togo. The text, which should be submitted for a vote of deputies, also reorganizes the National Identification Agency (ANID), which steers the biometric identification project.
This will enable the ANID “to record the data needed to manage the database of the social register of persons and households and to participate in the implementation of programs to strengthen the resilience and inclusion of the population,” reads the Council of Ministers' communiqué.
As a reminder, the project of setting up a unique identification number for individuals (e-ID Togo) is supported by the World Bank, through the WURI program.
The initiative should eventually provide all individuals living in Togo with a unique identification number (UIN). It is one of the flagship projects of the Togo 2025 government roadmap, and it aims to facilitate interactions between citizens and the administration, as well as accelerate the digitalization of public administration.
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