Digital ID System
DPI-like
GhanaCard
- Governing entity
- National Identificaton Authority (NIA)
- Status of implementation
- Active
- Legally binding redress mechanism
- Both
- URL
- https://nia.gov.gh
- Last Updated
- 30/03/25
- Claim digital ID
- YES
- ID or Civil Registry Act
- YES
- Regulation for digital ID
- NO
- Identity act codifies legal status
- NO
- Identity act sets up procedural rules for data management
- YES
- Identity act clarifies relationship with feeder documents
- NO
- Terms of data storage and sharing available
- YES
- National Data Protection Act exists
- YES
- Data leak disclosure process exists
- YES
- Data handling terms exist
- NO
- Uses biometrics
- YES
- Enables authentication
- YES
- Enables KYC
- NA
- Enables authentication via government portal
- NA
- Two or more sectoral use cases enabled
- YES